Outvise published a blog: “Shifts in the merger and acquisition process in the wake of fibre”

Today, telecom companies in many regions are hitting a wall when it comes to revenue growth. As market penetration for standard telecoms services nears saturation in many regions, companies have fewer growth options via the ‘traditional’ means of untapped customer segments and instead, are looking to the merger and acquisition process. While arguably there are opportunities in developing markets, in mature spaces like the USA and Europe, the average penetration rate for services such as mobile telephony is well above 100%. This challenge is arising at a time when keeping customers means making huge investments, namely in speed and bandwidth-enhancing telecom fibre infrastructure and 5G buildout. Read full article here.