What? Keep Europe in the running?
The combination of European players in this market (Ericson, Nokia & Siemens) collectively holds half the world market.
So, European players are making the market and the big American player (Motorola) looks sicker by the day.
The only significant Far East player is NEC and their products are tangled up with Siemens and we don't know how the untangling will proceed yet.
As for the Chinese - they don't design or contribute to standards. They do the bulk contract manufacturing.
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What? Keep Europe in the running? The combination of European players in this market (Ericson, Nokia & Siemens) collectively holds half the world market. So, European players are making the market and the big American player (Motorola) looks sicker by the day. The only significant Far East player is NEC and their products are tangled up with Siemens and we don't know how the untangling will proceed yet. As for the Chinese - they don't design or contribute to standards. They do the bulk contract manufacturing.
From the BBC Series Ripping Yarns.