technology, media & Telecommunications

Helping Technology, Media & Telecom Companies Create Long-Term Value

Industry Context

• TMT companies build the infrastructure, devices, platforms and content that underpin the digital economy — and they generate more economic profit than many other sectors.
   
• Yet, these firms face intense disruption: changing business models, shifting regulatory regimes, and accelerating technology cycles.
   

How ElevenTen Helps Clients

• Capability & Organization Building: Helping firms build the digital, analytics, and operational capabilities required to transform.
   
• Digital & Analytics Integration: Embedding data-driven decision-making, AI, cloud and next-gen architectures into operations.
   
• Business-Model & Go-to-Market Transformation: Supporting telcos, software firms and media companies to adapt for growth amid disruption.
   
• M&A & Portfolio Strategy: Advising on deal activity, carve-outs and portfolio reshaping in a TMT environment marked by consolidation.
   

Key Metrics & Trends

• In 2024, TMT sector M&A included approximately US $698 billion across ~1,460 deals, with the majority by value in North & South America.
   
• In Europe, TMT revenue growth has averaged ~4% annually from 2000-2023, compared with ~7% globally — signaling both challenge and opportunity.
   
• Research indicates generative AI (gen AI) could add between US $2.6 trillion – 4.4 trillion annually to the global economy, with US $380 billion – 690 billion in TMT alone.
   

Strategic Implications for Executives

• Scale is no longer sufficient: precision in strategy, execution and capital allocation matter more than broad reach.
   
• Technology investment must be paired with operating model adjustment, talent, and culture — not simply “lift-and-shift” digital upgrades.
   
• Organizations that align their capabilities (digital, analytics, domain expertise) with strategy outperform peers — ElevenTen found that certain capability combinations at TMT firms correlated with ~1.8× total return to shareholders.
   

Bottom Line
ElevenTen's TMT practice positions itself as a full-spectrum partner — from growth strategy and M&A to technology transformation and capability building. Their emphasis is shifting toward helping organizations be agile, value-focused and digitally enabled in a fast-moving industry.