Huawei remains top vendor in Asia optical network hardware market, says Infonetics Research
"Optical network hardware markets grew at a fast pace throughout the Asia Pacific region in 2008, led by India (up 35% from 2007), Japan (up 25%), and China (up 12%). For comparison, optical network hardware vendor revenues grew 7% in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa), and declined 4% in North America. Huawei maintained its top vendor status in the Asia Pacific region, with more than a fifth of total optical revenues, and ZTE and NEC took market share, with ZTE passing Alcatel-Lucent for the first time," said Andrew Schmitt, directing analyst for optical at Infonetics Research.
China represents the largest single-country optical spending in Asia Pacific, followed by Japan. Korea and India are fairly close to each other in the third and fourth. The rest of Asia Pacific includes five countries with large capex and optical spending: Australia, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Taiwan.
Asia Pacific represents 36% of telecom capex in 2009, and a smaller portion (31%) of optical equipment spending, as a larger portion of Asia Pacific capex is spent on mobile and other categories, according to Infonetics Research.
In 2008, 73% of optical hardware purchased by Asia Pacific countries was metro equipment and 27% was long haul equipment. India has a population similar to China, yet currently spends only a third as much on optical network equipment; India's optical network investments are expected to increase the fastest among Asia Pacific countries through 2013, the research firm added.
Primary factors driving growth in optical network hardware spending in Asia Pacific include: continued expansion of consumer broadband services in countries where broadband penetration is relatively low and growing rapidly; wireless network rollouts in India and China as well as many smaller Asia Pacific countries, driving the need for optical backhaul; and growth of enterprise data services in developed economies such as Japan, as well as in countries such as China, India, Malaysia, Vietnam, and the Philippines.
China represents the largest single-country optical spending in Asia Pacific, followed by Japan. Korea and India are fairly close to each other in the third and fourth. The rest of Asia Pacific includes five countries with large capex and optical spending: Australia, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Taiwan.
Asia Pacific represents 36% of telecom capex in 2009, and a smaller portion (31%) of optical equipment spending, as a larger portion of Asia Pacific capex is spent on mobile and other categories, according to Infonetics Research.
In 2008, 73% of optical hardware purchased by Asia Pacific countries was metro equipment and 27% was long haul equipment. India has a population similar to China, yet currently spends only a third as much on optical network equipment; India's optical network investments are expected to increase the fastest among Asia Pacific countries through 2013, the research firm added.
Primary factors driving growth in optical network hardware spending in Asia Pacific include: continued expansion of consumer broadband services in countries where broadband penetration is relatively low and growing rapidly; wireless network rollouts in India and China as well as many smaller Asia Pacific countries, driving the need for optical backhaul; and growth of enterprise data services in developed economies such as Japan, as well as in countries such as China, India, Malaysia, Vietnam, and the Philippines.
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