Telecommunications equipment and supplies market in Portugal: size, suppliers and public contracts

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Portugal: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded

79

in 68 award notices

Awarded value

€63.9M

from 96% of awards with a published value

Winning companies

31

with at least one award

Public buyers

35

hospitals, cities, agencies

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 8517 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Portugal

97.5%

2 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

54.4%

Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.

Lots with a single bid

40.3%

Among 77 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.

How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.

Among the companies that win most often

1. MEO - Serviços de Comunicações e Multimédia, S.A.193 public contracts in total
2. Warpcom Services, S.A.52 public contracts in total
3. NOS Comunicações, S.A.28 public contracts in total
4. Axianseu Digital Solutions, S.A.22 public contracts in total
5. Reload - Consultoria Informática, Unipessoal, Lda.34 public contracts in total

Where this industry meets in Portugal

• GITEX GlobalTrade fair · Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• CESTrade fair · Las Vegas, United States
• ISE – Integrated Systems EuropeTrade fair · Barcelona, Spain
• MWC BarcelonaTrade fair · Barcelona, Spain
• ANGA COMTrade fair · Cologne, Germany
• NAB ShowTrade fair · Las Vegas, United States

All trade fairs and congresses of this industry →

Questions

Who wins public contracts for telecommunications equipment and supplies in Portugal?

31 companies won 68 contract award notices for these categories from 35 public buyers in Portugal since November 2023. The companies that win most often are MEO - Serviços de Comunicações e Multimédia, S.A., Warpcom Services, S.A., NOS Comunicações, S.A., Axianseu Digital Solutions, S.A., Reload - Consultoria Informática, Unipessoal, Lda..

How big is the telecommunications equipment and supplies market in Portugal?

In 2025, public buyers in Portugal awarded 22 supply contracts for telecommunications equipment and supplies through award notices on TED; the 21 of them that state a value (95.5%) add up to €16.3 million. Portugal imported €1.5 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to telecommunications equipment and supplies in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8517; all buyers, not only public ones), up 5.2% from 2023.

Where do suppliers of telecommunications equipment and supplies meet buyers and distributors in Portugal?

At trade fairs and congresses such as GITEX Global, CES, ISE – Integrated Systems Europe, MWC Barcelona, ANGA COM, NAB Show — each checked on the organiser's official website.

How do I find a distributor for telecommunications equipment and supplies in Portugal?

Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Portugal and this category. It shows the companies that win public contracts there, how often, for how many buyers and for how much: the first 5 on the Free plan, every company on a paid plan. Where the data exists, the map also shows wholesalers from the business register, import figures and the industry's trade fairs.