Huawei and ZTE combined are leading the market of telecom infrastructure, software and services .

In terms of revenues, market share, innovations and R&D, these Chinese companies increasingly are dominating its competitors across the world.

Each year and based on 7 criteria including market share; market share momentum; financial stability; solution breadth; technology innovation; product reliability; and service and support, Infonetics Research profiles, analyzes and ranks the 6 leading suppliers of
telecom infrastructure, software and services: Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Ericsson, Huawei, NSN and ZTE.

According to the report, this year, the 6 vendors profiled together earn more than half of the world’s telecom equipment and service revenue and share a common thread: they offer products and services across the entire telecom spectrum.

As Telecom vendor scorecard highlights, Connectikpeople has nabbed:

• With a solid performance in market share, market share momentum and solution breadth, Huawei received the highest overall score for telecom vendor equipment and services
• Ericsson, the world’s largest provider of telecom equipment and services, took the #2-spot, finishing a whisker behind Huawei.
• Cisco, #1 in Infonetics’ companion enterprise scorecard, comes in 3rd in the telecom infrastructure scorecard, earning high marks for financial stability and technology innovation
• The other vendors analyzed in the report, Alcatel-Lucent, NSN and ZTE (in alphabetical order),are well behind the top 3, but each has corrective measures in place for 2013:
• Through its SHIFT plan, AlcaLu is prioritizing its product portfolio and investing in fewer segments going forward
• Nokia has announced the buyback of Nokia Siemens Networks from Siemens
• ZTE is re-strategizing and has a strong Chinese service provider base to fund global expansion plans

About the SCORECARD

Infonetics’ annual telecom equipment vendor scorecard evaluates the leading vendors in the telecom equipment space using a set of criteria that are commonly used by buyers to select vendors, demonstrate success in the marketplace, and position a vendor for future success. The matrix rankings are based on 7 criteria including market share; market share momentum; financial stability; solution breadth; technology innovation; product reliability; and service and support.

About INFONETICS

Infonetics Research (www.infonetics.com) is an international market research and consulting firm serving the communications industry since 1990. A leader in defining and tracking emerging and established technologies in all world regions, Infonetics helps clients plan, strategize and compete effectively.