Huawei revenue increased 10.8 percent to $18.54 billion (CNY 113.8 billion) in the first half of 2013.
Carrier network business, expansion of enterprise business, growth in the consumer business and operational efficiency contributed to both profit and revenue growth.
The Chinese telecom equipment maker on Wednesday said it expects to generate a net profit margin of 7-8 percent in 2013.
For comparison, ZTE revenue decreased 11.6 percent to RMB 37.7 billion ($6.14 billion) in the first half of 2013. ZTE’s first-half profit will increase about 23.5 percent to RMB 302 million.
Ericsson’s global sales in Q2 2013 were flat at $8.4 billion (SEK 55.33 billion) from SEK 55.32 billion. Its net income increased to SEK 1.5 billion from SEK 1.2 billion.
Nokia Siemens Networks’ Q2 revenue dipped 17 percent to €2.78 billion ($3.64 billion) from €3.34 billion.
“From these positive indicators, we believe Huawei will generate strong performance and profit margins in the second half of this year and are confident that we will achieve our goal to increase revenue by 10 percent,” said Cathy Meng, chief financial officer, Huawei.
Huawei will continue to focus on its pipe strategy, increase investment in core growth areas for the business, and boost efficiency through a series of operational and management reviews and improvements.
Recently, Dell’Oro Group’s telecom research report revealed that Ericsson, Nokia Siemens and Huawei were the top vendors in the LTE RAN market on a revenue basis in the first quarter of 2013.
The Mobile Radio Access Network (RAN) LTE equipment market is forecast to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 20 percent over the next five years.
The report also said the total RAN revenues in Europe and Asia Pacific are expected to generate the highest CAGRs over the next five years while the North America RAN market is expected to have the most negative CAGR.
