Global telecommunications industry: financial insight

The analyses contained in this report examine the position from which telcos are responding to the challenges that lay ahead. There is no one-size-fits all approach available, due to the different make-up and shape of each regional market. In Central and South America, for example, the market is largely occupied by a small number of large listed companies, with relatively few smaller operators. North America shows entirely different characteristics, with a market that is home not only to some of the largest telcos in the world, but to dozens of smaller listed companies, which in many cases lowers the regional median figure. ​​

This report takes a close look at the financial KPIs of the listed telcos from across the globe. It considers KPIs on a country level, regional level, and makes comparisons with global medians. It also takes a broad look at the state of the telecommunications industry, the merger of Sprint Corporation and T-Mobile US one year on, and other challenges and opportunities that the industry faces.​