Q2 Mobile Base Station Contracts Jump Sharply As ZTE Edges Out Huawei

EJL Wireless Research has issued its quarterly report which found that second quarter base station contracts totaled 67, increasing from 47 in Q1 of 2008. 

"ZTE secured 31% of total contract awards during the June 30, 2008 ended quarter, edging out Huawei which had 30%. Chinese OEMs captured 61% of overall contracts while each major base station vendor secured at least one win during the quarter. Both Motorola and Nortel Networks each managed to secure only one contract in Q2. Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent each won billion dollar contracts from China Mobile during the quarter," says founder and President, Earl Lum.

"Demand remained concentrated in both Asia Pacific and Africa during the quarter. CDMA2000 dipped from the jump in Q1 but Chinese OEMs continue to dominate this segment as they captured 100% of global CDMA contracts in Q2," concluded Lum.

Posted to the site on 2nd August 2008