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Operators to raise network equipment spend 2.3% - Gartner

Monday 28 January 2013 | 10:39 CET | News
Telecom network operators are projected to increase their equipment expenditure by 2.3 percent to EUR 79 billion this year after falling by 6.6 percent to USD 77.3 billion in 2012, Gartner told Reuters. The growth will be led by operators in the US, Asia and Brazil stepping up their investment in 4G networks. Ericssson and Huawei are expected to stay ahead of the pack, while Nortel Siemens Networks is seen as improving after its restructuring and Alcatel-Lucent as still struggling. European operators are expected to continue to be prudent with investment this year, with the market stagnating

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Categories: General
Companies: Alcatel-Lucent USA/FR / Huawei China / Nortel / Samsung / Siemens / ZTE Belgium
Countries: World
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