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⚫ | '''Telecommunications equipment''' (also '''telecoms equipment''' or '''communications equipment''') is a hardware which is used for the purposes of [[telecommunication]]s. Since the 1990s the boundary between telecoms equipment and IT hardware has become blurred as a result of the growth of the internet and its increasing role in the transfer of telecoms data.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.economist.com/node/167154|title=Telecoms equipment - We have the technology| |
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⚫ | '''Telecommunications equipment''' (also '''telecoms equipment''' or '''communications equipment''') is a type of hardware which is used for the purposes of [[telecommunication]]s. Since the 1990s the boundary between telecoms equipment and IT hardware has become blurred as a result of the growth of the internet and its increasing role in the transfer of telecoms data.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.economist.com/node/167154|title=Telecoms equipment - We have the technology|access-date=21 July 2012|publisher=The Economist|date=1 October 1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.economist.com/node/7099139?Story_ID=E1_SDJJTPJ|title=Twisted pair - Nokia and Siemens pool their network divisions to form a new firm |access-date=21 July 2012|publisher=The Economist|date=22 June 2006}}</ref> |
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==Types== |
==Types== |
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Telecommunications equipment can be broadly broken down into the following categories:<ref>{{cite book |title=Telecommunications Equipment: Changing Markets and Trade Structures|first1=Dimitri|last1=Ypsilanti|first2=Amy|last2=Plantin|publisher=OECD Publishing|year=1991|isbn=9789264135536|page=16|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kzrotndxZ_cC& |
Telecommunications equipment can be broadly broken down into the following categories:<ref>{{cite book |title=Telecommunications Equipment: Changing Markets and Trade Structures|first1=Dimitri|last1=Ypsilanti|first2=Amy|last2=Plantin|publisher=OECD Publishing|year=1991|isbn=9789264135536|page=16|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kzrotndxZ_cC&q=Telecommunications+Equipment:+Changing+Markets+and+Trade+Structures}}</ref> |
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*Public switching equipment |
*Public switching equipment |
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**Digital switches |
**Digital switches |
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***[[Voice over IP]] switches |
***[[Voice over IP]] switches |
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***[[Virtual reality]] (VR) |
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*Transmission equipment |
*Transmission equipment |
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**[[Transmission line]]s |
**[[Transmission line]]s |
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**[[Router (computing)|Routers]] |
**[[Router (computing)|Routers]] |
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**[[Wireless]] devices |
**[[Wireless]] devices |
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==Semiconductors== |
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Most of the essential elements of modern telecommunication are built from [[MOSFET]]s (metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistors), including [[mobile device]]s, [[transceiver]]s, [[base station]] modules, [[Router (computing)|routers]], [[RF power amplifier]]s,<ref name="Asif">{{cite book |last1=Asif |first1=Saad |title=5G Mobile Communications: Concepts and Technologies |date=2018 |publisher=[[CRC Press]] |isbn=9780429881343 |pages=128–134 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yg1mDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT128}}</ref> [[microprocessor]]s, [[memory chip]]s, and [[telecommunication circuit]]s.<ref name="Colinge">{{cite book |last1=Colinge |first1=Jean-Pierre |last2=Greer |first2=James C. |title=Nanowire Transistors: Physics of Devices and Materials in One Dimension |date=2016 |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |isbn=9781107052406 |page=2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FvjUCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA2}}</ref> As of 2005, telecommunications equipment account for 16.5% of the annual [[microprocessor]] market.<ref name="Asthana">{{cite book |last1=Asthana |first1=Rajiv |last2=Kumar |first2=Ashok |last3=Dahotre |first3=Narendra B. |title=Materials Processing and Manufacturing Science |date=2006 |publisher=[[Elsevier]] |isbn=9780080464886 |page=488 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oWRXvrgFhqUC&pg=PA488}}</ref> |
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==Vendors== |
==Vendors== |
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The world's largest telecommunications equipment vendors by revenues in 2017 are:<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.statista.com/statistics/314657/top-10-telecom-equipment-companies-revenue/ |title= Telecommunication equipment companies ranked by overall revenue in 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars) |website= Statista.com |access-date= August 8, 2019}}</ref> |
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| {{flagicon|PRC}} [[Huawei]] |
| {{flagicon|PRC}} [[Huawei]] |
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ciena]] |
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| {{flagicon|Israel}} [[ECI Telecom]] |
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Qualcomm]] |
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| {{flagicon|PRC}} [[ZTE]] |
| {{flagicon|PRC}} [[ZTE]] |
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Corning Inc.|Corning]] |
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Motorola Solutions]] |
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Motorola Solutions]] |
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| {{flagicon|USA}} United States |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[List of networking hardware vendors]] |
*[[List of networking hardware vendors]] |
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*[[List of telephone switches]] |
*[[List of telephone switches]] |
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*[[Network equipment provider]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 00:31, 25 July 2024
Telecommunications equipment (also telecoms equipment or communications equipment) is a type of hardware which is used for the purposes of telecommunications. Since the 1990s the boundary between telecoms equipment and IT hardware has become blurred as a result of the growth of the internet and its increasing role in the transfer of telecoms data.[1][2]
Types
[edit]Telecommunications equipment can be broadly broken down into the following categories:[3]
- Public switching equipment
- Analogue switches
- Digital switches
- Voice over IP switches
- Virtual reality (VR)
- Transmission equipment
- Customer premises equipment (CPE)
- Customer office terminal
- Private switches
- Local area networks (LANs)
- Modems
- Mobile phones
- Landline telephones
- Answering machines
- Teleprinters
- Fax machines
- Pagers
- Routers
- Wireless devices
Semiconductors
[edit]Most of the essential elements of modern telecommunication are built from MOSFETs (metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistors), including mobile devices, transceivers, base station modules, routers, RF power amplifiers,[4] microprocessors, memory chips, and telecommunication circuits.[5] As of 2005, telecommunications equipment account for 16.5% of the annual microprocessor market.[6]
Vendors
[edit]The world's largest telecommunications equipment vendors by revenues in 2017 are:[7]
Huawei | $92.55 |
Cisco Systems | $48.00 |
Ciena | $38.57 |
Nokia | $27.73 |
ECI Telecom | $24.16 |
NEC Corporation | $23.95 |
Qualcomm | $22.297 |
ZTE | $16.71 |
Corning | $10.12 |
Motorola Solutions | $6.38 |
Juniper Networks | $5.03 |
United States | $94.62 |
Japan | $62.52 |
Finland | $27.73 |
Sweden | $24.16 |
See also
[edit]- Networking hardware
- List of networking hardware vendors
- List of telephone switches
- Network equipment provider
References
[edit]- ^ "Telecoms equipment - We have the technology". The Economist. 1 October 1998. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ "Twisted pair - Nokia and Siemens pool their network divisions to form a new firm". The Economist. 22 June 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ Ypsilanti, Dimitri; Plantin, Amy (1991). Telecommunications Equipment: Changing Markets and Trade Structures. OECD Publishing. p. 16. ISBN 9789264135536.
- ^ Asif, Saad (2018). 5G Mobile Communications: Concepts and Technologies. CRC Press. pp. 128–134. ISBN 9780429881343.
- ^ Colinge, Jean-Pierre; Greer, James C. (2016). Nanowire Transistors: Physics of Devices and Materials in One Dimension. Cambridge University Press. p. 2. ISBN 9781107052406.
- ^ Asthana, Rajiv; Kumar, Ashok; Dahotre, Narendra B. (2006). Materials Processing and Manufacturing Science. Elsevier. p. 488. ISBN 9780080464886.
- ^ "Telecommunication equipment companies ranked by overall revenue in 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)". Statista.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.