Company insights
The global telecommunications and cloud computing sectors are composed of hundreds of vendors & thousands of network operators across the globe, but a handful of companies drive the market. On the supply side, Huawei Technologies is the most influential vendor, but Cisco, Nokia, Ericsson, HPE, IBM, Intel and Nvidia are also important movers & shakers. On the demand side, key network operators include big telcos Vodafone, China Mobile, Verizon, AT&T, Telefonica, and Orange, as well as webscale network operators Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft who also self-design. Crown Castle, Equinix, and American Tower are among the more significant carrier-neutral network operators.
To effectively understand these key players, MTN Consulting publishes playbooks and similar company-focused studies. In addition to the “Webscale Playbooks” already published, research underway in 2020 focuses on suppliers such as Huawei, Cisco and Ericsson, and telcos Softbank, China Mobile, Verizon and Telefonica. We also will be publishing additional playbooks on Facebook, Tencent, and Apple.
Products
By Subramanian Venkatraman published on August 17, 2020
The big three U.S. telcos (AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile) have historically owned and operated their own towers. However, with rising debt and heavy costs involved in deployin... read more
By Arun Menon published on August 14, 2020
Tencent’s meteoric rise into one of the leading internet businesses coincides with China’s internet boom that started at the end of 20th century. According to the read more
By Subramanian Venkatraman published on August 4, 2020
Jio Platforms has come a long way since its inception. It launched its own greenfield 4G operation in late 2016 and used aggressive pricing and careful planning to go from zero... read more
By Arun Menon and Matt Walker published on February 24, 2020
Apple has come far since its inception in 1976. It has progressed from selling user-friendly computer systems (Macintosh, iMac) and portable media players (iPod), to become a dominant force in mobile devices, starting with the launch of iPhone in 200... read more
By Arun Menon and Matt Walker published on July 2, 2019
This report is the sixth in MTN Consulting’s Webscale Playbook series, which analyze the “Super 8” webscale network operators (WNOs), i.e. Alibaba, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Baidu, Facebook, Microsoft, and Tencent. The objective of this report i... read more
By Subramanian Venkatraman published on June 18, 2019
This report is the first in MTN Consulting’s TNO Playbook series. This report was prepared as part of MTN Consulting’s Global Network Infrastructure tracker. Our GNI tracke... read more
By Arun Menon and Matt Walker published on March 4, 2019
This report is the fifth in MTN Consulting’s Webscale Playbook series, which analyze the “Super 8” webscale network operators (WNOs), i.e. Alibaba, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Baidu, Facebook, Microsoft, and Tencent. The objective of this report i... read more
By Arun Menon and Matt Walker published on December 14, 2018
This report is the fourth in MTN Consulting’s Webscale Playbook series, which analyze the “Super 8” webscale network operators (WNOs), i.e. Alibaba, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Baidu, Facebook, Microsoft, and Tencent. The objective of this report ... read more
By Arun Menon and Matt Walker published on December 3, 2018
This report is the third in MTN Consulting’s Webscale Playbook series, which analyze the “Super 8” webscale network operators (WNOs), i.e. Alibaba, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Baidu, Facebook, Microsoft, and Tencent. The objective of this report i... read more
By Arun Menon and Matt Walker published on October 25, 2018
This report is the second in MTN Consulting’s Webscale Playbook series, which analyze the “Super 8” webscale network operators, i.e. Alibaba, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Baidu, Facebook, Microsoft, and Tencent. The objective of this report is to a... read more
