Think that all China manufactures are cheap toys, brand name knockoffs, and cheap clothes? Then you haven't been paying attention.
But you will be, soon enough.
While you were looking the other way, China has become a networking powerhouse. It's been eying the U.S. market for some time, as Cisco president and CEO John Chambers told analysts during an earnings conference call back in November of 2004. Chambers warned that Cisco is facing many new competitors from Asia, most notably China, and that he expects that the competition will increase in the future.
Well, the future is now. Last week, the Bejing-based China Daily reported that the Chinese networking manufacturing giant Huawei is planning to move into the North American market through alliances with North American vendors, possibly including Lucent and Nortel.
It's not just the future we're talking about, but the present. Because this week, a Dittberner Associates report found that Huawei is the worldwide leader in the worldwide VoIP media gateway and softswitch market, with a market share of nearly 25%.
Subsea cable alternatives can provide a level of comfort for those concerned about disruptions. Realistically, they will continue to play a small, but critical role in the short term.
Maintaining existing network infrastructures often incurs huge technical debt before newer technologies are adopted over time.
Amid ongoing regional uncertainties, telecom infrastructure in the Middle East has expand to include terrestrial low-latency network infrastructure, which offers resilience and agility in navigating political complexities without relying solely on undersea networks.
