關注社會:華爲挑戰愛立信地位

Huaweiis challenging Ericssonto become the world's largest telecom equipment vendor by sales following a decade-long push by the Chinese company to shake up the industry.

華爲(Huawei)正在對愛立信(Ericsson)發起挑戰，目標是發展成爲按銷售額計算的全球第一大電信設備製造商。近十年來華爲一直銳意進取，以期改變行業面貌。

Huawei said on Tuesday its revenue in the first six months was Rmb102.7bn, up 5.1 per cent compared with the same period in 2011.

華爲週二宣佈，其今年上半年銷售收入爲1027億元人民幣，較2011年同期增長5.1%。

Ericsson last week reported a drop in first-half revenue to SK106.3bn from SK107.7bn a year earlier, although lower than Huawei the figures are not directly comparable as close to a quarter of sales at the Shenzen-based group is through consumer businesses such as handsets.

愛立信則於上週公佈，今年上半年收入爲1063億瑞典克朗，低於上年同期的1077億瑞典克朗。雖然愛立信的營收不及華爲，但兩者的業績數據並非直接可比，因爲華爲接近四分之一的銷售收入來自手機等消費者業務。

However, while revenues have continued to build for Huawei, the company said operating profit in the first six months fell 22 per cent from last year to Rmb8.79bn.

此外，雖然華爲的銷售收入持續增長，該公司表示今年上半年的營業利潤較上年同期下滑22%至人民幣87.9億元人民幣。

The company, which is not listed, did not announce net earnings but said it "maintained robust growth momentum although the global economic situation and telecom equipment market remains a significant challenge".

目前尚未上市的華爲並未公佈淨利潤數據，但該公司表示，"儘管當前國際經濟形勢以及電信設備市場仍然面臨重大挑戰，公司業績仍保持了強勁的增長勢頭"。

Ericsson, which saw net income drop 63 per cent year on year in the second quarter, was the latest telecom equipment vendor to suffer from weak growth in the industry. Just days before, Alcatel Lucent had warned of a ￠40m operating loss in the second quarter, and ZTE, Huawei's smaller Chinese peer, said it expected first-half earnings to plummet 60 to 80 per cent from Rmb769.3m a year ago.

愛立信第二季度淨利潤同比下降63%，是最近一個受行業整體增長疲軟影響的電信設備生產商。此前不久，阿爾卡特朗訊(Alcatel Lucent)警告稱第二季度將發生4000萬歐元的營業虧損，而規模小於華爲的中國同類企業中興通訊(ZTE)則表示，預計今年上半年淨利潤將較一年前的7.693億元人民幣下降60%至80%

"We are relatively optimistic about our operating performance and profitability for the remainder of 2012," said Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer.

華爲首席財務官孟晚舟表示："我們對於2012年剩餘時間裏的自身經營業績以及盈利能力持較爲樂觀的態度。"

Ericsson is the clear leader in a number of market segments such as mobile network infrastructure and telecom services, but analysts said that Huawei was likely to continue to gain ground.

愛立信在移動網絡基礎設施以及電信服務等多個細分市場是優勢明顯的行業領頭羊，但分析師指出華爲很可能進一步擴大市場份額。

"They've had this goal for a long time and looked at every way possible to displace the incumbents," said Duncan Clark, chairman of BDA, a technology consultancy in Beijing.

北京科技諮詢公司BDA董事長鄧肯?克拉克(Duncan Clark)表示："華爲很長時間以來一直有此目標，並尋求所有可能方式排除障礙。"