High-Growth Sector

Future Telecom Networks

A market overview of active UK companies in Future Telecom Networks. Figures exclude dormant and dissolved companies. Data refreshed 30 Apr 2026.

Active companies
1,816
trading & on register
Reporting turnover
280
15% of active
Reporting employees
1,609
89% of active
Register health
11%
of 2,098 on register are dormant

Company size (employees)

Active companies reporting employee counts

1-9
1,137
10-49
309
50-249
123
250+
40

Turnover distribution

Active companies reporting turnover

<£100k
11
£100k-£1m
27
£1m-£10m
89
£10m-£100m
115
£100m+
38

Where they're based

Active companies by major UK city (30km London, 15–20km elsewhere)

Greater London
403
Manchester
59
Birmingham
44
Leeds
38
Liverpool
29
Bristol
24
Glasgow
11
Belfast
11
Edinburgh
10
Cardiff
7

New formations by year

Active companies incorporated under this category (dormant shells excluded)

85
17
89
18
99
19
90
20
91
21
75
22
47
23
12
24
3
25
0
26

Largest by turnover

#CompanyTurnoverEBITDAEmployees3y growth
1BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY£20.4B£7.5B91,500-1%
2VODAFONE LIMITED£5.9B£940.4M9,1992%
3COLT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED£1.8B£301.1M6,65810%
4CIENA GLOBAL PRODUCTS COMPANY, LTD.£1.4B-246%
5CIENA GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, LTD.£719.2M-260%
6ARQIVA GROUP LIMITED£675.3M£315.6M1,3183%
7ARQIVA BROADCAST PARENT LIMITED£638.2M£293.4M1,3182%
8ARQIVA GROUP PARENT LIMITED£638.2M£312.0M1,3182%
9ARQIVA LIMITED£589.3M£287.4M1,3133%
10CELLNEX UK LIMITED£582.1M£346.0M2941251%
11CORNERSTONE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED£484.1M£290.8M32511%
12ON TOWER UK LIMITED£444.8M£280.5M-28%
13SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC£366.8M£24.5M--5%
14BOLDYN NETWORKS GLOBAL LIMITED£365.0M£304.0M1,197-
15MAVENIR GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED£356.5M£141.5M4,279-14%
16COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES£265.9M£3.7M6341%
17M GROUP TELECOM (FIXED NETWORK SOLUTIONS) LIMITED£261.9M£18.6M61314%
18M J QUINN INTEGRATED SERVICES LIMITED£240.6M£19.2M82015%
19COMMSCOPE UK LIMITED£213.6M£37.0M38130%
20M GROUP TELECOM LIMITED£202.4M£13.8M82332%

Fastest-growing

Active companies with turnover ≥ £1m, sorted by 3-year turnover CAGR

#CompanyTurnoverEmployees3y turnover growth
1CELLNEX UK LIMITED£582.1M2941251%
2SOLUTIONS 30 UK SERVICES LIMITED£9.9M391186%
3SWISH FIBRE NETWORKS LIMITED£2.4M4205%
4FIBRENATION LIMITED£24.2M-138%
5COMMSCOPE UK LIMITED£213.6M38130%
6CITYFIBRE METRO NETWORKS LIMITED£10.6M-90%
7CIGNAL INFRASTRUCTURE UK LIMITED£83.7M-87%
8FRESHWAVE SERVICES LIMITED£13.6M11364%
9CIENA GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, LTD.£719.2M260%
10CEB GLOBAL LIMITED£154.1M37158%
11BABBLE CLOUD LIMITED£92.4M49555%
12CIENA GLOBAL PRODUCTS COMPANY, LTD.£1.4B246%
13ROOSEVELT SERVICES UK LIMITED£4.2M144%
14CITYFIBRE LIMITED£77.0M-40%
15AVIAT NETWORKS (UK) LIMITED£11.1M3039%
16CIRCET WIRELESS LIMITED£46.6M19537%
17ALAN DICK COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED£40.7M14937%
18AIRBAND COMMUNITY INTERNET LIMITED£6.7M23636%
19AIRBAND TOPCO LIMITED£6.7M28536%
20PRODAPT (UK) LIMITED£40.2M9734%

Newest formations

Most recently incorporated active companies

#CompanyLocationIncorporated
1MAC NETWORKS LTDStornoway2025
2FARRPOINT HOLDINGS LIMITEDEdinburgh2025
3ALARIS THE RF TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTDLincoln2025
4ALTNET PARTNERS LIMITEDLondon2024
5ALTNET PARTNERS HOLDCO LIMITEDLondon2024
6FUTURE COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY UK PVT LTDHarrow2024
7DIGITEL GROUP LTDLondon2024
8CENTRIX LIMITEDReading2024
9BOLDYN NETWORKS EUROPE FINANCE LIMITEDLondon2024
10COMMS365 HOLDINGS LIMITEDReading2024
11DIGITAL FIRST HOLDINGS UK LIMITEDAltrincham2024
12CALLAN CONNECT GROUP LIMITEDBirmingham2024
13A.S TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTDReading2024
14V FIBRE LTDPeterborough2024
15A&K COMMS LTDBonnybridge2024
16SPLICETEK UTILITIES LIMITEDBerkeley2023
17CBNG HOLDCO LTDCanterbury2023
18FOIL LIMITEDLondon2023
19CJ COMMUNICATIONS LIMITEDHereford2023
20SPLICETEC LTDHeywood2023