Chinese vendors lead global base station contracts in the second quarter

Chinese mobile equipment manufacturers ZTE and Huawei dominated 2008’s second quarter base station contracts, capturing 61 per cent of all contracts and 100 per cent of CDMA contracts, according to a report from California-based EJL Wireless Research.

ZTE captured 31 per cent of total contracts in Q2, a slight drop from 34 per cent the previous quarter, while Huawei followed with 30 per cent this quarter, EJL Wireless Research reported.

Chinese vendors ZTE and Huawei have captured the majority of Q2 basestation contracts.

Total contracts for the period numbered 67, an increase from 47 in Q1. Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent both captured billion dollar contracts with China Mobile, while the other major vendors Motorola, Nokia Siemens Networks and Nortel Networks – all secured at least one contract.

According to the research, demand remained concentrated in the Asia Pacific and Africa regions during the quarter.