Vital Statistics on Telecom

Revenues of the world's
mobile and fixed telecom operators will exceed $1.4 trillion in
2006

Fixed operator revenues
will exceed mobile by 8%, reaching $730 bn, compared to $674
bn for mobile

Revenue growth rate for
Mobile 13% as compared to 2% of fixed

Among regions, North
America has the largest share of fixed revenues (38%),
while Europe has the largest portion of mobile (43%)

Considering combined fixed
and mobile 2006 revenues, the world's top ten telecom
operators worldwide are Deutsche Telecom ($93B), Verizon ($90B),
AT&T ($80B), NTT ($77B), Vodafone ($68B), France Telecom
($64B), Telefonica ($60B), Sprint Nextel ($41B), BellSouth
($39B), and Telecom Italia ($38B). AT&T would become the
world's largest single telecommunications carrier, with
revenues exceeding $110 B, should its proposed merger with
BellSouth be realized.

Total capex of the world's
mobile and fixed telecom operators will exceed $225
bn in 2006

Fixed operator capex will
exceed mobile by 8%, reaching $730 bn, compared to $674
bn for mobile

Regionally, North America
accounts for the largest share of fixed capex, at 29%, while
Europe has the largest share of mobile capex, at
34%

On a combined fixed plus
mobile capex basis, North America and Europe together account
for two-thirds (67%) of global capex, with China
accounting for 10%, the Asia Pacific region (excluding
China) 17%, and Caribbean and Latin America 7%