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Q2 2026 Telecom, Towers & Connectivity Infrastructure market review

Telecom, Towers & Connectivity Infrastructure is cooling this window, with 86 buys in the last 3 years vs 118 prior across 98 public acquirers.

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Market thesis

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Attractive acquirers buy scarce network assets and local density where incremental subscribers, tenancy, or traffic improve asset economics.

[1] 10-K

FY 2010 strategy language. During fiscal 2010, we continued to enhance our MDS 9000 product line by introducing features to enable server virtualization, SAN consolidation and pay-as-you-grow flexibility to scale from an entry-level departmental switch to edge connectivity in enterprise SANs.

[2] 10-K

FY 2025 strategy language. The overall movement toward industry consolidation among both our competitors and our customers

Buyer hierarchy

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CSCO, T, VIV, TMUS, VZ lead the current buyer hierarchy with 680 recorded buys among ranked acquirers.

[1] 10-K

FY 2010 strategy language. During fiscal 2010, we continued to enhance our MDS 9000 product line by introducing features to enable server virtualization, SAN consolidation and pay-as-you-grow flexibility to scale from an entry-level departmental switch to edge connectivity in enterprise SANs.

[2] 10-K

FY 2025 strategy language. The overall movement toward industry consolidation among both our competitors and our customers

[3] 10-K

FY 2019 strategy language. Industry consolidation occurring within one or more component supplier markets, such as the semiconductor market, could either limit supply or increase costs

Filing signals

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Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.: Restatement, late-filing, shareholder-pressure, or governance filings point to very active governance attention. Cisco Systems, Inc.: 103 recorded buyer-side acquisition reference(s); filings read as very active buyer activity. T-Mobile US, Inc.: Spin, divestiture, or carve-out filings point to a very active separation window. Lumentum Holdings Inc.: Spin, divestiture, or carve-out filings point to a very active separation window. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company: Spin, divestiture, or carve-out filings point to a very active separation window.

[4] 10-K· 2026-02-24

FY 2024 strategy language. TDS Telecom may seek to grow its operations through additional investments in fiber and through the acquisition of and/or partnership with businesses that support and complement its existing markets or by creating entirely new clusters of markets in attractive locations.

[5] 10-K· 2026-02-24

FY 2023 strategy language. TDS may seek to grow its operations through investments in fiber and through the acquisition of and/or partnership with businesses that support and complement its existing markets or by creating entirely new clusters of markets in attractive locations.

[6] 10-K· 2026-02-24

FY 2016 strategy language. U.S. Cellular’s business development strategy is to obtain interests in and access to wireless licenses in its current operating markets and in areas that are adjacent to or in close proximity to its other wireless licenses

[1] 10-K

FY 2010 strategy language. During fiscal 2010, we continued to enhance our MDS 9000 product line by introducing features to enable server virtualization, SAN consolidation and pay-as-you-grow flexibility to scale from an entry-level departmental switch to edge connectivity in enterprise SANs.