By teaming with clients, Accenture professionals help
communications equipment vendors achieve operational excellence and create
intelligent, open platforms to compete in the converged economy.
A number of key trends are transforming the
communications equipment market—the most prolific of which is the enormous
growth of equipment sales to service providers. This trend reduces enterprise
sales and concentrates vendor attention on service providers. In addition,
rising competitive pricing in the enterprise space has resulted in flat and
declining enterprise sectors. Finally, the entire high tech industry is in the
midst of a consolidation phase, including the communications equipment
industry.
To compete, these companies need to scale and/or deploy
the most innovative technology and aggressive strategies.
The dynamics of the communications equipment industry,
while considerable, are not insurmountable. Today’s market conditions are
forcing companies to rationalize operations and focus on growth areas in order
to adapt to change, while at the same time constantly staying focused on their
results.
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