Insider: Wireless M&A Creates Shockwaves

NEW YORK -- The latest round of mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships involving some of the world's biggest suppliers of wireless infrastructure equipment makers will have significant ramifications for the entire wireless infrastructure supply chain, according to a new report released by Unstrung Insider (www.unstrung.com/insider), a paid research service of Light Reading Inc. (www.lightreading.com).

"Vendor M&A Frenzy: What Happens Next" analyzes the impact of consolidation on the cellular network equipment market and assesses key growth segments in a market that is expected to generate more than $55 billion in revenue this year, but which faces modest overall growth prospects. The report includes detailed market share breakouts for worldwide wireless infrastructure revenues by vendor and by type of technology (CDMA, GSM, and UMTS).

"The economic logic for consolidation in the cellular network equipment market has long been compelling," notes Gabriel Brown, Chief Analyst for Unstrung Insider and author of the report. "In a chain of events sparked by service-provider consolidation in North America, the M&A deadlock has been broken and the sector is now undergoing a deep restructuring process."

Major deals involving industry giants Alcatel, Ericsson, Huawei, Lucent Technologies, Nokia, Nortel Networks, Siemens, and others are creating a de facto oligarchy of infrastructure suppliers that will account for more than 80 percent of worldwide cellular infrastructure revenues, says Brown. "Size directly influences a vendor's ability to invest in R&D, optimize the supply chain and manufacturing, provide financing, achieve geographic diversity, and, ultimately, make a profit."

Key findings of "Vendor M&A Frenzy: What Happens Next" include the following:

Companies covered in this report include: Alcatel; Ericsson AB; Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd; Lucent Technologies Inc.; Motorola Inc.; NEC Corp.; Nokia Corp.; Nortel Networks Ltd.; Siemens AG; Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.; and ZTE Corp.

"Vendor M&A Frenzy: What Happens Next" is available as part of an annual subscription (12 issues) to Unstrung Insider, priced at $1,595. Individual reports are available for $900.

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