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Article: Infonetics: optical network hardware sales jump 14 percent in 2Q.(MARKET INTELLIGENCE)
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- Submarine Fiber Optic Communications
- Article date:
- September 1, 2008
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Communications market research firm Infonetics Research reports that worldwide optical network hardware sales got back on their upward track after the usual first-quarter seasonal decline, as total optical hardware revenue hit $4.1 billion in 2Q08, up 14 percent sequentially.
Infonetics' report, "Optical Network Hardware," shows that the jump in manufacturer revenue was driven by strong performances by Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei, and ZTE, in part due to increased activity in China.
"China's telecom restructuring projects and associated announcements indicate increasing optical network hardware capital investments in China over the next several years, and ...