Network Asset Management Survey report 2014

As per the recent report unveiled at GSMA Mobile World Congress 2015, capex investment will reach $1.4 trillion from 2015-2020. Under the backdrop of increasing capital expenditures (CAPEX) and revenue growth that is failing to keep pace, operators are now faced with a critical and immediate need to optimize CAPEX practices while improving service efficiency. To study the network asset management program and CAPEX practices within the operators, TM Forum Asset Management project team met with dozens of operators worldwide and commissioned an industry survey. Subex is pleased to share first of its-kind industry survey report with TM Forum which provides insights into asset misalignment, asset visibility and capacity management. The report validates that network CAPEX remains the largest budgetary line item with virtually every operator today but it’s not getting enough attention. Most of the surveyed operators are not able to answer: