Mobile capex up 2% over last year

Infrastructure spending by North America’s mobile operators increased slightly during the first quarter, while wireline capital spending decreased 9%, according to a report from Ovum-RHK.
Mobile carriers spent $5.1 billion during the quarter, up 2% from last year’s first quarter. Mobile revenues were up 11% to $35.4 billion during the quarter, said the report.
Wireline expenditures were $6 billion for the quarter and wireline revenues decreased 2% to $42.7 billion, according to Ovum-RHK.
“Access network deployment has reached a steady state and North American wireline capital spending is entering a period of stability,” said John Lively, vice president of forecasting at Ovum-RHK. “Continued erosion of fixed-network revenues will constrain future capex increases. Ovum-RHK expects capital spending to continue at this level throughout 2007 and edge slightly lower in 2008.”