The global outlook series on the Telecom Equipment Industry provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The report offers a bird’s eye view of the structure of the global telecom equipment industry, and identifies the major segments in the office machine & telecommunications equipment market i.e. Passive-Optical-Networking, Public Data Network, Optical Components, Connectors, and Switchers and Routers, among others. Laced with 67 supporting market data tables, facts, and figures, the discussion on the global market offers invaluable insights into product market verticals, such as, Full Rate ADSL Equipment, Handheld Wireless Telephones, Wireless Infrastructure and Telecom-Electronic Hardware, among others. Regional markets briefly abstracted and covered include United States, Germany, Spain, UK, Japan, China, India, South Korea, Middle East and Latin America. The report offers a compilation of recent product introductions, mergers, acquisitions, and strategic corporate developments. Also included is an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of 870 companies worldwide.