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Telecom networks5G/6G RAN, fibre, towers, subsea cables

Mobile radio access networks (5G NSA/SA, FWA), fibre-to-the-home and backbone/backhaul fibre, passive tower infrastructure, and subsea/terrestrial long-haul systems feeding AI data centres. Capex intensity is high (15-30% of revenue) but returns are regulated by spectrum costs, tariff competition and subsidy programmes (BharatNet, BEAD, EU Gigabit Infrastructure Act). Key capital risks: spectrum and policy shocks, vendor restrictions (high-risk vendors), RoW/permitting, fibre and optics supply tightened by AI data-centre demand, subsea fault/geopolitical risk (Red Sea, Baltic), and operator balance-sheet stress (Vodafone Idea).

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Pack v1.0.0 · updated 5 Oct 2026 · 13 cited sources · 12 parameters · 10 swing factors.

At a glance

20%Capex intensity of revenue (operator capex)range 12%–35% · sourced

18Construction time · months (network roll-out phase; subsea 24-36)range 6–36 · estimate

10%Mean cost overrunrange 0%–40% · estimate

30%Mean schedule overrunrange 0%–150% · sourced

Pack defaults with their low–high range. Overruns are sector means as a share of the original budget or schedule. All parameters and sources

Sub-industries

Capex intensity ranges by configuration. The unit changes with the asset, so compare within a row, not across rows.

Sub-industry	Capex intensity	Notes
Mobile RAN (5G/5G-SA, FWA, small cells)Macro radio, massive-MIMO, core and transport; India's fastest-ever 5G roll-out by Jio/Airtel; US C-band/2.5 GHz; EU SA migration and high-risk vendor swaps.	15–150USD thousand per macro site upgrade	estimate: India 5G radio+install ~USD 15-30k per sector-site; US/EU 5G macro upgrade USD 80-150k per site.
FTTH/FTTx access fibreFibre to homes/businesses: Jio AirFiber/JioFiber and Airtel Xstream in India, AT&T/Verizon/Frontier/T-Mobile JVs in US, Deutsche Telekom/Orange/Open Fiber in EU.	150–6,000USD per home passed	estimate: India urban USD 150-400; US urban/suburban USD 700-1,400 and rural BEAD USD 2,000-6,000+; EU USD 500-1,500.
Towers and passive infrastructureMacro towers, rooftops, poles; Indus Towers (~250k towers), American Tower, Crown Castle, SBA, Cellnex, Inwit, Vantage Towers.	25–300USD thousand per new tower	estimate: India ground-based tower ~Rs 25-40 lakh (USD 26-42k); US macro tower USD 150-300k.
Long-haul, metro and data-centre interconnect fibreHigh-fibre-count backbone and DCI routes built for AI campuses (Lumen, Zayo, Bharti/Jio backbone, BharatNet middle mile).	8,000–150,000USD per route-km	estimate: India aerial/underground USD 8-20k/km; US long-haul USD 60-150k/km.
Subsea cable systems and landing stationsTransoceanic and regional systems (2Africa completed Nov-2025, Meta Waterworth, India's MIST/IAX/IEX/2Africa Pearls landings in Mumbai and Chennai).	25–60USD million per 1,000 km	estimate: USD 25-60k per km incl. repeaters/marine install; cable ships and repeaters are bottlenecks.

Value chain

Inputs

spectrum licences
optical fibre and preform (silica, germanium)
copper (power, earthing)
RAN equipment (radios, baseband, antennas)
optical transport (DWDM, coherent optics)
tower steel, shelters, power systems and batteries
rights-of-way and permits
subsea repeaters, cable ships and landing stations

Process

spectrum acquisition
network planning
site acquisition and RoW
civil works (trenching, microtrenching, aerial, tower erection)
equipment installation and integration
network testing and launch
operations, field maintenance, energy management
subsea marine survey, lay, burial and landing

Outputs

mobile data and voice
fixed broadband and FWA
enterprise connectivity and DCI
tower/passive tenancies
international bandwidth (subsea capacity, IRUs)

Parameters

12 parameters: 3 sourced, 9 informed estimates. The bar shows the low–high range with the default marked; estimates are labelled and never presented as observed data.

Parameter	Default & range	Evidence	Source
Capex intensityof revenue (operator capex)	20%range 12%–35%	sourcedas of 5 Oct 2026	sec.gov
Construction months(network roll-out phase; subsea 24-36)	18 monthsrange 6–36	estimateas of 5 Oct 2026	Informed estimate; no single source
Cost overrun mean	10%range 0%–40%	estimateas of 5 Oct 2026	fibre builds commonly overrun on make-ready/permits; BEAD rural higher
Schedule overrun mean	30%range 0%–150%	sourcedas of 5 Oct 2026	en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org
Asset life (years)(fibre 30+, RAN 7-10, towers 30)	20 yearsrange 7–40	estimateas of 5 Oct 2026	Informed estimate; no single source
WACC	8.5%range 6%–12%	estimateas of 5 Oct 2026	US/EU telcos 6-7.5%; India 10-12%
Typical IRR	12%range 7%–20%	estimateas of 5 Oct 2026	fibre JV unlevered 8-10%; towers 10-13%
Utilization(fibre penetration of homes passed)	40%range 20%–60%	estimateas of 5 Oct 2026	Informed estimate; no single source
Opex % of revenue	55%range 40%–70%	estimateas of 5 Oct 2026	Informed estimate; no single source
EBITDA margin(operators ~35-55%, towers ~60-70%)	45%range 30%–70%	estimateas of 5 Oct 2026	Bharti Airtel India mobile ~55%+, Indus ~50-60%, AMT ~60%+
Home passed cost (USD)(US/EU blended)	900 USD per home passedrange 150–6,000	estimateas of 5 Oct 2026	Informed estimate; no single source
BEAD program (USD bn)	42.45 USD bnrange 42.45–42.45	sourcedas of 5 Oct 2026	en.wikipedia.org

What moves value

Sorted by expected cost (probability × cost impact). Impacts are typical values for the sector; each one is driven by the shared factors listed, which is how one shock reaches several projects at once.

Swing factorProbabilityCost impactSchedule

Spectrum / regulatory policy shock (AGR, auction pricing, licence fees)Regulatory Shared factors: Policy 1Watch: DoT/TRAI consultations; Supreme Court AGR rulings; FCC auction authority

30%

10%

6 mo

Right-of-way, make-ready and permitting delaysInterface Shared factors: Policy 0.6 · Labour 0.4Watch: RoW portal approvals (PM Gati Shakti); pole attachment disputes; municipal permit backlogs

40%

6 mo

Vendor restriction / rip-and-replaceGeopolitical Shared factors: Policy 0.8 · Electrical equipment 0.2Watch: EU 5G toolbox enforcement; India trusted-source list; US FCC covered list

25%

9 mo

Optical fibre / optics supply tightness from AI demandSupply chain Shared factors: Data-centre demand 0.6 · Electrical equipment 0.4Watch: fibre lead times; Corning/Prysmian pricing; telephone apparatus PPI

30%

4 mo

Field labour scarcity (splicers, tower climbers)Labour Shared factors: Labour 0.9 · Data-centre demand 0.1Watch: contractor wage rates; BEAD build season overlap; hyperscaler fibre competition

30%

4 mo

Subsea cable damage / geopolitical chokepointsGeopolitical Shared factors: Policy 0.7 · Oil 0.3Watch: Red Sea/Baltic incidents; repair ship availability; landing licence delays

25%

6 mo

Energy cost and grid reliability at sitesCommodity Shared factors: Power price 0.6 · Oil 0.4Watch: diesel prices; industrial power PPI; grid availability in rural India

30%

0 mo

Subsidy programme redesign (BEAD, BharatNet, EU funds)Regulatory Shared factors: Policy 1Watch: NTIA BEAD guidance; BharatNet tender awards; EU Digital Networks Act

35%

12 mo

Operator balance-sheet stress and tenant churnFinancing Shared factors: Interest rates 0.5 · Policy 0.5Watch: Vodafone Idea funding; Indus receivable days; telecom credit spreads

30%

0 mo

ARPU / price competition and demand saturationMarket Shared factors: Policy 0.4 · Power price 0.4 · Data-centre demand 0.2Watch: tariff actions; subscriber net adds; FWA cannibalisation of fixed

30%

0 mo

Market signals

What moves the case

Key variables with their typical range and what they hit in the model.

Variable	Typical range	Affects
Mobile ARPUIndia ARPU ~Rs 200-250 (~USD 2-3) after 2024 tariff hikes; US postpaid ~USD 50; each 10% India tariff hike adds ~Rs 20-25 ARPU - estimate.	2–60USD/month	Revenue, Margin
Capex intensity (capex/revenue)AT&T capex USD 20.8bn (2025), T-Mobile USD 10.0bn (2025) per SEC; Indian telcos 25-35% during 5G peak.	12%–35%	Capex
Broadcast & wireless communications equipment PPIRAN is ~35-45% of mobile capex.	85–115index	Capex
Telephone apparatus (incl. optical transport) PPI+10.8% y/y (Aug-2026) as AI optics demand tightens supply.	80–100index	Capex
Fibre optic cable PPISeries ends Jun-2025; AI data-centre fibre demand (Corning/Meta deals) tightened bare-fibre supply in 2025-26.	75–100index	Capex
CopperPower and earthing, legacy copper networks being decommissioned (copper recovery value).	7,000–14,000USD/t	Capex
Steel mill products PPITower structures 10-25 t each.	180–420index	Capex
Spectrum auction priceIndia 2024 auction raised only ~Rs 11,340 crore (muted); US AT&T paid ~USD 23bn for EchoStar spectrum (2025).	0.01–1.5USD/MHz-pop	Capex, Financing

Show 4 more variables

Variable	Typical range	Affects
Tower tenancy ratioEach extra tenant lifts tower EBITDA margin ~15-20 pts; Vodafone Idea health is key for Indus.	1.2–2.5tenants per tower	Revenue, Margin
Industrial electricity priceEnergy is 15-25% of network opex; diesel at Indian tower sites.	250–400index	Opex
US 10-year TreasuryTower REIT valuations and fibre JV financing are rate-sensitive.	3–6percent	Financing
INR per USDImported RAN/optics; INR at ~95.8 (Sep-2026).	80–100INR/USD	Capex

Price feeds (11)

Series	Source / id	Unit	Frequency
PPI: Broadcast and wireless communications equipment	PCU334220334220FRED	index	monthly
PPI: Telephone apparatus manufacturing	PCU334210334210FRED	index	monthly
PPI: Fiber optic cable manufacturing (ends Jun-2025)	PCU335921335921FRED	index	monthly
PPI: Communications and related equipment	WPU1176FRED	index	monthly
PPI: Wired telecommunications carriers	PCU517311517311FRED	index	monthly
Global price of Copper	PCOPPUSDMFRED	USD/t	monthly
PPI: Steel mill products	WPU1017FRED	index	monthly
PPI: Industrial electric power	WPU0543FRED	index	monthly

Show 3 more feeds

Series	Source / id	Unit	Frequency
US 10-year Treasury yield	DGS10FRED	percent	daily
INR per USD	DEXINUSFRED	INR/USD	daily
USD per EUR	DEXUSEUFRED	USD/EUR	daily

Listed tickers (28)

Market context only: these prices tend to react first when a driver moves. Named for context; no affiliation.

Operators · 19

BHARTIARTL.NS Bharti Airtel NSE · IN
RELIANCE.NS Reliance Industries (Jio Platforms) NSE · IN
IDEA.NS Vodafone Idea NSE · IN
INDUSTOWER.NS Indus Towers NSE · IN
TATACOMM.NS Tata Communications (subsea, enterprise) NSE · IN
RAILTEL.NS RailTel Corporation NSE · IN
T AT&T NYSE · US
VZ Verizon NYSE · US
TMUS T-Mobile US NASDAQ · US
LUMN Lumen Technologies NYSE · US
AMT American Tower NYSE · US
CCI Crown Castle NYSE · US
SBAC SBA Communications NASDAQ · US
DTE.DE Deutsche Telekom XETRA · EU
ORA.PA Orange Euronext Paris · EU
VOD.L Vodafone Group LSE · EU
CLNX.MC Cellnex Telecom BME · EU
INW.MI Inwit Borsa Italiana · EU
9432.T NTT TSE · APAC

Suppliers · 9

HFCL.NS HFCL (fibre, telecom equipment) NSE · IN
STLTECH.NS Sterlite Technologies (optical fibre) NSE · IN
TEJASNET.NS Tejas Networks (RAN/optical) NSE · IN
CSCO Cisco NASDAQ · US
CIEN Ciena NYSE · US
GLW Corning NYSE · US
NOKIA.HE Nokia Nasdaq Helsinki · EU
ERIC-B.ST Ericsson Nasdaq Stockholm · EU
PRY.MI Prysmian (fibre and subsea) Borsa Italiana · EU

Trends and research findings

Trends

Hyperscalers own the subsea build2025-2030
Meta-led 2Africa core system completed Nov-2025; hyperscalers fund most new transoceanic capacity, raising landing-station and India hub demand.
en.wikipedia.org
US BEAD reset to technology neutrality2025-2030
USD 42.45bn BEAD programme re-scoped in 2025 to admit satellite, slowing disbursements and reducing fibre share.
en.wikipedia.org
US operator capex steady, mix shifts to fibre2025-2028
AT&T capex USD 20.8bn (2025) and T-Mobile USD 10.0bn (2025); consolidation (Verizon-Frontier, AT&T-Lumen fibre) shifts capex to FTTH.
sec.gov
AI drives fibre and optics demand2025-2028
AI data-centre interconnect and in-building fibre demand tighten fibre supply; telephone apparatus PPI +10.8% y/y (Aug-2026).
fred.stlouisfed.org
India post-5G monetisation and Jio IPO2025-2027
Jio (~426m subscribers) plans an IPO; tariff hikes in 2024 and FWA growth improve returns after the 5G capex peak.
en.wikipedia.org
BharatNet village fibre2024-2028
BharatNet Phase-I connected ~1.5 lakh gram panchayats with 5.09 lakh km of OFC; amended programme extends to all inhabited villages via PPP.
en.wikipedia.org

Research findings

AT&T capex (SEC)
Payments to acquire productive assets USD 20.84bn in 2025 vs USD 20.26bn in 2024.
sec.gov
T-Mobile capex (SEC)
Purchases of property and equipment USD 9.96bn in 2025 vs USD 8.84bn in 2024.
sec.gov
Corning capex (SEC)
Capital expenditures rose to USD 1.28bn in 2025 from USD 0.96bn as optical capacity expands for AI demand.
sec.gov
Equipment price trends
Wireless equipment PPI +18% and telephone apparatus PPI +5% since Jan-2020; fibre cable PPI +9% to Jun-2025 - far below power-equipment inflation.
fred.stlouisfed.org
BharatNet funding
Union share Rs 45,000 crore (Phase-II era) from USOF; Rs 29,500 crore PPP tender floated for ~1 lakh remaining gram panchayats.
en.wikipedia.org
Data-centre demand linkage
Global data-centre investment ~USD 0.5tn in 2024 underpins DCI/long-haul fibre and subsea demand.
iea.org

KPIs, regions and who builds

KPIs the pack tracks

Capex/revenue (%)
ARPU (USD or Rs/month)
Data traffic per user (GB/month)
5G sites / BTS deployed
Homes passed and penetration (%)
Cost per home passed / connected
Tower count and tenancy ratio
Network availability (%)
EBITDA margin (%)
Net debt/EBITDA
Subsea route diversity / restoration time
Energy per GB (kWh/GB)

Regional notes

India	Duopoly-plus structure (Jio, Airtel, struggling Vodafone Idea, state-owned BSNL); 5G covered most districts within ~2 years; capex now shifting to FWA, fibre, data centres and AI; Telecommunications Act 2023 RoW rules, satcom spectrum administrative allocation, PLI for telecom gear; BharatNet amended for village fibre; Indus Towers exposure to Vi.
United States	Fibre consolidation (AT&T-Lumen, Verizon-Frontier, T-Mobile JVs), spectrum deals (EchoStar to AT&T and SpaceX), BEAD re-scoped toward tech-neutrality, Section 232/tariffs on network gear, rip-and-replace of Huawei/ZTE in rural carriers.
Europe	Gigabit Infrastructure Act (applies from Nov-2025) eases permits; Digital Networks Act and merger-policy debates; 5G SA and high-risk vendor removal (Germany deadline 2026/2029); towerco de-leveraging; subsea security in Baltic/North Sea.
Middle East	Gulf operators invest heavily in 5G, subsea landing hubs (Oman, Saudi Arabia) and data centres; Red Sea cable risk drives route diversity.

Who builds and operates

Named for context; no affiliation. These are public market participants drawn from the research behind the pack. They are not Capibud clients or partners.

Operators · 13

Reliance Jio (Jio Platforms) Mumbai · INLargest Indian MNO (~426m+ subscribers), standalone 5G and AirFiber FWA; IPO planned (could raise up to ~USD 4bn).
Bharti Airtel New Delhi · INNSA 5G nationwide, Nxtra data centres, Africa operations; 36.7% owner of Indus Towers.
Vodafone Idea Mumbai · INLoss-making #3 operator; government is largest shareholder after AGR/spectrum dues conversion; 4G/5G catch-up capex funded by FPO and debt.
BSNL / BBNL (BharatNet) New Delhi · INIndigenous 4G (TCS-Tejas-C-DOT); amended BharatNet (~Rs 1.39 lakh crore) for village fibre.
Indus Towers Gurugram · INLargest Indian towerco (~250k+ towers); tenancy depends on Vodafone Idea.
AT&T Dallas · USCapex USD 20.8bn (2025); fibre target ~60m locations by 2030; bought EchoStar spectrum and Lumen consumer fibre.
Verizon New York · USCapex ~USD 17-18bn/yr (estimate); acquired Frontier Communications (fibre).
T-Mobile US Bellevue · USCapex USD 10.0bn (2025); 5G SA leader; fibre JVs (Lumos, Metronet).
American Tower / Crown Castle / SBA Boston / Houston / Boca Raton · USUS towercos; Crown Castle sold fibre/small cells (2025) to focus on towers; AMT owns CoreSite data centres.
Deutsche Telekom / Orange / Vodafone / Telefonica Bonn / Paris / London / Madrid · EUFTTH and 5G SA roll-outs; consolidation pushes under Digital Networks Act.
Cellnex / Inwit / Vantage Towers Barcelona / Milan / Dusseldorf · EUEuropean towercos de-leveraging after 2019-22 M&A.
Meta / Google / Microsoft / Amazon (subsea) US · USHyperscalers fund most new subsea systems (2Africa completed Nov-2025, Meta Waterworth ~50,000 km).
e& / STC / Ooredoo Abu Dhabi / Riyadh / Doha · MEGulf operators investing in 5G, data centres and subsea landing hubs.

Suppliers · 12

Ericsson OEM · EURAN leader outside China; major supplier to Airtel/Jio and AT&T Open RAN (USD 14bn deal).
Nokia OEM · EURAN, optical (Infinera acquisition 2025), fixed access; NVIDIA AI-RAN investment.
Samsung Networks OEM · APACvRAN supplier to Jio, Verizon, Vodafone.
Tejas Networks / C-DOT / TCS OEM · INIndigenous 4G/5G stack for BSNL; optical transport; PLI beneficiary.
HFCL / Sterlite Technologies / Aksh Materials · INOptical fibre and cable makers; export to US/EU.
Corning / Prysmian / CommScope / Fujikura / Sumitomo Materials · USFibre/cable; capacity redirected to AI data-centre demand.
Ciena / Cisco / Nokia (Infinera) / Juniper (HPE) OEM · USOptical and IP transport for backbone/DCI.
SubCom / Alcatel Submarine Networks / NEC EPC · USTurnkey subsea suppliers; ASN built 2Africa; ship capacity constrained.
Huawei / ZTE OEM · APACExcluded/high-risk vendors in US, India (trusted source rules) and several EU states.
Dycom / MasTec / Quanta (telecom) / Sterlite (services) EPC · USFibre construction contractors; BEAD/hyperscaler fibre.
Vertiv / Delta / Exide (tower power) OEM · USSite power, batteries, rectifiers.
SpaceX Starlink / Eutelsat OneWeb / Amazon Kuiper Services · USLEO broadband competing for BEAD and rural India (satcom licences granted 2025).

Customers · 6

Consumer mobile subscribers B2C mobile~1.2bn Indian wireless subscribers; US/EU saturated markets.
Households (FTTH/FWA) fixed broadbandFWA (Jio AirFiber, T-Mobile) is the fastest-growing broadband product.
Enterprises and governments B2B / private 5GSD-WAN, private networks, smart-city.
Hyperscalers and AI data centres DCI and long-haulDark fibre and wavelength deals (Lumen ~USD 8bn+ of AI fibre contracts) - estimate.
Mobile operators (as tower tenants) towerco tenancyMaster lease agreements with escalators.
Content and cloud providers international capacitySubsea capacity purchases/IRUs.

Project template

Work breakdown

Share of total duration per step; steps overlap where predecessors allow, as the bars show. O / ML / P are optimistic, most-likely and pessimistic multipliers on each step's duration; the hatched tail is the pessimistic case.

ID	Step & timing	Share	O / ML / P
A100	Business case, spectrum/licence and coverage planningDevelop · factors: Policy, Interest rates	12%	0.9 / 1 / 1.5
A110	Site acquisition / RoW / landing licences and permitsDevelop · factors: Policy, Labour	30%	0.85 / 1 / 1.8
A120	Subsidy/award and financing (BEAD/BharatNet/consortium MoU)Develop · factors: Policy, Interest rates	15%	0.9 / 1 / 1.8
B100	Network design (RF/HLD/LLD, marine route survey)Engineer · EPC · factors: Labour	12%	0.9 / 1 / 1.4
C100	RAN/optical equipment procurementProcure · OEM · factors: Electrical equipment, Policy	20%	0.9 / 1 / 1.4
C110	Fibre cable, ducts, towers / subsea cable and repeaters manufactureProcure · OEM · factors: Data-centre demand, Steel, Copper, Electrical equipment	30%	0.9 / 1 / 1.5
D100	Civil works: trenching/aerial, tower erection, marine lay and burialConstruct · EPC · factors: Labour, Construction materials, Oil	40%	0.9 / 1 / 1.6
D110	Equipment installation, power and backhaulConstruct · EPC · factors: Labour, Electrical equipment, Power price	30%	0.9 / 1 / 1.4
D120	Home/business connections (drops, CPE) or landing station fit-outConstruct · EPC · factors: Labour, Electrical equipment	30%	0.9 / 1 / 1.5
E100	Integration, acceptance testing and commercial launchCommission · OEM · factors: Labour, Electrical equipment	8%	0.9 / 1 / 1.5

Cost breakdown

Share of capex by line, with the commodity exposure of each line (the share of that line that moves with the commodity).

Active equipment (RAN, core, optical transport)30%
Equipment
- Electrical equipment 80%
- Policy 20%
Civil works and installation labour30%
Construction
- Labour 70%
- Construction materials 20%
- Oil 10%
Fibre, cable and passive materials (ducts, towers, poles)15%
Equipment
- Steel 30%
- Data-centre demand 30%
- Copper 20%
- Construction materials 20%
Site acquisition, RoW and permits8%
Develop
- Policy 100%
Network design and PMO5%
Engineering
- Labour 100%
Site power systems and batteries5%
Equipment
- Electrical equipment 60%
- Power price 40%
Financing and insurance5%
Indirects
- Interest rates 100%
Testing and launch2%
Commissioning

Financial template

Revenue model

Subscription revenue (mobile/fixed ARPU x subscribers), enterprise contracts, wholesale/IRU sales for fibre and subsea capacity, and tower/fibre leases (MLAs with escalators and tenancy add-ons); subsidy grants offset rural capex.

Margin driver

Mobile ARPU

Ramp-up

3 years to steady state

How Capibud uses this pack

A pack is a starting position, not a forecast. When a telecom networks decision opens in Capibud, pack v1.0.0 is copied in and pinned to that decision. The 12 parameters, 10 swing factors and templates the committee saw stay attached to the decision record, even after the pack is next refreshed.

Parameter ranges and WBS durations seed the P50, P80 and P90 for capex, schedule and value. Your own estimates, vendor quotes and actuals replace pack defaults line by line, and the record shows which numbers are still defaults.

Each swing factor is wired to shared factors; here the heaviest are policy, labour, electrical equipment and data-centre demand. A move in one factor hits every exposed project in the same scenario, which is how the capital committee sees concentration across a book rather than project by project.

The 11 price feeds and 28 listed tickers feed the brain, which watches for drivers moving outside their pack range and drafts the change for a person to review.

Shared factors behind this pack's swing factors

Policy
Labour
Electrical equipment
Data-centre demand
Oil
Power price
Interest rates

Relative weight: probability × impact × driver weight, summed over swing factors.

Capex tied to a shared factor

Electrical equipment27%
Labour26%
Policy14%
Construction materials9%
Interest rates5%
Steel4.5%
Data-centre demand4.5%

Share of total capex, from the cost breakdown and its commodity exposures.

Sources

Every link opens the original source in a new tab. Values marked as estimates are informed estimates by the Capibud research team.

sec.govhttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732717/000073271726000120/
sec.govhttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1283699/000128369926000010/
sec.govhttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/24741/000002474126000124/
en.wikipedia.orghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2Africa
en.wikipedia.orghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadband_Equity
en.wikipedia.orghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BharatNet
en.wikipedia.orghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jio_Platforms
iea.orghttps://www.iea.org/reports/energy-and-ai/executive-summary
dot.gov.inhttps://www.dot.gov.in/
trai.gov.inhttps://trai.gov.in/
fred.stlouisfed.orghttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PCU334220334220
fred.stlouisfed.orghttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PCU334210334210

Also cited in this brief

sec.govhttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732717/

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