Articles tagged with: Mobile Internet and Capex

Hike in telecom capex expected in 2H09, though overall capex still down in 2009

Market research firm Infonetics Research has reported that global service provider capex (capital expenditures) hit a plateau at $298 billion in 2008, marking the end of a five-year investment cycle. This represented a 12.9% increase in capex spending from the previous year, with much of the growth due to currency appreciation against the US dollar, which peaked in July 2008. more

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Economic Downturn Leads Carriers to Reduce Capex Spending

In financially challenging times, when service revenues dip due to reduced end-user confidence, a standard tactic is to cut back on capital expenditure, which boosts operating margins and thereby profits. This tactic was used in the dot.com/3G economic downturn earlier this decade.  more

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