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Communication Construction Industry Statistics

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Samuel NorbergWritten by Samuel Norberg·Fact-checked by Maya Johansson
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01 Industry overview

The communication construction industry at a glance

North American communication construction was valued at $29 billion in 2025 and is forecast to reach $33 billion by 2028, supported by broadband funding, 5G upgrades, data-center demand and rural network expansion.

$29B[92]
North America market, 2025
4%[92]
Forecast growth, 2026
38.4%[93]
North America share, 2025
150,060[94]
U.S. telecom installation jobs, 2025
Market size
FMI estimates North American communication construction at $29 billion in 2025. The estimate covers communication infrastructure construction activity in the North American engineering and construction market.[92]
Forecast & CAGR
FMI forecasts the North American communication construction market to grow from $29 billion in 2025 to $31 billion in 2026, $32 billion in 2027 and $33 billion in 2028. This implies approximately 4% annual growth in 2026–2028, while Grand View Research forecasts the broader global telecom network infrastructure market to expand at a 7.3% CAGR from 2026 to 2033.[92][93]
Market share & regions
North America accounted for 38.4% of global telecom network infrastructure revenue in 2025, according to Grand View Research. Asia-Pacific is identified as the fastest-growing region through 2033, while the United States held the largest country share in 2025.[93]
Segmentation
The telecom network infrastructure market is segmented by wireless, fixed and core network infrastructure; hardware and services; network technology such as 5G; and end users including telecom operators. Hardware, 5G technology and telecom operators were the leading segments in 2025.[93]
Pricing
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 2025 mean annual wages of $70,270 for telecommunications equipment installers and repairers and $82,060 for telecommunications line installers and repairers. These figures indicate labor-cost benchmarks for installation and repair work, rather than project-level construction prices.[94]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Demand is being driven by 5G-Advanced upgrades, fiber deployment, artificial-intelligence and cloud infrastructure, Internet of Things applications and data-center construction. FMI also identifies rural broadband funding, private investment, security standards and technology investment as key drivers, while satellite connectivity may reduce demand for some terrestrial network expansions.[92]
Consumer behavior & competition
The FCC reported in 2026 that more than 96% of U.S. locations had access to terrestrial fixed broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps, while 96.8% had access to mobile 5G service of at least 7/1 Mbps. More than 2 million locations gained access to the fixed-service threshold during 2025, indicating continuing competition to extend and upgrade coverage.[75]
M&A
Dycom completed its acquisition of Power Solutions on December 23, 2025, in a transaction with a base value of $1.95 billion. Dycom also reported acquiring telecommunications-construction assets for $150.7 million in fiscal 2025, illustrating consolidation and expansion into adjacent digital-infrastructure services.[28]
Regulation
The U.S. Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program provides $42.45 billion in federal funding for high-speed internet infrastructure, including deployment in unserved and underserved areas. The FCC’s 2026 broadband-map update also reported 4.4 million locations without access to terrestrial fixed service of at least 100/20 Mbps.[95][75]
Latest news
In March 2026, Dycom reported fiscal-year contract revenue of $1.458 billion for the fourth quarter, up 34.4% year over year, and total backlog of $9.542 billion. The company linked its outlook to continued digital-infrastructure growth after completing the Power Solutions acquisition in December 2025.[28]
report visual · Comparison

Revenue of the largest communication construction companies

VINCI leads with $80.6B in annual revenue (group level, converted to USD).

VINCI$80.6B
Quanta Services$28.5B
MasTec$14.3B
SPIE$11.2B
Primoris Services$7.6B
Circet$5.3B
source-verifiedvinci.com · investors.quantaservices.com · investors.mastec.com · spie.com · prim.com · circet.com2025

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Communication Construction Industry

The leading companies in the communication construction industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 10, 2026 · Next review December 10, 2026

Verdict

Quanta Services leads Gitnux's 2026 communication construction ranking with an Overall score of 9.7, with revenue growth 20.32%. VINCI is the runner-up at 9.3, with operating margin 12.8%.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in communications infrastructure

    Quanta Services

    US

    Ranked #1 · 9.7 · Communications infrastructure

    Why we picked it: It builds and maintains communications infrastructure, matching North America demand tied to broadband and 5G upgrades.

    See in ranking ↓Visit quantaservices.com ↗

  2. Leader in telecom network deployment

    Dycom Industries

    US

    Ranked #3 · 9.1 · Telecom network deployment

    Why we picked it: It focuses on telecommunications services, with more than 90% of fiscal 2025 contract revenue from telecom.

    See in ranking ↓Visit dycomind.com ↗

  3. Leader in wireless and fiber builds

    MasTec

    US

    Ranked #5 · 9.0 · Wireless and fiber builds

    Why we picked it: It targets wireless, wireline, and fiber builds, aligned with fiber deployment and densification needs.

    See in ranking ↓Visit mastec.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.

Full ranking

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Top 10 companies in the communication construction industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

Quanta Services

Communications infrastructure · US

9.7
2

VINCI

Communications infrastructure · FR

9.3
3

Dycom Industries

Telecom network deployment · US

9.1
4

Circet

Telecom network deployment · FR

9.1
5

MasTec

Wireless and fiber builds · US

9.0
6

SPIE

Telecommunications infrastructure and digital networks, Europe · FR

9.0
7

Primoris Services

Communications, utility and infrastructure construction, US and Canada · US

8.9
8

Everus Construction Group

Communication wiring and infrastructure construction, US · US

8.9
9

MYR Group

Electrical and communications infrastructure construction, US and Canada · US

8.6
10

Farrans

Telecom and utility infrastructure construction, UK and Ireland · GB

7.2

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).
  • Performance (20%): recent revenue growth and operating margin; an analyst assessment where a company does not publish them.
  • Momentum (20%): growth trajectory and future potential.
  • Innovation (15%): R&D intensity and how technologically advanced the company is.

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 10, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Samuel Norberg. (2026, November 10). Top 10 companies in the communication construction industry. In Communication Construction Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/communication-construction-industry-statistics/#top-companies

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

AI adoption stays incremental across construction, while telecom infrastructure spend continues at scale; $8.4 billion was spent on U.S. radio access network buildout in 2024.

AI in the communication construction industry

  • Less than 1% of construction respondents reported fully embedded, organization-wide AI use in 2025 globally.[1]
  • 41% of telecom companies were actively deploying AI in 2024 globally.[2]
  • 10% of telco employees were expected to be upskilled in AI and generative AI knowledge during 2024.[3]
  • 0.16% of telcos’ revenues was spent on AI and generative AI in 2023, based on BCG’s TeBIT participants.[3]
  • 90% of telecommunications AI professionals were assessing, piloting or using AI in production in 2024 globally.[4]
  • 34% of construction respondents were in early AI pilot phases in 2025 globally.[1]

Automation in the communication construction industry

  • $8.4 billion was spent on U.S. radio access network buildout, including virtualization and Open RAN hardware, in 2024.[5]
  • 20 key indicators were synthesized into Deloitte’s U.S. communications infrastructure index to measure telecom progress and resilience.[6]
  • $650 million was spent on new 5G core and upgraded 4G core network equipment in the United States in 2024.[5]
  • Nearly $53 billion was spent operating U.S. cellular networks, including network maintenance and operations, in 2024.[5]
  • 27% was the estimated growth of the U.S. communications infrastructure index between 2019 and 2024.[6]
  • 368,750 people or full-time equivalents were employed to build, maintain and operate U.S. wireless networks at the end of 2024.[5]

Digital Transformation in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across Australia’s building and construction industry, 64% of organisations invested in data and digitalisation during the 12 months before the 2025 survey.[7]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 47% were already using data analytics in 2024.[8]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 38% were already using building information modelling in 2024.[8]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 41% were already using mobile apps in 2024.[8]

Technology Adoption in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 43% reported experience using jobsite data-collection applications.[9]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 35% reported experience using advanced building materials.[9]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 11% reported experience using artificial intelligence.[9]
  • Among ICI contractors surveyed in 2024, 44% reported experience using building information modelling.[9]

Cloud Computing in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 89% were currently using cloud technology in 2025.[10]
  • Among 933 engineering and construction businesses surveyed, 43% were already using construction-management cloud software in 2024.[8]
  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 9% planned to adopt cloud technology within the next 12 months in 2025.[10]
  • Among capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 2% neither used cloud technology nor planned to use it within 12 months in 2025.[10]

Big Data in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across construction businesses, only one-third receive daily insights from at least one data source, according to a 2023 survey.[11]
  • Across real estate companies, 13% have access to real-time business intelligence and analytics, according to the 2024 commercial real estate outlook.[6]
  • Across construction businesses, the average company captures 11 of 13 data types but analyzes only 8, according to a 2023 survey.[11]
  • Across real estate investors, 60% report that a formal data initiative is underway at their firm, based on an EY survey of more than 50 executives.[12]
  • Across capital-projects and infrastructure organisations surveyed globally, 48% were currently using big data and Internet-of-Things technologies in 2025.[10]
  • Across European enterprises, big-data analytics adoption in construction was 4% in the latest Eurostat-based data reported by the OECD.[13]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Data sharing and governance constraints remain active, with 76% of construction professionals working from different systems and 72% spending more than three hours preparing data.

Data Quality in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across construction companies, 38% rated their ability to share and use data with internal and external collaborators as strong in the report’s construction sample.[14]
  • Across construction professionals, 76% said departments frequently or occasionally work from different systems and data sources in a 2026 survey.[15]
  • Across construction professionals, 72% said they spend more than three hours gathering and preparing data before it is ready for analysis in a 2026 survey.[15]
  • Across UK housing providers, 48% were totally confident in their real-estate asset data in 2022, compared with 34% confident in management and maintenance data.[16]
  • Across UK housing providers, only 23% were confident in tenant or customer data in 2022, the lowest confidence level among the data categories surveyed.[16]
  • Across institutional real estate, data quality received an average self-rating of 6.2 out of 10 in 2026, based on 72 professionals across 38 firms.[17]

Data Governance in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across institutional real estate, governance readiness for AI received an average self-rating of 5.1 out of 10 in 2026, based on 72 professionals across 38 firms.[17]
  • Across construction businesses, 10% reported in 2023 that they did not have a well-defined data governance policy.[18]
  • Across US construction owners requiring data governance plans, 19% required them on a majority of projects in the 2024–2025 survey period.[19]
  • Across US construction owners, 45% did not provide regular data training in the 2024–2025 survey period, limiting governance capability and consistent data use.[19]
  • Across US construction owners, 45% required project teams to define a data governance plan in the 2024–2025 survey period.[19]
  • Across US construction owners, 11% required project teams to use data standards on all projects in the 2024–2025 survey period.[19]

KPIs in the communication construction industry

  • 28.8% was the median overhead rate for nine U.S. communications infrastructure contractors with less than $5 million in revenue in fiscal year 2025.[20]
  • 5.6% was the median operating margin for 11 U.S. communications infrastructure contractors with at least $15 million in revenue in fiscal year 2025.[20]
  • 4.2% was the median operating margin for 22 U.S. diversified communications infrastructure contractors in fiscal year 2025.[20]
  • 4.8% was the median operating margin for 18 U.S. tower-focused communications infrastructure contractors in fiscal year 2025.[20]
  • 4.5% was the median operating margin for 40 U.S. communications infrastructure contractors in fiscal year 2025.[20]
  • 31.4% was the median gross margin for 40 U.S. communications infrastructure contractors in fiscal year 2025.[20]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Fiber buildout and transaction activity track steady expansion, including $250 million committed for Wire 3’s Florida fiber-network expansion in the United States.

Growth in the communication construction industry

  • $250 million was committed by Oak Hill Capital to accelerate Wire 3’s Florida fiber-network expansion in the United States.[21]
  • $505 million of adjusted EBITDA was generated by Dycom Industries in fiscal 2024, up 37.9% from fiscal 2023 as telecommunications construction expanded.[22]
  • 15,675 employees supported Dycom Industries’ U.S. telecommunications and utility contracting operations in fiscal 2024.[22]
  • 3,485 miles of leased fiber were under contract in California’s middle-mile broadband initiative, supporting statewide communications-network growth.[23]
  • More than US$1.5 billion was the potential commitment announced by PSP Investments for Network FiberCo’s U.S. last-mile fiber deployment.[24]
  • 6.9% organic revenue growth was reported by Dycom Industries in fiscal 2024, reflecting expansion in U.S. telecommunications construction services.[22]

Differentiation in the communication construction industry

  • 2 wireless construction specialties—new site builds and small-cell deployments—were identified by Dycom as part of its U.S. telecommunications offering in fiscal 2024.[22]
  • 3 major wireline construction methods—aerial, underground, and outside-plant construction—were listed by Dycom among its U.S. telecommunications capabilities in fiscal 2024.[22]
  • 4 integrated service stages—planning, engineering and design, procurement, and construction and maintenance—were offered by Dycom across U.S. telecommunications projects in fiscal 2024.[22]
  • 90% of Dycom’s fiscal 2024 contract revenue was telecommunications-related, indicating a specialized rather than diversified U.S. construction focus.[22]
  • 6 states were served by Ting’s fiber internet operations when it used local-government master agreements as a differentiated deployment model in the United States.[25]
  • 163 remote radio sites along 11,000 miles of U.K. coastline were connected with full fiber by Telent for emergency-response communications in 2024.[26]

Mergers and acquisitions in the communication construction industry

  • 11 of 14 telecom-engineering and construction transactions in the covered period were reported by FOCUS Investment Banking in its 2025 sector review.[27]
  • $131.2 million was paid by Dycom Industries for Bigham Cable Construction, a southeastern U.S. telecommunications construction contractor, in fiscal 2024.[28]
  • $2.0 billion was the approximate value of Dycom Industries’ acquisition of Power Solutions in the U.S. telecom-engineering and construction sector in 2025.[27]
  • $0.4 million was paid by Dycom Industries for telecommunications construction-company assets in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023.[28]
  • 30% was the increase in telecom business-services transactions in 2025 compared with 2024, according to FOCUS Investment Banking’s sector review.[27]
  • $22 million was the cash consideration announced for ITG Communications’ acquisition of Tilson’s business in the United States in 2025.[29]

Strategic partnerships in the communication construction industry

  • 3,485 miles of leased fiber were under contract in California’s middle-mile initiative, which uses multiple public and private delivery arrangements.[23]
  • $150,000 was the grant amount sought by Umatilla and Core Fiber for low-level FTTH network design under their 2024 partnership.[30]
  • US$1.5 billion was the potential commitment from PSP Investments to Network FiberCo under its strategic partnership with BCE and Ziply Fiber in the United States.[24]
  • 11,000 miles of U.K. coastline were covered by Telent’s communications partnership with HM Coastguard for full-fiber connectivity to remote radio sites in 2024.[26]
  • 2,615 miles of jointly built fiber were under contract in California’s middle-mile broadband initiative in 2024.[23]
  • 435 miles of purchased fiber were included in California’s middle-mile broadband initiative, with the agreement scheduled for signature in August 2024.[23]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Workforce needs stay concrete, with 2,200 tower-equipment installers and repairers required for U.S. broadband construction between 2025 and 2032.

Hiring in the communication construction industry

  • 2,200 tower-equipment installers and repairers are needed for U.S. broadband construction between 2025 and 2032.[31]
  • 1,700 superintendents and general foremen are needed for U.S. broadband construction between 2025 and 2032.[31]
  • 2,800 nonspecific telecommunications technicians are needed for U.S. broadband construction between 2025 and 2032.[31]
  • 8,100 apprentices are needed for U.S. broadband construction between 2025 and 2032.[31]
  • 1,400 telecommunications system testers are needed for U.S. broadband construction between 2025 and 2032.[31]

Employee retention in the communication construction industry

  • 8,400 U.S. aerial drop technicians must be replaced for 10-year retirement and attrition needs.[31]
  • 9,400 U.S. telecommunications system troubleshooters must be replaced for 10-year retirement and attrition needs.[31]
  • 4,200 U.S. tower-equipment installers and repairers must be replaced for 10-year retirement and attrition needs.[31]
  • 7,400 U.S. underground fiber-drop technicians must be replaced for 10-year retirement and attrition needs.[31]
  • 6,600 U.S. foremen must be replaced for 10-year retirement and attrition needs.[31]

Remote Work in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • About 9% of U.S. construction workers worked remotely at least sometimes during October 2023–September 2024, including hybrid and fully remote work.[32]
  • In 2024, 2.7% of construction positions were fully remote in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[33]
  • In 2024, 23.7% of finance, insurance and real-estate positions were fully remote in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[33]
  • In January 2024, 33.63% of U.S. real-estate wage and salary employees worked from home, based on the Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes.[34]

Hybrid Work in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • In 2024, 43% of surveyed real-estate executives identified flexible workday schedules as a leading talent-acquisition and retention action.[6]
  • Forty-two percent of real-estate investment managers expected employees to be in the office four days per week within six to 12 months, according to a 2025 NAREIM survey.[17]
  • In 2024, 55.8% of finance, insurance and real-estate positions were fully hybrid in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[33]
  • In 2024, 15.0% of construction positions were fully hybrid in the U.S., according to employers surveyed by NACE.[33]

Upskilling in the communication construction industry

  • 74% of telecommunications employers identified reskilling and upskilling existing workers to work alongside artificial intelligence as a workforce priority.[35]
  • 83% of telecommunications respondents said their organizations were actively targeting network operations for reskilling training.[36]
  • 67% of telecommunications employers identified providing effective reskilling and upskilling as a workforce priority.[35]
  • 63% of telecommunications-sector workers are expected to need further training by 2030.[35]

Employee Engagement in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Forty-seven percent of construction employers said their workforce was highly engaged in the 2018 U.S. construction benefits benchmarking survey.[37]
  • Across construction and heavy industry, employees scored 8.00 out of 10 for engagement in the 2026 benchmark.[38]
  • Construction employees scored 4.20 out of 5 on engagement-related measures in 2024, up from 3.92 in 2022, in WebMD Health Services’ survey of 3,653 workers.[39]
  • Fifty-nine percent of construction employers lacked a strategy to improve employee engagement in the 2018 U.S. construction benefits benchmarking survey.[37]
  • Across construction and heavy industry, Meaningful Work received the highest driver score at 8.45 out of 10 in 2026.[38]

DEI in the communication construction industry

  • 209,502 White workers were employed in the 2024 U.S. telecommunications workforce excluding wired carriers.[40]
  • 30.5% of the 2024 U.S. workforce in telecommunications, excluding wired carriers, were women.[40]
  • 28% of White workers in the 2024 U.S. telecommunications workforce excluding wired carriers were women.[40]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Customer churn and documentation volume appear alongside service coverage gains, including more than 2 million U.S. locations gaining fixed-service threshold access during 2025.

Customer experience in the communication construction industry

  • 62% of construction-sector businesses in Qatar reported satisfaction with fixed voice services in 2023.[41]
  • 388 active clients were invited to Engineered Tower Solutions’ 2025 customer-experience survey across engineering, construction and inspection divisions serving wireless telecommunications customers in the United States.[42]
  • 66% of construction-sector businesses in Qatar reported satisfaction with fixed internet services in 2023.[41]
  • 10 questions covered quality, communication, project management and overall performance in Engineered Tower Solutions’ 2025 survey of wireless telecommunications construction customers in the United States.[42]
  • 71% of construction-sector businesses in Qatar reported satisfaction with mobile internet services in 2023.[41]

Customer retention in the communication construction industry

  • 1.90% was the average monthly consumer copper-broadband churn rate in 2023 for the reported U.S. communications provider, up from 1.79% in 2022.[43]
  • 6%–8% was the cited annual average churn rate for business fiber customers in the United States communications market.[44]
  • 1.32% was the average monthly consumer fiber-broadband churn rate in 2023 for the reported U.S. communications provider, down from 1.38% in 2022.[43]
  • 22,000 business and wholesale copper-broadband customers were lost during 2023 by the reported U.S. communications provider, compared with 20,000 in 2022.[43]
  • 8%–18% was the cited annual average churn rate for residential fiber customers in the United States communications market.[44]

Customer acquisition in the communication construction industry

  • 1,800 customers were served by MasTec during 2025 across communications, energy, utilities and other infrastructure markets in the United States.[28]
  • 4,000 customers were served across more than 44,000 communications, energy and utility infrastructure projects in 2025 by the reported U.S. infrastructure-construction company.[28]
  • 3,900 customers were served across more than 43,000 infrastructure projects in 2024 by the reported U.S. infrastructure-construction company.[28]
  • 66% of Dycom’s fiscal-2022 revenue came from its five largest customers in the U.S. communications-infrastructure market.[28]
  • 35% of MasTec’s 2024 revenue came from its ten largest customers across its infrastructure-construction businesses.[28]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Business development effort distributes across owners and project managers, with 59% attributed to project managers at AEC firms in 2026.

Marketing in the communication construction industry

  • 12% of total business-development effort was attributed to principals and owners at AEC firms in 2026.[45]
  • 35.3% of AEC marketers devoted less than 25% of their time to pursuit-management support in 2024.[46]
  • 59% of total business-development effort was attributed to project managers at AEC firms in 2026.[45]
  • 89% of AEC firms named principals or owners as primarily responsible for business development in 2026.[45]
  • 36% of AEC firms using outside marketing consultants hired them for strategic marketing planning in 2026.[45]

Digital marketing in the communication construction industry

  • 63% of AEC firms cited conferences and events as their most effective marketing channel in 2026.[45]
  • 46% of construction professionals using AI graphics tools reported using Microsoft Copilot in 2025.[47]
  • 39.2% of AEC marketers identified measuring digital-marketing return on investment as a campaign challenge in 2024.[46]
  • 19.4% of AEC marketers identified online competition as a campaign challenge in 2024.[46]
  • 24.2% of AEC marketers identified keeping up with digital-marketing trends and technologies as a campaign challenge in 2024.[46]

Branding in the communication construction industry

  • 14% of AEC marketers identified InDesign as important software for brand building and content creation in 2024.[46]
  • 93% of construction professionals active on social media used LinkedIn in 2025, the leading platform for industry visibility.[47]
  • 62% of construction professionals used social media for research or networking in 2025, supporting visibility and brand-building activity.[47]
  • 26.1% of AEC marketers selected messaging that communicates a unique value proposition as a competitive edge in 2024.[46]
  • 7% of construction professionals active on social media used X in 2025.[47]

Social media in the communication construction industry

  • 38% of construction professionals did not use social media for networking or research in 2025.[47]
  • 93% of construction professionals active on social media used LinkedIn in 2025.[47]
  • 63% of AEC firms cited conferences and events as their most effective marketing channel in 2026, ahead of social media.[45]
  • 2% of construction professionals active on social media used other social networks in 2025.[47]
  • 62% of AEC firms cited social media as an effective marketing channel in 2026.[45]

Influencer Marketing in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among residential construction workers surveyed in 2024, 47% regularly used Instagram, 52% used YouTube and 73% used Facebook.[48]
  • Across U.S. prospective home buyers, 42% preferred Instagram for communication with a real estate agent in 2025, compared with 47% preferring Facebook.[49]
  • Among U.S. real estate professionals, 15% used TikTok for business in 2024, while 10% used X (formerly Twitter).[50]
  • Among U.S. real estate professionals, 62% used Instagram for business in 2024, alongside 87% using Facebook and 25% using YouTube.[50]
  • Across U.S. prospective home buyers, 41% said in 2025 they were more likely to hire a real estate agent with a social media presence.[49]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Field-to-system accuracy drives process requirements, with 48% of telecom operators using paper notes transcribed into network-management systems in 2026.

Process optimization in the communication construction industry

  • 90% of telecom operators required engineers to photograph completed infrastructure work for verification in 2026.[31]
  • 4.5 days was the average network-record update time for telecom operators using one integrated geospatial system in 2026.[31]
  • 13% of telecom operators in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom said more than three-quarters of their network records were accurate in 2026.[31]
  • 24% of telecom operators identified spreadsheets, CAD files or paper documentation as their primary system for network records in 2026.[31]
  • 92% of telecom operators said better physical network data would improve use of existing infrastructure and reduce overbuilding in 2026.[31]

Operational efficiency in the communication construction industry

  • 58.7% of rural broadband companies in the United States cited long distances to customer premises as a significant fiber-deployment barrier in 2025.[51]
  • 3.5% of rural broadband companies in the United States reported no significant fiber-deployment barriers in 2025.[51]
  • 44.8% of rural broadband companies in the United States cited regulatory uncertainty as a significant fiber-deployment barrier in 2025.[51]
  • 15.4% of rural broadband companies in the United States cited workforce or contractor demand as a significant fiber-deployment barrier in 2025.[51]
  • 13.3% of rural broadband companies in the United States cited current regulatory rules as a significant fiber-deployment barrier in 2025.[51]

Quality management in the communication construction industry

  • 90% of telecom operators required photographic evidence to verify completed infrastructure work in 2026.[31]
  • 7% of telecom operators reported immediate updates to network records after field work in 2026.[31]
  • 31% of telecom operators were confident that completed network work had been performed to the required standard in 2026.[31]
  • 48% of telecom operators used paper notes that had to be transcribed into network-management systems in 2026.[31]
  • 100% of telecom operators reported a business impact from inaccurate physical network data during the 12 months before the 2026 survey.[31]

Supply chain in the communication construction industry

  • 92% was the estimated global optical-fiber capacity utilization rate in 2026.[52]
  • 50.0% of rural broadband companies facing procurement challenges reported difficulty obtaining fixed-wireline network electronic components in 2025.[51]
  • 21.4% of rural broadband companies facing procurement challenges reported difficulty obtaining skilled contractors or employees in 2025.[51]
  • 180 million fiber-kilometers was the estimated global optical-fiber supply shortfall for 2026.[52]
  • 15.0% of rural broadband companies reporting procurement delays said delays lasted less than three months in 2025.[51]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the construction and real estate sector (sector benchmark)

  • 41% of Australian infrastructure construction was completed by subcontractors in 2025, according to Infrastructure Australia’s analysis of Australian Bureau of Statistics data.[7]
  • 11% of income in Australian civil engineering, non-residential building and related construction came from subcontracting in 2025.[7]
  • 46.5% of Australian construction-industry input costs came from outsourced services in 2024, including labour hire, consultants and capital rentals.[7]
  • $5.66 per agent per month was the average outsourced accounting-labor price for U.S. real-estate brokerages with more than 500 agents, based on an August 2024 survey.[53]
  • 45% of Australian infrastructure-construction businesses surveyed in 2025 reported cost overruns as a challenge when managing subcontracting or labour-hire relationships.[7]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Profitability pressure shows in contractor margin reporting, while U.S. underground fiber deployment cost ranged $11–$24 per foot in 2023.

Pricing strategy in the communication construction industry

  • $11–$24 per foot was the typical U.S. underground fiber deployment cost range in 2023.[54]
  • Verizon sought price reductions from its 2021 contractor pricing matrix for work locked in for three years, according to a 2026 contractor benchmarking report.[20]
  • $4.50 per foot was the median reported labor cost for aerial U.S. fiber construction in 2025.[31]
  • 84% of U.S. wireless communications infrastructure contractors reported declining gross profit margins over the three years to 2025.[55]
  • 80% of U.S. wireless communications infrastructure contractors said MNO pricing was insufficient to cover costs in 2025.[55]

Cost reduction in the communication construction industry

  • $4–$9 per foot was the aerial fiber deployment cost range reported for the United States in 2023.[54]
  • More than 60% of U.S. households were passed by fiber in 2025, according to the Fiber Deployment Cost Annual Report.[31]
  • 8.1 million unique U.S. homes were added to fiber passings in 2025, increasing construction scale and potential purchasing efficiency.[31]
  • Up to 50% was the estimated saving when utilities included telecom infrastructure in their construction plans in the European Union.[56]
  • $2,100–$4,300 per home passed was the sparse-area aerial fiber cost range listed by NTIA in 2025.[57]

Profitability in the communication construction industry

  • 8.6% was MasTec’s adjusted EBITDA margin in the fourth quarter of 2025.[28]
  • 4.5% was the median operating profit margin among 40 U.S. communications infrastructure contractors in fiscal 2025.[20]
  • $469.994 million was Dycom’s Communications segment income before taxes in fiscal 2026.[28]
  • $385.7 million was MasTec’s Communications segment EBITDA in 2025.[28]
  • 27.2 cents of every revenue dollar was consumed by overhead at the median company in NATE’s 2025 contractor benchmarking survey.[20]

Financial planning in the communication construction industry

  • $10.983 billion was Dycom’s total communications backlog in the second quarter of fiscal 2027.[28]
  • $5.362 billion was Dycom’s communications backlog scheduled for recognition during the following 12 months in the second quarter of fiscal 2027.[28]
  • 1.4 times was Dycom Communications’ year-to-date organic book-to-bill ratio in the second quarter of fiscal 2027.[28]
  • $2.953 billion was MasTec Communications’ 2025 cost of revenue excluding depreciation and amortization.[28]
  • $3.460 billion was MasTec Communications revenue in 2024, providing the prior-year base used in its financial planning comparisons.[28]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Network assets and maintenance contracts remain distinct revenue components; maintenance service contracts were 6.7% of revenue for electrical contractors with one to nine employees in 2024.

Product development in the communication construction industry

  • 54% of United Kingdom advanced-connectivity technology companies were based in London and the South East in 2025.[58]
  • £270 million was allocated to a United Kingdom advanced-connectivity research and development programme in 2026.[58]
  • 109,400 people were employed by United Kingdom advanced-connectivity technology companies in 2025.[59]
  • 20.7% of Ericsson’s 2025 revenue was allocated to research and development, according to reported company figures.[60]
  • 64% of United Kingdom advanced-connectivity companies focused solely on advanced connectivity technologies in 2025.[58]

Product lifecycle in the communication construction industry

  • More than $63 billion was invested in United States wireless infrastructure, including construction, maintenance and operations, in 2024.[61]
  • 98% of American Tower’s total revenue came from property operations in 2024.[28]
  • 154,800 purpose-built cellular towers were operating in the United States at the end of 2024.[5]
  • Five to ten years was the typical initial non-cancellable lease term for American Tower communications sites in 2023.[62]
  • 802,500 indoor small-cell nodes were in use in the United States at the end of 2024.[5]

After-sales in the communication construction industry

  • 6.7% of revenue came from maintenance service contracts at electrical contractors with one to nine employees in 2024.[63]
  • 11.7% of revenue came from maintenance service contracts at electrical contractors with ten or more employees in 2024.[63]
  • 15.4% of electrical contractor revenue came from repair work in 2024.[63]
  • 3% was American Tower’s tenant-billing churn rate in 2023, primarily driven by its United States and Canada property segment.[64]
  • 9.1% of electrical contractor revenue came from maintenance service contracts in 2024.[63]

Value proposition in the communication construction industry

  • 25% of business decision-makers would consider moving business away from telecom operators if viable alternatives emerged in 2025.[65]
  • 60% was the share of customer-value potential captured by telecommunications companies in the 2025 Global Telecommunications Study.[66]
  • 5.7 out of 10 was the average happiness score for global telecommunications customers in 2025.[66]
  • Nearly 60% of business-to-business respondents preferred hybrid engagement combining digital and remote human interaction in 2026.[65]
  • 77% of consumers reportedly felt no loyalty to their telecommunications provider in 2026.[6]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Environmental performance tracking shows up in network operations, including 84% of Telefónica electricity used in its own facilities from renewable sources in 2023.

Sustainability in the communication construction industry

  • 1,492 environmental licences and permits were recorded for Telefónica’s network planning and construction activities in 2023.[28]
  • 97% of Telefónica’s total waste was recycled in 2023 across its telecommunications operations worldwide.[28]
  • 41 MWh per petabyte was Telefónica’s reported energy consumption per traffic unit in 2023 worldwide.[28]
  • 84% of Telefónica’s electricity used in its own facilities came from renewable sources in 2023 worldwide.[28]
  • 64 visual-impact-reduction measures were applied to Telefónica network infrastructure projects in 2023.[28]

ESG in the communication construction industry

  • 70% is Cellnex’s target reduction for absolute scopes 1 and 2 emissions by 2030.[67]
  • 89% was Telefónica’s workforce-transparency disclosure score in the Workforce Disclosure Initiative ranking.[68]
  • 90% is Telefónica’s 2030 target for reducing scopes 1 and 2 emissions.[68]
  • 94 points was Telecom Infrastructure Partners’ GRESB score in 2025.[69]
  • 2040 is Telefónica’s target year for reaching net-zero emissions across scopes 1, 2 and 3.[68]

Ethics in the communication construction industry

  • 8 social issues were identified in FCC Construcción’s construction-division materiality matrix.[70]
  • 95 was the internal relevance score for ethics, integrity, compliance and good governance in FCC Construcción’s construction division.[70]
  • 95 was the internal and external relevance score for ethics, integrity, compliance and good governance in FCC Construcción’s materiality assessment.[70]
  • 86 was the internal relevance score for circular economy and waste in FCC Construcción’s construction division.[70]
  • 100% of Telefónica employees were covered by the company’s global code-of-conduct framework in 2023.[28]

CSR in the communication construction industry

  • 2024 was the year Telenco’s emissions targets were validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.[71]
  • 1,492 environmental permits were recorded for Telefónica network planning and construction activities in 2023.[28]
  • 484 Telefónica base stations used renewable energy in 2023 as part of its responsible-infrastructure program.[28]
  • 2011 is the year of the European conflict-minerals compliance framework Telenco applies to subsidiaries and suppliers.[71]
  • 64 visual-impact-reduction measures were applied to Telefónica infrastructure projects in 2023.[28]

Circular economy in the communication construction industry

  • 313,805 pieces of Telefónica network equipment were reused in 2023 worldwide.[28]
  • 3,576 tonnes of hazardous waste were reported by Telefónica in 2023.[28]
  • 64 visual-impact-reduction measures were associated with Telefónica network infrastructure in 2023.[28]
  • 1,492 environmental permits were associated with Telefónica network planning and construction in 2023.[28]
  • 2023 was the year Telefónica reported network-equipment reuse and waste-recycling results for its asset lifecycle.[28]

Carbon footprint in the communication construction industry

  • 56% is Telefónica’s target reduction for scope-3 emissions by 2030.[68]
  • 1.02 tons of PM10 per quarter were estimated for fiber-optic cable installation in San Diego County in the cited construction assessment.[72]
  • 90% is Telefónica’s target reduction for scopes 1 and 2 emissions by 2030.[68]
  • 2,000 feet per day was the assumed fiber-installation rate for each operating construction scenario in the cited California assessment.[72]
  • 337,119 tonnes of CO2e were Telefónica’s reported scopes 1 and 2 emissions in 2023.[28]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

Cross-border work continues at scale, with China Communications Construction Company reporting RMB 732.649 billion in overseas projects under construction in 2024.

Globalization in the communication construction industry

  • 732.649 billion yuan was the value of China Communications Construction Company’s overseas projects under construction in 2024.[88]
  • 31.544 billion yuan of projects were completed and accepted overseas by China Communications Construction Company in 2024.[88]
  • CITIC Telecom International had branches in 22 countries and regions in 2024.[89]
  • 349 overseas projects worth RMB96.684 billion were newly contracted in Asia excluding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan in 2024.[90]
  • 53 overseas projects worth RMB23.013 billion were newly contracted in Latin America in 2024.[90]

Supplier management in the communication construction industry

  • 32% of total purchases came from the largest supplier at a communications construction company in the financial year ended March 31, 2024.[28]
  • 49.6% of total purchases came from the five largest vendors of a Hong Kong cable-laying contractor in the financial year ended February 28, 2023.[28]
  • 25.4% of total purchases came from the largest vendor of a Hong Kong cable-laying contractor in the financial year ended February 29, 2024.[28]
  • 17.7% of total purchases came from the largest vendor of a Hong Kong cable-laying contractor in the financial year ended February 28, 2023.[28]
  • 33% of total purchases came from the largest supplier at a communications construction company in the financial year ended March 31, 2023.[28]

Stakeholder management in the communication construction industry

  • Over 2,500 employees supported CITIC Telecom International’s telecommunications operations in 2024.[89]
  • 74% of revenue came from federal, state and local government customers at a U.S. construction contractor in 2023.[28]
  • The top 10 customers contributed approximately 33% of operating revenue for a communications infrastructure contractor in 2024.[28]
  • A single customer contributed approximately 17% of operating revenue for a communications infrastructure contractor in 2025.[28]
  • 72% of revenue came from federal, state and local government customers at a U.S. construction contractor in 2024.[28]

Distribution channels in the communication construction industry

  • 160 countries and regions were covered by CITIC Telecom International’s telecommunications business in 2024.[89]
  • Six 100-Gbit/s channels connected Kazakhtelecom with China Telecom in 2025.[91]
  • 22 countries and regions had branches supporting CITIC Telecom International’s distribution and service network in 2024.[89]
  • 476 5G base stations received optical transmission from Kazakhtelecom in 2025.[91]
  • 12 100-Gbit/s transit channels connected China and Russia through Kazakhtelecom in 2025.[91]

Key questions about the communication construction industry

What is the 2025 market size for North America communication construction?
North America communication construction was valued at $29 billion in 2025, based on FMI estimates.
How fast is the North America market expected to grow in 2026?
FMI forecasts North America communication construction to grow from $29 billion in 2025 to $31 billion in 2026.
Which companies lead the communication construction industry?
Quanta Services leads Gitnux's 2026 communication construction ranking with an Overall score of 9.7, with revenue growth 20.32%. VINCI is the runner-up at 9.3, with operating margin 12.8%.
What technology shifts are most visible in this build cycle?
Demand is driven by 5G-Advanced upgrades, fiber deployment, AI and cloud infrastructure, and data-center construction, alongside rural broadband funding.
How is the telecom network infrastructure market segmented?
It is segmented by wireless, fixed and core network infrastructure; hardware and services; network technology such as 5G; and end users including telecom operators.
Where do work verification and network-record accuracy pressures show up operationally?
In 2026, 90% of telecom operators required engineers to photograph completed work for verification, while 100% reported business impact from inaccurate physical network data.
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