Top 10 xSP Companies   |  March 31, 2009  

The Canadian x Service Provider (xSP) category is composed of application, managed, wireless and Internet service provider companies. Consistently the least represented of the four major categories, the 34 companies appearing on this year’s Top 250 contributed 35 per cent of the list’s total revenue, reaching $26.86 billion in 2008, a 12 per cent increase over last year’s companies. The Top 10 xSP companies make up the significant majority of the category’s total revenue at 98 per cent or $26.28 billion, illustrating that a few very large players continue to dominate the xSP sector in Canada.

Eight of the top 10 players made repeat appearances in 2008, with the top seven maintaining their 2007 positions. BCE, Telus and Rogers Wireless Communications represent the top three xSP companies for the fifth consecutive year. These are the giants in the xSP category as they represent 79 per cent of the Top 10 xSP category’s revenues. Every company on this year’s list experienced revenue growth, with Shaw Communications leading with a 22 per cent increase in revenues in 2008. Peer 1 Network Enterprises and Vidéotron, followed with 21 per cent and 18 per cent year-over-year growth.









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