Growth in the mobile terminal market

- The year 2003 was characterised by 18% growth in the value of this market, limiting the overall downturn in the telecom equipment market to 1.5% in 2003.
Competition from Asia

- Emergence of the Chinese equipment manufacturers in Europe: Huawei, ZTE and UTStarcom

- Rise of the South Korean terminal manufacturers - Samsung, LG electronics -in the European and U.S. markets

Trends in 2005: WiFi/WiMAX, DSL, Mobile 3G, VoIP

- A market boosted by emerging countries and rapid growth in the broadband subscriber base in developed countries
- Market stabilisation in 2004 and an upturn forecast for 2005 in a global market worth USD 285 billion
Strategic ranking of over 50 equipment manufacturers

- Improved profitability related to the initial impact of restructuring measures
- Process of major equipment manufacturers refocusing on their core competences comes to an end

Markets

In-depth analysis by segment:
- Fixed and mobile terminals
- WAN access equipment
- LAN equipment
- WAN transmission equipment
- WAN DATA equipment
- Mobile infrastructure equipment
- Fibre optics and cable
- Software and services