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Huawei Tops Worldwide Telecom Equipment

Revenue in 2023

Preliminary Dell’Oro Group data indicated
Huawei maintained its lead as the top
global telecom equipment company by
revenue in 2023, despite efforts by the US
government and other countries to limit
its addressable market and access to the
latest chip silicon. The research company
noted Huawei’s share of global revenue
widened to 30 per cent in 2023 compared
with 28 per cent in 2022. Nokia’s share was
flat at 15 per cent while Ericsson’s fell from
15 per cent in 2022 to 14 per cent. ZTE was
fourth overall, with its share flat at 11 per
cent, and Cisco increased its proportion
from 5 per cent to 6 per cent. Dell’Oro
Group tracks telecom revenue across
broadband access; microwave; optical
transport; mobile core network; RAN;
and service provider router and switch.
It stated preliminary figures show overall
sales fell 5 per cent in 2023, “worse than
expected”. The telecom equipment sector
enjoyed five consecutive years of growth
and stable trends, including up to the end America telecom equipment revenue Europe”. Dell’Oro Group added disruption
of H1 2023, but began to decrease in H2 declined 20 per cent, “faster than expected” related to Covid-19 (coronavirus) hoarding
2023, which the research company partially due to weak activity in RAN and broadband and an ongoing supply chain crisis
attributed to “challenging comparisons in access. Excluding North America, global contributed to regional and technology
some of the advanced 5G markets” and a revenue grew “as positive developments trends. It predicted market conditions
“slow transition towards standalone” next- in the Asia Pacific region were mosftly would “remain challenging in 2024″ albeit
generation networks. By region, North sufficient to offset weaker growth across with a “less severe” drop than 2023.

Ooredoo Entrusts Huawei with the Preparation of Its Central Network for
5.5G in Algeria and Tunisia

Ooredoo is stepping up initiatives to evolving demands in the digital age,” said Ooredoo Algeria held a 25.54% market
modernize its network and prepare it for the Aziz Aluthman Fakhroo, General Manager share, according to data from the Postal
deployment of 5G in its African markets of of the Ooredoo group. Ooredoo's interest and Electronic Communications Regulatory
Algeria and Tunisia. The company signed a in 5.5G comes as the company is still in Authority (ARPCE). Ooredoo Tunisia is the
partnership agreement with Nokia in March preparations to deploy commercial 5G in leader in its market with a share of 40.9% in
2023. The Qatari telecoms group Ooredoo Tunisia and Algeria. In March 2023, the the third quarter according to the National
has signed a partnership agreement with group signed a new partnership agreement Telecommunications Authority (INT). The
Huawei to modernize its core network with Nokia to make its network 5G-ready commercial launch of 5G and 5.5G in its
to 5.5G in some of its markets, including in its two African markets. In Algeria, the North African markets is also expected
Tunisia and Algeria. Reported by the Qatar company declared in November 2023 that to help increase Ooredoo's revenues.
News Agency, the initiative will allow the it is only waiting for the green light from The Tunisian and Algerian subsidiaries
telecoms operator to improve the quality the authorities to deploy ultra-broadband. contributed 1.47 billion Qatari riyals ($403.7
of services provided to its subscribers in In Tunisia, it launched the first tests million) and 2.46 billion QAR respectively to
the various markets concerned. “With a of the technology in December 2020. the group's revenues for the 2023 financial
focus on continuous innovation, Ooredoo The commercial deployment of 5G and year. The group generated a figure total
is committed to delivering transformative 5.5G in Algeria and Tunisia should allow business of QAR 23.16 billion.
connectivity solutions that will enhance Ooredoo to strengthen its positions in its
our customers' experiences and meet their two markets. In the third quarter of 2023,
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