Dell’Oro Group’s Telecom Capex Report tracks global capital expenditure (capex), revenue, and capital intensity trends across the world’s largest telecom infrastructure service providers.

Published bi-annually, the report covers around fifty carriers—representing approximately 80 percent of worldwide telecom capex and revenue—providing a comprehensive view of global telecom investment dynamics.

Research scope

The Telecom Capex Report tracks carrier revenue, capital expenditure, and capital intensity trends across leading telecommunications service providers worldwide, with historical and forecast analysis by carrier, region, country, and technology, helping users understand how operator investment patterns evolve and influence the broader telecommunications ecosystem.

The analysis examines how carrier revenue and capex trends interact with telecom equipment market performance, offering a data-driven perspective on how operator investment cycles influence demand across key infrastructure segments, including Broadband Access, Microwave & Optical Transport, Mobile Core Network (MCN), Radio Access Network (RAN), and Service Provider Router & Switch.

Why it matters

We believe carrier revenue and capex trends can to some degree explain telecom equipment manufacturer revenue trends. The highly granular information provided in this report will enable carriers, system and component vendors, equity researchers, and regulatory bodies to assess growth opportunities and to observe performance practices in the telecom sector.

Critical questions

To take advantage of the opportunities in this market, component manufacturers, equipment vendors, service providers, and financial institutions need to answer critical business questions, including:

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What is the relationship between capex and telecom equipment manufacturer revenue trends?
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What is the relationship between telecom capex and revenue?
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Which regions are investing most heavily in capex, and what technologies drive this investment?
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What is the performance on a revenue basis of key global carriers?
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How fast are revenues for wireless versus wireline investments changing?
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What will drive revenue and capex investments?

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Report Coverage

◼ BI-ANNUAL REPORT COVERAGE

Dell’Oro Group publishes Telecom Capex bi-annual reports providing in-depth coverage of carriers’ revenue, capital expenditure, and capital intensity trends.

The report includes tables detailing actual and 5-year forecast information:

  • By selected carriers
  • By region—North America, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), Asia Pacific, CALA (Caribbean and Latin America)
  • By country—United States, Canada, China, India, Japan, and South Korea
  • By technology—wireless/wireline.

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