T-Mobile’s Outlook for Capital Expenditure in 2018
T-Mobile (TMUS) has been consistently increasing its capex (capital expenditure) to grow its network. During its 4Q17 conference call, it reported that it spent $921 million on capex, including $25 million on capitalized interest expenses. It spent $859 million on purchases of property and equipment in 4Q16. In 2017, its total capital spending was $5.2 billion, an 11.4% rise on a year-over-year (or YoY) basis.