Telecom Intelligence

Capital & Investment

Capex allocation, rollout progress and return on network investment.

Cost Optimization and Capital & Investment both roll into the Cost & Capital Optimization decision journey.Open journey

Executive summary

Network investment ROI: 14.2% — stored reference value; verification basis not independently confirmed. Source unavailable for other figures.

Key indicators

CAPEX spend (YTD)

USD 64.8M

UnavailablePrevious-period comparison unavailable (year to date)

CAPEX vs budget

86%

+4ppvs prior month

Network investment ROI

14.2%

+0.6ppvs prior month · Stored reference value; verification basis not independently confirmed

Cost per new site

USD 118k

-3%vs stored prior

Capacity added

+2.1 Tbps

+11.7%vs stored prior

Payback period

3.4 yrs

-0.2 yrsvs prior month

Spectrum utilisation

72%

+4ppvs prior month

Benefits realised

USD 9.6M

+15%vs stored prior

Issues requiring attention

Q4 vendor delivery risk

medium priority

Radio equipment lead times +6 weeks.

Owner: Head of Procurement

Drill down

CAPEX underspend vs plan

medium priority

CAPEX at 86% of plan (Q3 2026: USD 23.3M vs 27.1M; 2026 YTD: USD 64.8M vs 75.3M); rollout slippage reported. CAPEX at 86% of plan (Q3 2026 and 2026 YTD).

Drill down

Rural site ROI below hurdle

low priority

22 rural sites under 10% ROI.

Owner: CFO

Drill down

Performance analysis

Cumulative CAPEX (USD M)

Monthly actuals, Apr–Sep

CAPEX allocation (%)

Source unavailable — this breakdown has no stored record.

Actual vs prior and target

Current period, KPIs measured in %

Prior periodActualTarget

Cumulative CAPEX trend

Cumulative CAPEX by month, Apr–Sep (USD M)

AI Advisory

Re-phase rural sites with low ROI
Secure Q4 vendor delivery slots

Value realization

Metric / outcome	Value type	Baseline → target KPI	Expected	Actual	Variance	Realization	Status
4G capacity programme benefits FY2026 · CTO	Revenue generated	0 → 12,000,000 KPI for: 4G capacity programme benefits	USD 12MConditional projection	USD 9.6MRecorded actual — illustrative evidence	Not verified	Not verified	On track

Metric / outcome

Value type

Baseline → target KPI

Expected

Actual

Variance

Realization

Status

4G capacity programme benefits

FY2026 · CTO

Revenue generated

0 → 12,000,000

KPI for: 4G capacity programme benefits

USD 12MConditional projection

USD 9.6MRecorded actual — illustrative evidence

Not verified

On track

Evidence

Source unavailable
Source: Project tracker
Network investment ROI: 14.2% — stored reference value; verification basis not independently confirmed.
Source: Finance

Methodology

Track capex vs plan by programme
Compute ROI and payback per cohort
Link capacity added to revenue