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, Small Aperture Terminal Equipment, Public Data Network, Optical Components, Connectors, and Switchers and Routers, among others. Laced with 30 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, G Lite ADSL Equipment, Handheld Wireless Telephones, Wireless Infrastructure, Metro Ethernet, Camera Mobile Phone, and Telecom-Electronic Hardware, among others. Also provided is a recapitulation of recent big-bang mergers and acquisitions, and high profile corporate developments. The US market is descriptively and quantitatively analyzed with 17 information rich tables, and is designed to provide the reader a statistical insight, and prelude to the market. Other regional markets briefly abstracted, and researched to highlight regional-level dynamics include Japan, Germany, Ireland, Spain, The Netherlands, UK, China, India, South Korea, Vietnam, Middle East and Latin America. Also included is an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of 1119 companies worldwide.