Dell’Oro Group on Wednesday said the Microwave transmission equipment market rose 13 percent in the second quarter 2013. Huawei leads, ahead of Ericsson.
Alcatel-Lucent and NEC are in third and fourth positions.
The microwave market turned in its highest growth rate since the second quarter 2012 but nevertheless fell short of historical revenue levels as use of microwave systems for mobile backhaul remained low.
“This sub-billion dollar market trend will reverse during the remainder of the year as mobile operators drive their LTE network expansion into additional geographic regions where using microwave systems will be preferred over laying additional fiber,” said Jimmy Yu, vice president of Microwave Transmission research at Dell’Oro Group.
In the second quarter 2013, four vendors comprised more than two thirds of the microwave equipment market at nearly 70 percent.
Huawei managed to capture the most market share in the second quarter by growing its revenue 41 percent sequentially; the highest growth rate among the top four vendors.
Microwave Transmission Market (based on revenue)
| Worldwide | 2Q13 | Growth Q/Q |
| MFG Revenue ($B) | $960 M | 13% |
| Manufacturer | Rank | Growth Q/Q |
| Huawei | 1 | 41% |
| Ericsson | 2 | 13% |
| Alcatel-Lucent | 3 | 21% |
| NEC | 4 | 12% |
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