Telecommunications Equipment - Vendors

Vendors

The world's five largest telecommunications equipment (ex. mobile phone handsets) vendors measured by applicable 2011 revenues are:

1. Ericsson
2. Huawei
3. Alcatel-Lucent
4. / Nokia Siemens Networks
5. ZTE

The world's five largest router and switch vendors measured by applicable revenues in the first quarter of 2012 are:

1. Cisco Systems
2. Alcatel-Lucent
3. Huawei
4. Juniper Networks
5. ZTE

The world's 10 largest mobile phone handset vendors measured by unit sales in the fourth quarter of 2012 are (global market share shown in parentheses):

1. Samsung (22.7%)
2. Nokia (18.0%)
3. Apple (9.2%)
4. ZTE (3.4%)
5. LG Electronics (3.2%)
6. Huawei (2.9%)
7. TCL (2.4%)
8. Lenovo (1.8%)
9. Sony Mobile Communications (1.7%)
10. Motorola Mobility (1.7%)

As of 2012 many of the largest telecoms networking equipment vendors are struggling financially due to over supply, rising market share of China-based vendors, and declining revenues for 2G and 3G networks not being fully offset by the growing market for 4G equipment.