TELCOS SEEN AS DOING BETTER THAN OTHER COMPANIES IN RECESSION

摘要

Telcos are feeling the recession but not as harshly as other industries, Ovum research said. Mobile and wireline carriers' Q1 revenues were down a few percentage points from before the downturn -- less than the firm had expected. But carriers are cutting capital spending significantly, hurting most equipment suppliers. Major vendors' Q1 revenue declined 15 percent year- over-year on average. Alcatel-Lucent was down 6.9 percent, Cisco 21.5 percent. Wireless backhaul providers are a bright spot, Ovum said