The three most important markets for network equipment (for enterprise and SOHO and telecommunications) were analyzed in the study “The telecommunications and network equipment in the forecast for Central and Eastern Europe. Development for 2010-2012″ who were prepared by the market research company PMR has having regard to the growth in the period 2007-2009, however, a single market with the trend continued in 2009 -. Market for network equipment for SOHO and SMEs. The declining rate of growth in this market in 2009 and was a result of decreased sales (although on a smaller scale than in the other two sectors) and changes in the equipment sold. In particular, consumers have begun to focus more on less expensive devices, which also explains the rapid growth of some providers competitive prices in the market like the Czech Republic and Poland Tenda TP-Link.

high growth rate in small and micro enterprises in the period 2007-2009 was the result of the low penetration level of equipment in connection with the fact that telecom operators are rapidly increasing their geographical reach of services in the selected period . In 2009, on the other side of the economy has changed in the three markets in the study (-8%) declined as customers in this segment analyzed in serious liquidity problems and financial credit. Therefore, the budget for network equipment as one of the first to be an issue of budget cuts was. In the market for network equipment, but the situation has greatly from investments in infrastructure standards influence in 2G and 3G.

3G prevent the decline of the investments were in the market for network equipment for the telecommunications sector

Not only in 2009, but in 2007-2008, investment in infrastructure in the region of Central and Eastern Europe dominated by the development of the 3G standard. Since the implementation date of this standard has been in different countries of the region, the value of these investments is not subject to large fluctuations were.

According to research were PMR, investment in telecommunications infrastructure in Central and Eastern Europe region in 2009, amounting to a total of € 2.36bn. While these investments represent the largest share of the market for network equipment for telecommunications, they were not in a position to decline by at least one percent of the market in that year to prevent.

In the opinion of Zoran Vuckovic, author of the report were these investments to the detriment was the market for network equipment for the telecommunications sector at two levels: “First, the existence of large infrastructure projects themselves contribute to the value of the market for network equipment for telecommunications infrastructure investment its second investment in infrastructure have an impact, but not directly, investments in other segments of the networking equipment for telecommunications -. that investment in the IP-level network equipment market. ” existence (or not) advanced telecommunications infrastructure is therefore on the level of possible short-term investments of telecom operators. When the crisis struck in 2009, the demand for Internet and data transmission in the CEE region increased, and as such was recorded by telecom companies. In the case of Russia this application for the mobile Internet (computer) and fixed-line broadband access has created to use while in the Czech Republic to the mobile Internet with mobile phones. In response to growth investing, all operators in the region in a network equipment to the income that these services were by the return of short-term investments increase characterized. In markets where the infrastructure does not exist, said the service could be developed and therefore was less in these markets, the demand for network equipment. Without 3G infrastructure, it was impossible to invest in equipment to the IP network level -. To increase the network capacity to the service for the mobile internet offer

This press release is based on the information in the latest PMR titles included “telecommunications and basic network equipment in Central and Eastern Europe. Development forecasts for the period 2010 -2012. “

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