Update on Huawei’s wireless infrastructure strategy
This report provides an update on Huawei’s wireless infrastructure strategy, covering 3GPP, 3GPP2 and WiMAX technologies. Huawei’s success in the wireless infrastructure segment is due to a combination of innovative solutions and aggressive pricing. The Chinese vendor will continue to apply these strategies in order to achieve its growth ambitions, with a focus on the LTE business opportunity in particular.
Executive summary
In a nutshell
Ovum view
SWOT analysis
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
Huawei’s wireless infrastructure business strategy
Four key pillars
Evolution - ‘one platform can do all’
Convergence – All-IP based solutions
Broadband – reduce TCO for the provision of mobile broadband
Green – being eco-friendly while simultaneously ensuring lower TCO
Other key factors
Huawei’s aggressive pricing policy
Huawei’s customisation capabilities
Huawei’s 3GPP wireless portfolio
GSM/EDGE business
Shipment statistics for GSM
Latest product announcement – Huawei EasyGSM BTS
UMTS/HSPA business
Shipment statistics for UMTS
Latest product announcements
Huawei aims to tap UMTS900 market opportunity with its SingleRAN
TD-SCDMA business
Huawei and LTE TDD
LTE/SAE business
Huawei’s LTE portfolio
Huawei’s SAE portfolio
Early wins in the nascent LTE market
Huawei’s 3GPP2 wireless portfolio
Shipment statistics and customer data for Huawei’s CDMA solution
Main customers
CDMA product portfolio overview
Migrating from CDMA to LTE
Huawei’s WiMAX portfolio
Become the number one player in mobile WiMAX by 2010
Huawei’s end-to-end strategy
Huawei’s WiMAX customers
Clearwire, a key milestone for Huawei but not just for WiMAX
Company information
Structure
Financial highlights
Huawei’s financial performance in 2008
Huawei’s target for 2009 – growing revenues by 30%
In a nutshell
Ovum view
SWOT analysis
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
Huawei’s wireless infrastructure business strategy
Four key pillars
Evolution - ‘one platform can do all’
Convergence – All-IP based solutions
Broadband – reduce TCO for the provision of mobile broadband
Green – being eco-friendly while simultaneously ensuring lower TCO
Other key factors
Huawei’s aggressive pricing policy
Huawei’s customisation capabilities
Huawei’s 3GPP wireless portfolio
GSM/EDGE business
Shipment statistics for GSM
Latest product announcement – Huawei EasyGSM BTS
UMTS/HSPA business
Shipment statistics for UMTS
Latest product announcements
Huawei aims to tap UMTS900 market opportunity with its SingleRAN
TD-SCDMA business
Huawei and LTE TDD
LTE/SAE business
Huawei’s LTE portfolio
Huawei’s SAE portfolio
Early wins in the nascent LTE market
Huawei’s 3GPP2 wireless portfolio
Shipment statistics and customer data for Huawei’s CDMA solution
Main customers
CDMA product portfolio overview
Migrating from CDMA to LTE
Huawei’s WiMAX portfolio
Become the number one player in mobile WiMAX by 2010
Huawei’s end-to-end strategy
Huawei’s WiMAX customers
Clearwire, a key milestone for Huawei but not just for WiMAX
Company information
Structure
Financial highlights
Huawei’s financial performance in 2008
Huawei’s target for 2009 – growing revenues by 30%
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Examples of European network renovation programmes
Table 2: Huawei HSPA+ customers/prospects/trials
Table 3: Huawei’s public list of LTE customers/trials
Table 4: Non exhaustive list of Huawei’s mobile WiMAX references
Table 5: Huawei’s GSM and UMTS infrastructure shipments
Table 1: Examples of European network renovation programmes
Table 2: Huawei HSPA+ customers/prospects/trials
Table 3: Huawei’s public list of LTE customers/trials
Table 4: Non exhaustive list of Huawei’s mobile WiMAX references
Table 5: Huawei’s GSM and UMTS infrastructure shipments
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Huawei’s wireless strategy
Figure 2: Huawei’s SingleRAN concept
Figure 3: Huawei’s SingleRAN roadmap
Figure 4: Huawei’s Power Amplifier Roadmap
Figure 5: Huawei’s vision for alternative energy use
Figure 6: Huawei’s scenario for spectrum re-farming
Figure 7: Vendor market share for cumulated China Mobile’s TD-SCDMA Phase I and II (in carrier sectors)
Figure 8: Huawei’s path for LTE migration
Figure 9: Huawei SAE solutions
Figure 10: Overview of Huawei’s GoMAX solution
Figure 11: Huawei organisational business structure
Figure 12: Huawei’s contract sales split in 2008
Figure 1: Huawei’s wireless strategy
Figure 2: Huawei’s SingleRAN concept
Figure 3: Huawei’s SingleRAN roadmap
Figure 4: Huawei’s Power Amplifier Roadmap
Figure 5: Huawei’s vision for alternative energy use
Figure 6: Huawei’s scenario for spectrum re-farming
Figure 7: Vendor market share for cumulated China Mobile’s TD-SCDMA Phase I and II (in carrier sectors)
Figure 8: Huawei’s path for LTE migration
Figure 9: Huawei SAE solutions
Figure 10: Overview of Huawei’s GoMAX solution
Figure 11: Huawei organisational business structure
Figure 12: Huawei’s contract sales split in 2008
