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{{short description|Hardware used for telecommunication purposes}}
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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|accessdate=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 |accessdate=21 July 2012|publisher=The Economist|date=22 June 2006}}</ref>
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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>


==Types==
==Types==
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&dq=Telecommunications+Equipment:+Changing+Markets+and+Trade+Structures&source=gbs_navlinks_s}}</ref>
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>


*Public switching equipment
*Public switching equipment
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**Digital switches
**Digital switches
***[[Voice over IP]] switches
***[[Voice over IP]] switches
***[[Virtual reality]] (VR)
*Transmission equipment
*Transmission equipment
**[[Transmission line]]s
**[[Transmission line]]s
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**[[Router (computing)|Routers]]
**[[Router (computing)|Routers]]
**[[Wireless]] devices
**[[Wireless]] devices

==Semiconductors==
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>


==Vendors==
==Vendors==
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>
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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| $48.00
| $48.00
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| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Fujitsu]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ciena]]
| $38.57
| $38.57
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| $27.73
| $27.73
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| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Ericsson]]
| {{flagicon|Israel}} [[ECI Telecom]]
| $24.16
| $24.16
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Qualcomm]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Qualcomm]]
| $22.29
| $22.297
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| {{flagicon|PRC}} [[ZTE]]
| {{flagicon|PRC}} [[ZTE]]
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| $5.03
| $5.03
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ciena]]
| $2.80
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| {{flagicon|PRC}} China
| $109.26
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| {{flagicon|USA}} United States
| {{flagicon|USA}} United States
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| $24.16
| $24.16
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==See also==
==See also==
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*[[List of networking hardware vendors]]
*[[List of networking hardware vendors]]
*[[List of telephone switches]]
*[[List of telephone switches]]
*[[Network equipment provider]]


==References==
==References==
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Smartphones are one of the most popular telecoms equipment.

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

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Telecommunications equipment can be broadly broken down into the following categories:[3]

Semiconductors

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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

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The world's largest telecommunications equipment vendors by revenues in 2017 are:[7]

Largest vendors by 2017 revenue (billion US dollars)
China Huawei $92.55
United States Cisco Systems $48.00
United States Ciena $38.57
Finland Nokia $27.73
Israel ECI Telecom $24.16
Japan NEC Corporation $23.95
United States Qualcomm $22.297
China ZTE $16.71
United States Corning $10.12
United States Motorola Solutions $6.38
United States Juniper Networks $5.03
Largest by country (2017)
United States United States $94.62
Japan Japan $62.52
Finland Finland $27.73
Sweden Sweden $24.16

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Telecoms equipment - We have the technology". The Economist. 1 October 1998. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Twisted pair - Nokia and Siemens pool their network divisions to form a new firm". The Economist. 22 June 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  3. ^ Ypsilanti, Dimitri; Plantin, Amy (1991). Telecommunications Equipment: Changing Markets and Trade Structures. OECD Publishing. p. 16. ISBN 9789264135536.
  4. ^ Asif, Saad (2018). 5G Mobile Communications: Concepts and Technologies. CRC Press. pp. 128–134. ISBN 9780429881343.
  5. ^ Colinge, Jean-Pierre; Greer, James C. (2016). Nanowire Transistors: Physics of Devices and Materials in One Dimension. Cambridge University Press. p. 2. ISBN 9781107052406.
  6. ^ Asthana, Rajiv; Kumar, Ashok; Dahotre, Narendra B. (2006). Materials Processing and Manufacturing Science. Elsevier. p. 488. ISBN 9780080464886.
  7. ^ "Telecommunication equipment companies ranked by overall revenue in 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)". Statista.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
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