Canada Telecom Operators Country Intelligence Report

"Canada Telecom Operators Country Intelligence Report," a new report by the analyst, provides an executive-level overview of the telecommunications market in Canada today, with detailed forecasts of key indicators up to 2029. Published annually, the report provides detailed analysis of the near-term opportunities, competitive dynamics, and evolution of demand by service type and technology/platform across the fixed telephony, broadband, mobile, and pay-TV markets as well as a review of key regulatory trends.

The Country Intelligence Report provides in-depth analysis of the following:

• Demographic and macroeconomic context in Canada.
• The regulatory environment and trends: a review of the regulatory setting and agenda for the next 18-24 months as well as relevant developments pertaining to spectrum licensing, national broadband plans, tariff regulation, and more.
• Telecom services market outlook: analysis as well as historical figures and forecasts of service revenue from the fixed telephony, broadband, mobile voice, mobile data, and pay-TV markets.
• The competitive landscape: an examination of the positioning of leading players in the telecom services market as well as subscription market shares across segments.
• Company snapshots: analysis of the financial position of leading service providers in the telecommunications markets.
• Underlying assumptions behind our published base-case forecasts as well as potential market developments that would alter, either positively or negatively, our base-case outlook.

Key Highlights

• The overall telecom and pay-TV service revenue in Canada will grow at a 1.9% CAGR during 2025-2030.
• Mobile data service revenue will increase from $14.9 billion in 2025 to $19.0 billion in 2030, at a 4.9% CAGR, supported by higher mobile data usage, continued 5G adoption, and operators’ efforts to differentiate their offerings through plans with high data allowances, bundled content, customer perks in premium plans, and advanced solutions for enterprise customers.
• Fixed broadband revenues will also grow during the 2025-2030 period at a 2.6% CAGR, driven by growth in fixed broadband subscriptions and broadband network expansion initiatives like the Universal Broadband Fund.

Scope

• Total telecom and pay-tv service revenue in Canada will grow from $38.7 billion in 2025 to $42.5 billion in 2030, at a 1.9% CAGR, driven by mobile and fixed broadband.
• Mobile data service revenue will increase from $14.9 billion in 2025 to $19 billion in 2030, at a 4.9% CAGR, supported by higher mobile data usage, continued 5G adoption, and operators’ efforts to differentiate their offerings through plans with high data allowances, bundled content, customer perks in premium plans, and advanced solutions for enterprise customers.
• Fixed broadband service revenue will grow from $10.8 billion in 2025 to $12.2 billion in 2030 at a 2.6% CAGR, driven by adoption of plans with higher speeds.

Reasons to Buy

• This Country Intelligence Report offers a thorough, forward-looking analysis of Canada’s telecommunications markets, service providers, and key opportunities in a concise format to help executives build proactive and profitable growth strategies.
• Accompanying the analyst’s Forecast products, the report examines the assumptions and drivers behind ongoing and upcoming trends in Canada’s mobile communications, fixed telephony, broadband markets, including the evolution of service provider market shares.
• With more than 20 charts and tables, the report is designed for an executive-level audience, boasting presentation quality.
• The report provides an easily digestible market assessment for decision-makers built around in-depth information gathered from local market players, which enables executives to quickly get up to speed with the current and emerging trends in Canada’s telecommunications markets.
• The broad perspective of the report coupled with comprehensive, actionable detail will help operators, equipment vendors, and other telecom industry players succeed in the challenging telecommunications market in Canada.