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Telecommunications (telecom or telco) shares once reigned supreme as global stock market leaders, and although times have changed, there are still plenty of interesting investment opportunities in the sector. On the London Stock Exchange (LSE) alone, these stocks have a combined market cap of over \u00a363 billion. That\u2019s a lot of phone calls. <\/p>

What are the best telco shares?<\/h3>

There\u2019s no guaranteed way to determine the best telco stocks. But to give you some investing inspiration, below are the top telecom companies within the S&P Telecom Select Industry Index. This index is the telecommunications industry benchmark used to measure the performance of the sector.<\/p>
Icon<\/th>Stock<\/th>1 year performance (to Sept. \u201924)<\/th>5 year performance (to Sept. \u201924)<\/th>Link to invest<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
\"artista<\/td>Arista Networks (ANET)<\/a><\/td>+94.43%<\/td>+368.14%<\/td>Invest with XTB<\/a>Capital at risk<\/td><\/tr>
\"motorola<\/td>Motorola Solutions (MSI)<\/a><\/td>+20.19%<\/td>+169.18%<\/td>Invest with XTB<\/a>Capital at risk<\/td><\/tr>
\"harmonic<\/td>Harmonic (HLIT)<\/a><\/td>-1.45%<\/td>+167.15%<\/td>Invest with XTB<\/a>Capital at risk<\/td><\/tr>
\"T-Mobile<\/td>T-Mobile US (TMUS)<\/a><\/td>+14.02%<\/td>+135.52%<\/td>Invest with XTB<\/a>Capital at risk<\/td><\/tr>
\"Applied<\/td>Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI)<\/a><\/td>+1,052.63%<\/td>+40.93%<\/td>Invest with XTB<\/a>Capital at risk<\/td><\/tr>
\"F5<\/td>F5 (FFIV)<\/a><\/td>+25.53%<\/td>+12.46%<\/td>Invest with XTB<\/a>Capital at risk<\/td><\/tr>
\"frontier<\/td>Frontier Communications (FYBR)<\/a><\/td>-0.58%<\/td>-1.51%<\/td>Invest with XTB<\/a>Capital at risk<\/td><\/tr>
\"ATT<\/td>AT&T (T)<\/a><\/td>-9.27%<\/td>-26.90%<\/td>Invest with XTB<\/a>Capital at risk<\/td><\/tr>
\"verizon<\/td>Verizon Communications (VZ)<\/a><\/td>-4.51%<\/td>-33.48%<\/td>Invest with XTB<\/a>Capital at risk<\/td><\/tr>
\"Telephone<\/td>Telephone and Data Systems (TDS)<\/a><\/td>+74.67%<\/td>-47.06%<\/td>Invest with XTB<\/a>Capital at risk<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

What are telco stocks?<\/h3>

The term \u201ctelco\u201d is short for telecommunications. Telco stocks refers to companies within the telecoms sector. These firms provide services to people like you and me that allow us to contact friends, family, pets and whoever else \u2013 remotely. <\/p>

Most of this happens digitally, but telecom stocks usually also control the physical infrastructure to make all this communication happen. This includes things like telegraph poles, cables and sometimes even satellites. <\/p>

How to invest in telco stocks<\/h3>
  1. Choose telco shares to invest in.<\/strong> Either select a direct or indirect telco investment and research the stock you\u2019re considering.<\/li>
  2. Open a share dealing account.<\/strong> Whether you want to invest directly in telco stocks or use an investment fund, you\u2019ll need to open a share trading account.<\/li>
  3. Sign up and fund your account.<\/strong> The next step is to deposit money into your account to buy shares or invest in a fund, either by bank transfer or using a debit card.<\/li>
  4. Find your chosen stock.<\/strong> You can search its name or ticker.<\/li>
  5. Review and hit buy.<\/strong> It\u2019s as easy as that!<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n