Dittberner: HUAWEI LEADS 2nd QUARTER 2004 CARRIER GRADE VoIP SOFTSWITCH AND MEDIA GATEWAY SHIPMENTS

HUAWEI LEADS 2nd QUARTER 2004 CARRIER GRADE VoIP SOFTSWITCH AND MEDIA GATEWAY SHIPMENTS

Bethesda, MD (PRWEB) September 23, 2004 -- According to DITTBERNER's Worldwide NGN Quarterly Shipments Analysis, Huawei leads the worldwide softswitch market in Q2 2004 with 28.7 percent of port shipments. Nortel was second with 16.8 percent market share. Sonus, Italtel and Siemens rounded out the top five vendors.

Q2 2004 Worldwide VoIP Softswitch Market Share

Company             Market Share %

Huawei Technologies         28.7%

Nortel Networks 16.8%

Sonus 16.2%

Italtel 11.3%

Siemens 10.7%

Others 16.3%

Total 100%

Source: Dittberner Associates Inc

Huawei was the No. 1 vendor in the VoIP Media Gateway market as well with over 24 percent of port shipments, followed by Sonus with 16.6 percent market share.

Q2 2004 Worldwide VoIP Media Gateway Market Share

Company                            Market Share %

Huawei Technologies                            24.2%

Sonus                                    16.6%

Cisco                                    12%

Nortel Networks                            9%

Ericsson                                6.3%

Siemens                                6.3%

Others                                    25.6%

Total                                    100%

Source: Dittberner Associates Inc

The softswitch segment performed better than expected, and suggests that market conditions are improving," said Lilian Tau, Vice President and Principal Analyst for DAIs NGN Research Program. "However, sustained improvement will depend on economic conditions and their effects on the carriers upgrade cycle. Recent Dittberner survey data confirms telco budgets remain tight."

DITTBERNER's Worldwide NGN Research Program tracks quarterly shipments of over 35 major equipment suppliers.

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