They purchase hardware from TEMs (telecom equipment manufacturers),[2] such as Vertiv, Kontron, and NEC, to name a few.
[3] TEMs are responsible for manufacturing the hardware, devices, and equipment the telecommunications industry requires.
[3] Products and services include: Some providers in each customer segment are: Majority of revenues from service providers: Majority of revenues from enterprise customers: The NEPs have recently undergone a significant consolidation or M&A activity, for example, the joint venture of Nokia and Siemens (Nokia Siemens Networks), the acquisition of Marconi by Ericsson, the merger between Alcatel and Lucent, and many numerous acquisitions by Cisco.
A look at the financial performance of these players according to the segment they serve creates a diverse picture: NEPs face high pressure from old & new rivals and a stronger, more consolidated customer base.
Threat of New entrants: Bargaining Power of Suppliers: Bargaining Power of Buyers: Threat of Substitution: The SCOPE Alliance was a non-profit and influential Network Equipment provider (NEP) industry group aimed at standardizing "carrier-grade" systems for telecom in the Information Age, successfully in accelerating the NEP transformation towards Carrier-grade Open Source Hardware, OS, Middleware, Virtualization, and Cloud see table: From 2010 onwards, Telecom carriers (NEP customers) wanted direct involvement in driving transformation.