GROWTH BEYOND CONNECTIVITY
Telco to Ace Non-Connectivity
SoftBank
About this award
This award celebrates a telco that has ventured beyond traditional connectivity services to explore new digital adjacencies. This honors a telco that has displayed a visionary approach by diversifying its offerings and leveraging digital technologies to expand into areas such as enterprise business, e-commerce, digital finance, gaming, and more. It will be presented to a telco that has created new revenue streams outside the realm of traditional telecom services.
Evaluation Metrics
Key Investments
Diversified Revenue
Strategic Focus
Financial Performance of Non-connectivty Business
Winner
SoftBank
SoftBank has transformed beyond traditional telecom, with 67.7% of its revenue now driven by non-connectivity businesses, the highest globally.
Through its expanding strengths across financial services, cloud, IoT, and security, SoftBank is redefining what a modern-day digital telco can become.
Nominees
AIS
KT Corp
Singtel
Taiwan Mobile