Telefonica makes it to the top 25 in the Lighthouse Telecoms Index

Lighthouse Telecoms Index October 2009Telefonica which opened offices in 15 new European countries is the only new entrant to the top 25 in October. Focus on the firm’s announcement to move ahead with its LTE trials have also helped it to move up 2 positions to the 24th spot.

Analyst focus on Austrian Telecom firms has helped Telekom Austria and Mobilkom to move up. Mobilkom(not shown in the graph) is up 9 positions and is ranked 50th while Telekom Austria is up 7 positions. Motorola which announced its first Android powered phone is also up 1 position.

3Com is down 5 positions and is the only firm to drop out of the top 25. The firm has announced 15% decline in its revenue for 1st quarter of the year and is now ranked 30th in October. Tele2 is also down 3 positions to the 45th spot.

Duncan Chapple