73% Micro
20% Small
4% Mid
2% Large
1% Mega
INSIGHTS - APRIL 2025
UK Telecoms Industry
UK Telecoms Industry Information
The telecoms industry involves the transmission of voice, data, text, sound or video content using wired, wireless or satellite communications technology.
Active Businesses
15,177
Annual Sales
£139bn +
Employees
398,985
Economic Contribution
£55bn
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Location of Telecoms Companies
Telecoms Companies by Size
Telecoms Companies by Age
30% Established
30% Young
20% Mature
20% Startup
0% New
Oldest Telecoms Companies
Established
Mills Limited
1933
Fastest Growing Telecoms Companies
44% Declining
17% Healthy
16% Rapid
12% High
11% Low
Fastest Growing Telecoms Companies
3yr CAGR
Telecoms Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Telecoms Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Telecoms Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Telecoms Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Telecommunications Industry Insights
There are 15,177 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £139 billion .
The Industry employs around 398,985 people and contributes £55 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Telecoms companies is London with 3,932 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 182.
The largest Telecoms company is Vodafone Group Public Limited Company with a turnover of £30.8bn. 73% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 4% Mid companies.
20% of the Telecoms Industry is made up of 20% Startup but the majority are Established businesses (30%) the oldest company is Cable And Wireless (West Indies) Limited founded in 1877.
Telecoms industry has a number of high growth companies (12%), the fastest growing company is Verizon European Holdings Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 627%. Other fast growing companies include Apollo Submarine Cable System Limited (155%), Rural Optic Infrastructure Ltd (140%) and Ss Digital Consultants Ltd (140%).
The UK Telecoms Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 8.60x, Turnover multiple of 2.20x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.74x.
