Telecommunications Consulting
Performance, growth, & clarity across the telecom value chain
The telecommunications industry is evolving rapidly as fiber expansion accelerates, wireless infrastructure becomes more complex, and asset monetization grows increasingly challenging. At the same time, emerging technologies, like AI, edge computing, and IoT, are reshaping how telecom companies deliver services, unlock new revenue streams, and capture value in both enterprise and consumer markets.
Altman Solon supports telecom operators, infrastructure providers, and investors as they navigate this shifting environment. Our advisory work spans strategy, operations, and investment support, grounded in deep sector expertise and strong technical understanding.
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A trusted partner to telecom leaders
Altman Solon combines strategic insight with commercial acumen and technical fluency. Our teams advise clients across the telecom value chain—shaping growth strategies, evolving go-to-market models, and guiding high-impact transactions with clarity and confidence.
Unmatched focus across TMT
As the world’s largest strategy consulting firm dedicated solely to telecom, media, and technology, our expertise runs deep—from analyst to partner. This specialization translates into sharper insights and faster execution across fixed, mobile, and infrastructure engagements.
Global scale, locally tuned
With teams operating in major telecom markets, we combine a global perspective with local understanding. Whether advising on fiber carve-outs in Europe or tower strategy in the Americas, our guidance reflects both regional context and operational realities.
Analytics that drive strategy
From fiber rollout planning to spectrum valuation, our work is powered by proprietary tools and datasets, including Arrow by Altman Solon, our geospatial platform for network planning and investment analysis. These capabilities bring clarity and precision to the infrastructure decisions that matter most.
Trusted through transformation & investment
Altman Solon has advised on thousands of telecom projects, from market entry and network strategy to diligence and post-deal integration. Our clients rely on us for speed, rigor, and results across growth, optimization, and investment cycles.
Integrated telecom operators
Helping operators adapt, optimize, and grow in a fast-changing market
Integrated telcos must balance growth across fixed and mobile networks, drive operational efficiency, and respond to technological disruption. From investment prioritization and AI deployment to transformation programs and carve-outs, Altman Solon provides sector-specific insights and data-driven execution across all areas of the business — including emerging models such as IoT, smart cities, and mobile private networks.
- Growth strategy & market positioning
We help operators shape strategies across B2C, B2B, and wholesale, ensuring that investments in fiber monetization, 5G/RANCo evolution, and converged offerings are aligned with competitive realities and customer value.
- Operational excellence & cost optimization
With increasing margin pressures, telcos are revisiting cost structures and operating models. Our work includes full-scale transformations and targeted efficiency levers — from network sharing to churn mitigation — designed to balance quality with cost discipline.
- AI & automation in telco operations
AI and automation are transforming how networks are built, monitored, and optimized. We help operators assess readiness, identify high-impact use cases, and embed new technologies seamlessly into everyday operations. - Transaction & carve-out advisory
We support tower divestitures, fiber carve-outs, and post-merger integrations with commercial and technical diligence, separation planning, capital markets preparation, and value-capture programs.
Fixed digital infrastructure
Supporting fiber infrastructure growth with precision and scale
Fiber infrastructure is fundamental to next-generation connectivity, but success requires commercial clarity, technical rigor, and operating efficiency. Altman Solon partners with operators, wholesalers, and investors to align network strategy with demand and enable scalable, sustainable growth.
- Go-to-market & rollout strategy
Market entry and expansion plans are built with demand segmentation, addressable market sizing, and rollout feasibility in mind, tailored to retail, enterprise, and wholesale segments. - Transaction & carve-out support
Whether pursuing a FiberCo carve-out or a full infrastructure build, we provide commercial and technical diligence, TSA/MSA structuring, and post-separation execution support. - CapEx planning & business model design
Our geospatial analytics and financial modeling help clients make capital-efficient investment decisions while maximizing long-term infrastructure value. - Organizational & operational optimization
As networks expand, the operating model must evolve. We support leadership design, workforce planning, and operational structures that enable disciplined, scalable growth.
Mobile & tower infrastructure
Creating value across wireless networks, tower portfolios, and shared infrastructure models
Mobile and tower players face increasing pressure to monetize assets, improve efficiency, and evolve network architecture. From small cells to spectrum auctions and TowerCo/RANCo M&A, Altman Solon delivers strategic guidance and execution support across complex, capital-intensive environments.
- TowerCo & network strategy
We develop business plans grounded in portfolio performance, infrastructure benchmarking, and long-term monetization priorities. - Mobile transformation & operational restructuring
We evaluate network deployment, cost structures, and performance benchmarks to support shared models, edge connectivity, and active/passive network separation. - Transaction & integration support
Our M&A and carve-out work spans commercial and technical diligence, integration planning, and operational alignment post-deal. - Spectrum & network-sharing models
We advise on spectrum valuation, auction readiness, and sharing models that improve capital efficiency and reduce operational costs.
Data centers
Positioning infrastructure players for sustainable growth in a cloud- and AI-driven world
The rise of AI, hyperscale workloads, and distributed compute is reshaping data center strategy. Altman Solon helps operators, investors, and hyperscalers navigate this shift with data-backed insights and scalable execution support.
- Strategic growth & market entry
We shape expansion strategies through workload modeling, AI/HPC growth projections, and tailored go-to-market plans across colocation, hyperscale, and edge segments. - Transaction & investment advisory
Our technical and commercial diligence provides market clarity, competitive positioning, and business model validation for sustainable scale. - Infrastructure & capacity planning
We support site strategy and buildout planning to ensure power availability, cooling efficiency, and proximity to demand as gen AI reshapes infrastructure requirements. - Sustainability & operational efficiency
We integrate ESG metrics and energy strategy into operational planning to help clients build responsibly without compromising reliability or performance.
Equipment, engineering, & construction services
Helping telecom’s critical enablers scale smarter and operate more efficiently
Engineering firms, OEMs, and infrastructure delivery partners play an essential role in network development but must evolve as industry demands shift. Altman Solon helps these players strengthen commercial strategy, refine operations, and scale effectively.
- Growth strategy & market positioning
We support market prioritization and go-to-market optimization to help suppliers compete across infrastructure verticals and global regions. - Transaction & monetization support
Our advisory services span technical and commercial diligence, spin-off readiness, and carve-out execution aligned with investor expectations. - Operational efficiency & transformation
We help improve procurement, supply chain structure, and labor deployment to enhance margins and accelerate delivery timelines. - Partnership & ecosystem development
We support ecosystem partnerships among suppliers, hyperscalers, and telecom operators to unlock new revenue streams and improve execution.
Telecommunications thought leadership & strategic perspectives
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Global Tariffs, Energy Price Volatility, and the Future of African Telcos
How we help telecom clients deliver results
Global Infrastructure Investor Planning to Acquire Rural Fiber Operator
Challenge The client was a consortium of global infrastructure investors seeking to expand its portfolio of fiber assets. The goal of the project was to support Altman Solon’s client in the acquisition of a fiber player with a rural footprint and a significant deployment plan. The client was interested in an assessment of the target’s key business plan assumptions; deployment and go-to-market approach; commercial, technical, and operational performance; and outlook for key business plan parameters. Solution The project consisted of commercial and technical due diligence modules. A core component of the commercial due diligence was B2C and B2C municipality-by-municipality based target’s addressable market estimation. It took into account factors like existing level of high-speed broadband (DSL based and coax cable), subsidies ...
Global Infrastructure Investor Planning to Acquire Rural Fiber Operator
Challenge The client was a consortium of global infrastructure investors seeking to expand its portfolio of fiber assets. The goal of the project was to support Altman Solon’s client in the acquisition of a fiber player with a rural footprint and a...
Digital Strategy for a Communications Service Provider
Challenge A leading telco wanted to overhaul its digital customer experience to better improve customer awareness, consideration and digital sales. The client hired Altman Solon to develop a vision – creating a 3 year strategy and associated...
Go-to-Market Strategy for a European Fiber Operator
Challenge Altman Solon engaged with a European fiber operator with a recent strong growth track record, emerging as a known player on a national level. The project goal was to review and reinvigorate strategies for network expansion (where to expand...
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In a fiercely competitive broadband market, residential and commercial network operators striving to optimize their infrastructure must navigate growth objectives and financial return constraints.
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Network operators have long been challenged to optimize routing decisions to account for demand from endpoints across all the segments they serve while minimizing speculative capital expenditures.
Global leaders in telecommunications strategy consulting
We help telecom companies and investors navigate change, optimize operations, and unlock growth with proven telecommunications consulting expertise.