UK Telecom Services Market Size & Outlook, 2025-2030
UK telecom services market, 2018-2030 (US$M)
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UK telecom services market highlights
- The UK telecom services market generated a revenue of USD 130,491.8 million in 2025 and is expected to reach USD 179,751.4 million by 2030.
- The UK market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.7% from 2026 to 2030.
- In terms of segment, mobile data services was the largest revenue generating service type in 2025.
- Mobile Data Services is the most lucrative service type segment registering the fastest growth during the forecast period.
Telecom services market data book summary
| Market revenue in 2025 | USD 130,491.8 million |
| Market revenue in 2030 | USD 179,751.4 million |
| Growth rate | 6.7% (CAGR from 2026 to 2030) |
| Largest segment | Mobile data services |
| Fastest growing segment | Mobile Data Services |
| Historical data | 2018 - 2024 |
| Base year | 2025 |
| Forecast period | 2026 - 2030 |
| Quantitative units | Revenue in USD million |
| Market segmentation | Fixed Voice Services, Fixed Internet Access Services, Mobile Voice Services, Mobile Data Services, Pay TV Services, Machine-to-Machine (Mobile IoT) Services |
| Key market players worldwide | AT&T, Verizon Communications Inc, Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp, China Mobile, Deutsche Telekom AG, SoftBank Group Corp, Telefonica SA, Vodafone Group PLC, KT Corp ADR, Reliance Inc, KDDI Corp, Orange SA, BT Group PLC, Comcast Corp Class A |
Other key industry trends
- In terms of revenue, UK accounted for 6.2% of the global telecom services market in 2025.
- Country-wise, U.S. is expected to lead the global market in terms of revenue in 2030.
- In Europe, Germany telecom services market is projected to lead the regional market in terms of revenue in 2030.
- UK is the fastest growing regional market in Europe and is projected to reach USD 179,751.4 million by 2030.
Mobile data services was the largest segment with a revenue share of 37.96% in 2025. Horizon Databook has segmented the UK telecom services market based on fixed voice services, fixed internet access services, mobile voice services, mobile data services, pay tv services, machine-to-machine (mobile iot) services covering the revenue growth of each sub-segment from 2018 to 2030.
The U.K.’s telecommunications industry is characterized by technology-driven changes, delivering new, innovative services to both consumers and businesses. According to the Office of Communications (Ofcom), as of Q2/2023, there were 28.2 million fixed broadband lines in the U.K., an increase of 139,000, or 0.5%, over the year.
In addition, there were 20.3 million fiber-to-the-cabinet and full fiber broadband connections as of Q2/2023, accounting for 72.0% of all lines. The total number of fixed lines, including ISDN channels, PSTN lines, and managed VoIP connections, stood at 28.6 million during the quarter.
The increasing number of fixed-line and broadband connections across the country can be considered a major factor contributing to the growth of the market.
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