Monday, 28 March 2022 15:00

Huawei leads $100 billion telecom equipment market

Written by Evelyn Alas

Huawei continues to lead the $100 billion telecommunications equipment market worldwide by 2021, according to a report released by Dell'Oro Group.

The telecom infrastructure market includes broadband access, microwave and optical transport, mobile core network (MCN), radio access network (RAN) and SP router and switch.

Huawei, Ericsson, Nokia, ZTE, Cisco, Samsung and Ciena are the leading vendors in the telecommunications network market, based on revenue share.

The telecom statistics chart indicates that Huawei, Nokia, Cisco and Ciena were under pressure in 2021.

The global telecom equipment market increased 2% in the fourth quarter and advanced 7% in 2021, posting a fourth consecutive year of growth, driven by rising wireless revenues and healthy demand for wired-related equipment.

There was double-digit growth in both RAN and Broadband Access. Total worldwide telecom equipment revenue approached $100 billion, an increase of more than 20% from 2017.

The U.S. government's efforts to curb the use of Huawei's telecom network equipment are affecting the company's position outside China.

Huawei led the global telecom networking market, underscoring its dominance of the chinese market, the depth of its telecom portfolio and resilience with existing footprints.

Outside China, Ericsson and Nokia essentially tied with 20% and Huawei accounted for about 18% of the market.

Global telecom equipment growth is expected to moderate from 7 percent in 2021 to 4 percent in 2022, reflecting new supply chain and Capex data.