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ENTERPRISE NETWORK EQUIPMENT:
The Call Center Tide
Some segments witnessed negative growth,
but call centers augmented capacities by thousands--that drove growth |
 | ENTERPRISE NETWORK EQUIPMENT: Voice Magic
An unprecedented demand from call centers drove growth, which had remained flat last year |
| ENTERPRISE ROUTER: On Recovery Track
Banks, government and service providers made the big deployments—and call centers too |
| LAN SWITCHES: Govt Gives Oxygen
Large orders poured in from the government sector and helped the market regain its luster |
| NETWORK SECURITY PRODUCTS: Vanilla Sold, Mostly
Firewalls and anti-virus made up 88 percent of sales—IDS and authentication had few takers |
| MODEM: Goodbye Dial-up
Leased line modem sales went up in unit terms, but external dialup modems were on their way out |
| WLAN: Freed, It Started Flowing
De-licensing of the 2.4 GHz frequency band and attractive price drops gave deployment a fillip |
| STRUCTURED CABLING: Volume driven
Gray market put pricing was under severe pressure, but robust demand kept the market buoyant |
| VOICE SOLUTION: Flush with Call Center Orders
Vendors found a strong revenue stream—and the big chance to ship new, IP-based solutions |
| NETWORK STORAGE: Dawn of a Software Era
Hardware sold dirt cheap, almost like a commodity, but software promised growth for future |
| NETWORK INTEGRATION: Bubbly and Bountiful
A year of big projects that saw the emergence of total outsourcing—and a new market leader |
| NETWORK SECURITY SERVICES: Crack This Shell…
Lack of trust kept enterprises from outsourcing end-to-end management of network security |
| VSAT EQUIPMENT: Lottery-rich? Not Quite
Steep price falls made a negative revenue growth inevitable, even though volumes scaled up |
| NMS: It’s Official Now!
As corporates rushed to network their businesses, NIs began to see NMS as a profit center |
| BROADBAND WIRELESS RADIO EQUIPMENT: Flat but Fit
Demand came from banks and media cos for captive deployments; ISPs were busy consolidating |
| CMTS: Growth Subject to CAS
A potentially large market remains untapped, but the post-CAS regime may help it take off |
CARRIER
EQUIPMENT: Wireless the Booster
Vendors had a field day
as GSM and CDMA operators rolled out some greenfield networks,
and ramped up existing ones |
| CARRIER EQUIPMENT: Wondrous Wireless
Cellcos ramped up their networks left, right and center as their subscriber bases swelled |
| VOICE SWITCHING: New Buyers Get Active
BSNL slowed down augmentation of fixed line capacities, but private cellcos placed orders |
| VoIP SWITCH: Overcoming Reluctance
Even though carriers clinged to TDM switches, VoIP vendors made headway |
| TRANSMISSION: Predominantly SDH
Most of the orders—placed by long-distance carriers and utility cos—were in the SDH space |
| TELECOM CABLES: Weaning Returns
Mismatch of demand and growth spelt doomsday for the industry |
| OSS/BSS: Three Shots in the Arm
Revenues soared with new licenses, migrations, and new buys, mostly in the mobile space |
| TELECOM TURNKEY: Double Treat
Projects poured in from GSM service providers in India, and Third World international clients |
| OTHERS |
| GSM PHONES: Gray Still Had Its Sway
The gray market usurped bulk of the sales even as the market feasted on a 100 percent growth |
| CDMA MOBILE PHONES: A Chicken-egg Situation
Volume sales were deterred by high prices, and prices remained high because of low volumes |
| FIXED PHONES: Crushed by a Juggernaut
The onslaught of cellular services hit fixed phone businesses, which scaled down operations |
| T&M: Yet, Just the Tip!
New network rollouts bumped up uptake, even when operators spent far below global norms |
| TELECOM SOFTWARE: Adieu Slowdown!
Growth was a healthy 19 percent, and global startups begun India-centric development work |
| INTERNATIONAL EQUIPMENT MARKET: Hard Times Still Ahead
The worldwide equipment sales went down by 5 percent. Here is how... |
| SIZZLERS: Call Them Stars...
Eyes turned, as they moved up the ladder, clinching big deals and making upsets on the way |
