Chinese OEMs ZTE and Huawei are top CDMA BTS suppliers

The global base station market grew by19.1% in units in 2006, down from strong growth of over 50% in 2005, according to the latest report from EJL Wireless Research titled "Global Base Station Market Analysis and Forecast, 2006-2011, 3rd Edition." "The base station market grew slightly faster than we had predicted a year ago with GSM technology continuing to drive the market," says founder and President, Earl Lum. The report provides a unique perspective on the global shipments and demand for mobile base station equipment covering all major OEMs including Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Huawei Technologies, Motorola, Nokia Siemens Networks, LG Nortel Co. Ltd., and ZTE.

"The newly formed Nokia Siemens Networks, coupled with NEC 3G, was the number one ranked OEM globally in terms of total base station shipments with long time leader Ericsson just slightly behind at number two. The surprising top three OEM was Huawei." says Lum.

"The GSM market continues to have remarkable resiliency and strength with continued strong demand in 2007 and beyond as emerging markets in China, India and Brazil continue to upgrade and deploy GSM/EDGE technology. In the CDMA market, Chinese OEM ZTE remained the top supplier with Huawei second." says Lum.