Wireless Telecommunications Services Industry Overview

Excerpt from Wireless Telecommunications Services Report

Companies in this industry operate and maintain switching and transmission facilities to provide telecommunications services via the airwaves. Major companies include AT&T, Verizon, Sprint Nextel, and T-Mobile USA (all based in the US), as well as China Mobile, Deutsche Telekom (Germany), Vodafone Group (UK), and France Telecom.

Competitive Landscape

Demand for wireless services is driven by consumer income and innovative service offerings. The profitability of individual companies depends on marketing and customer service. Large companies have advantages in marketing and in delivering a comprehensive array of services nationally. Small companies can compete effectively by delivering economically attractive service packages tailored to niche groups regionally.The industry is highly concentrated: the 50 largest companies generate nearly all industry revenue.

Products, Operations & Technology

Major services provided include voice telephony (ordinary cell phone service); messaging (voice, text, image, and video); Internet access; music and video distribution; and ringtone distribution. While voice telephony traditionally has dominated wireless network traffic, data surpassed it for the first time in the late 2000s.