Asia/Pacific telecom equipment sales to reach $47 billion in 2007

May 16, 2006

The Asia/Pacific telecom equipment market will continue to grow robustly, from US$43 billion in 2005 to US$47 billion in 2007, reports In-Stat. The expansion of all types of networks in China and India, the accelerating deployment of high-speed Internet access networks in Japan, South Korea and other developed country markets, as well as the implementation and extension of 3G wireless networks throughout Asia/Pacific, are all driving the regional equipment market, the high-tech market research firm says.

"As competition will intensify in the marketplace, equipment vendors will have to differentiate themselves to win projects by excelling in a focused product area or providing comprehensive choices and end-to-end solutions," said Victor Liu, In-Stat analyst. "Market consolidation is expected to happen among service providers in weaker positions."

Recent research by In-Stat found the following:

-- India's market will have the fastest Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR), close to 10%, for 2005-2007.

-- In 2005, telecom service providers in Asia/Pacific collectively spent 12.9% of their service provisioning revenue on purchasing new equipment.

-- In 2005, Ericsson was the top wireless equipment vendor, Cisco won the war for data networks, Alcatel sold the most Internet access equipment, while Huawei kept its leading position on transport systems.

The research, "Telecom Equipment Market in Asia", covers the Asia/Pacific telecom equipment market. It includes forecasts for telecom equipment sales in 2006 and 2007 for the region and for several major countries. It also contains a roundup of major telecom implementations for several major countries including the vendors who won the awards. Analysis of the major regional markets is also provided.