Developing Markets Will Fuel Telecom Capex Recovery in 2010, Report Finds

Telecom capex will begin growing in 2010 due to increased spending and new
market expansion, says Light Reading Insider

NEW YORK, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite the current worldwide economic
downturn, telecom capital expenditure (capex) will begin to grow again in
2010, fueled by increased government spending and by expansion of service
offerings into new markets, according to the latest report from Light Reading
Insider (www.lightreading.com/insider), a paid research service of TechWeb's
Light Reading (www.lightreading.com).

After the Freeze: A Five-Year Telecom Capex Forecast examines the impact of
the economic downturn on telecom investment around the world, and offers
forecasts for global capex between 2008 and 2013. It investigates the likely
trends in different geographical regions and identifies national and
technological markets that are likely to see growth in 2009 and beyond.

For a list of companies analyzed in this report, please see:
http://img.lightreading.com/lri/pdf/lri0309companies.pdf

"The global economic downturn has prompted a rash of earnings warnings, and
has led to a horde of telecom operators announcing cost-cutting initiatives,"
says Danny Dicks, research analyst for Light Reading Insider. "There are
geographic locations and technology markets that, if not offering huge growth
potential over the next year or two, will offer some growth and some places of
refuge for vendors."

Globally, markets are reacting differently in the face of a hurting economy,
Dicks notes. "There are highs and lows in terms of infrastructure investment
across all the major geographic blocks," Dicks says. "In spite of the gloomy
headlines, it looks as if there a lot of new network construction underway or
imminent around the world."

Key findings of After the Freeze: A Five-Year Telecom Capex Forecast include:

-- Global telecom capex is expected to begin growing again in 2010, after
a
slight contraction in 2009
-- Government stimulus, operator investment in new broadband
technologies,
and the awarding of new mobile licenses will drive new infrastructure
spending
-- Spending on mobile and fixed backhaul infrastructure has overtaken
spending on fixed access networks
-- Capex growth will be strongest in the Asia/Pacific region, which will
present challenges to incumbent Western vendors
-- Africa and the Middle East will be the fastest-growing markets, but
their total capex will still account for less than 10 percent of
worldwide spending in 2013

After the Freeze: A Five-Year Telecom Capex Forecast is available as part of
an annual single-user subscription (12 monthly issues) to Light Reading
Insider, priced at $1,595. Individual reports are available for $900
(single-user license).

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mendyk@heavyreading.com

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SOURCE Light Reading Insider

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