Telecom

Sector journalism and trade press.

• Light Reading
  Communications industry news.
• Fierce Telecom / Fierce Wireless
  Daily telecom industry news.
• RCR Wireless
  Wireless industry coverage.
• Telecom Lead
  Global telecom news aggregation.
• Capacity Magazine
  Wholesale carrier and infrastructure focus.
• Ookla Speedtest Insights
  Mobile and broadband performance data.
• CCMI / Telecompetitor
  Rural broadband and competitive carriers.

Membership bodies, advocacy, standards.

• CTIA — The Wireless Association
  US wireless carriers trade group.
• USTelecom
  US wireline carriers.
• GSMA — GSM Association
  Global mobile carrier association; runs MWC.
• NCTA — Internet & Television Association
  US cable broadband trade group.
• ITI — Information Technology Industry Council
  Tech and telecom equipment makers.
• 3GPP / IEEE / ITU
  Standards bodies for cellular and IP networks.

Where deals get done and announcements happen.

• MWC Barcelona
  Largest global mobile industry event.
• MWC Las Vegas / MWC Shanghai
  Regional MWC editions.
• CES (Wireless / Connectivity track)
  Adjacent consumer device show.
• Fiber Connect (FBA)
  US fiber industry conference.
• Cable-Tec Expo (SCTE)
  Cable industry technical event.
• Big Communications Event / Light Reading Live
  Telecom industry technical events.
• Capacity Europe / Capacity Asia
  Wholesale carrier trade events.

Sector-specialist analysts and data providers.

• Ericsson Mobility Report
  Twice-yearly global mobile data forecast.
• Cisco Annual Internet Report
  Network/IP traffic forecasts.
• Omdia (formerly Informa Tech) $
  Telecom industry research.
• Dell'Oro Group $
  Network equipment market sizing.
• Synergy Research Cloud + Telecom $
  Cloud and telecom infrastructure data.
• CTIA Wireless Industry Survey
  US wireless industry annual data.
• FCC Broadband Data
  Authoritative US broadband availability data.

Agencies that govern the sector.

• FCC
  US telecom and broadcast regulator.
• NTIA — National Telecommunications & Information
  Commerce Dept; spectrum and BEAD broadband.
• State Public Utility Commissions (Telecom)
  State telecom regulation.
• BEREC — Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications
  EU telecom regulators network.
• Ofcom (UK)
  UK communications regulator.
• ITU — International Telecommunication Union
  UN agency for global ICT standards.
• CFIUS / Team Telecom (foreign carrier review)
  Foreign carrier landing licenses.

Bellwethers and notable executives.

• AT&T
  John Stankey, CEO. Largest US telecom by revenue.
• Verizon Communications
  Hans Vestberg, CEO. Largest US wireless by subs.
• T-Mobile US
  Mike Sievert, CEO. Major US wireless carrier.
• Comcast / Xfinity Mobile
  Largest US cable provider; growing mobile MVNO.
• Charter Communications (Spectrum)
  Chris Winfrey, CEO. #2 US cable.
• Lumen Technologies
  Kate Johnson, CEO. Enterprise + wholesale fiber.
• Vodafone Group
  Margherita Della Valle, CEO. Pan-European/African mobile.
• Deutsche Telekom
  Tim Höttges, CEO. T-Mobile US parent.
• BT Group
  Allison Kirkby, CEO. UK incumbent.
• Orange (France)
  Christel Heydemann, CEO. French incumbent.
• China Mobile / China Telecom / China Unicom
  China's major carriers.
• Reliance Jio (India)
  India's largest carrier; reshaped the market post-2016.
• Cisco Systems
  Chuck Robbins, CEO. Networking gear leader.
• Ericsson / Nokia / Huawei / Samsung Networks / ZTE
  Major RAN equipment makers (Huawei restricted in West).
• American Tower / Crown Castle / SBA Communications
  Top US tower REITs.