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Telecommunications Consulting

Performance, growth, & clarity across the telecom value chain

The telecom industry continuously reinvents itself. Fiber deployment is key, wireless infrastructure is becoming more complex, and monetizing assets is challenging. At the same time, emerging technologies such as AI, edge computing, and IoT are redefining how telecom players deliver services, generate revenue, and capture value across enterprise and consumer segments.

Altman Solon assists telecom operators, infrastructure providers, and investors in effectively navigating these changes. Our work spans strategy, operations, and investment support, always grounded in deep sector expertise and technical fluency.

Our Differentiators

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.

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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-Reach

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.

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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.

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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.

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Focus Areas

Integrated telecom operators

Helping operators adapt, optimize, and grow in a fast-changing market

Integrated telcos today must balance growth across fixed and mobile, deliver operational efficiency, and respond to technology disruption. From investment prioritization and AI deployment to transformation and carve-outs, Altman Solon supports integrated providers with sector-specific insight and data-backed execution across every dimension of the business, including emerging business models built around IoT, smart cities, and mobile private networks.

  • Growth strategy & market positioning
    Fiber monetization, 5G/RANCos, and converged offerings all demand a clear investment business plan. Altman Solon helps shape strategies that reflect competitive dynamics and customer value across B2C, B2B, and wholesale segments.
  • Operational excellence & cost optimization
    With margin pressure rising, telcos are rethinking cost structures, processes, and footprints. Engagements focus on full-scale transformations and tactical levers, from network sharing to churn mitigation, designed to preserve quality while driving efficiency.
  • AI & automation in telco operations
    AI and network automation are redefining telco delivery models. Altman Solon works with operators to identify high-impact use cases, assess operational readiness, and embed new technologies into everyday workflows.
  • Transaction & carve-out advisory
    Strategic moves such as tower divestitures, fiber carve-outs, and post-merger integration require both speed and accuracy. Support spans diligence, separation planning, capital markets positioning, and value-capture playbooks.

Fixed digital infrastructure

Mobile & tower infrastructure

Data centers

Equipment, engineering, & construction services

Insights

Telecommunications thought leadership & strategic perspectives

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The Investment Case for European Mobile Private Networks

Tariff Turmoil and Strategic Supply Chains: A New Era for Middle East Telcos?

How AI and Data Center Growth Impacts European Long-Haul Networks

What Is a RANCo and What Are Its Implications?

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Global Tariffs, Energy Price Volatility, and the Future of African Telcos

Case Studies

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 ...

Digital Strategy for a Communications Service Provider

Go-to-Market Strategy for a European Fiber Operator

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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Global leaders in telecommunications strategy consulting

We help telecom companies and investors navigate change, optimize operations, and unlock growth with proven telecommunications consulting expertise.