Combined European region most active, ahead of Asia Pacific
Total contracts awarded within the wireless industry for
Q2 reached 156, up 24% from Q2 2008 levels and up 24% sequentially according to the latest report
from EJL Wireless Research, titled "Global Base Station Contract Analysis, Second Quarter 2009."
"Nokia Siemens Networks secured 53.2% of total contract awards during the June 30, 2009 ended
quarter, beating Huawei (19.9%) and ZTE (18.6%). Chinese OEMs captured 38.5% of overall contracts
in Q2, up from 31.8% in Q1," says founder and President, Earl Lum.
"Demand remains heavily concentrated in Asia Pacific (China & India) while surprisingly, Western
and Eastern Europe were tied as the second most active regions during the quarter. Chinese OEMs
continue to dominate the CDMA2000 segment as they captured 92.6% of global contracts in Q2. Nokia
Siemens Networks led the way with 61.3% of total WCDMA/HSPA/HSPA+ awards, followed by
Huawei with 17.7% and ZTE at 12.9%. 3G/3.5G/3.75G/4G contracts were 56.7% of total contracts,"
says Lum.
The base station contract analysis reports are issued on a quarterly and annual basis and provide
a unique perspective on the global cellular/PCS base station contract awards and demand for mobile
base station equipment covering all major OEMs including Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Huawei
Technologies, Motorola, Nokia Siemens Networks, Nortel Networks, and ZTE.
