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Telecom operators use Aviat Networks’ microwave and millimeter-wave radio links to carry data between network sites. Its main market is mobile backhaul: connecting mobile network sites to the wider network. It also supplies private communications networks used by utilities, public-safety agencies and other organizations.
Customers pay Aviat for radios, routers and software, as well as network planning, installation, maintenance and support. Offerings include WTM 4000 radios and ProVision Plus network-management software. Aviat sells mainly through its own sales and service organization, with resellers and system integrators providing additional routes to customers.
Business depends on operators building and upgrading networks. Aviat has a broad customer base, though a small group can account for a significant share of sales in a given period. It outsources manufacturing and relies on one or a few suppliers for some specialized components, so fulfilling orders depends on those partners. Its products also need sufficient radio spectrum and regulatory approval in each market where it sells them.
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Aviat’s results hinge on investment in links connecting mobile networks and in private networks, while Huawei, ZTE and Cambium Networks add competitive pressure not shown in this list.
Ceragon Networks Ltd and Aviat compete to sell microwave and millimeter-wave links to mobile operators and private-network owners, so the same capacity investments create opportunities for both. Watch Ceragon’s IP-100 rollout: its higher capacity and lower latency show the product competition Aviat faces.
Ericsson competes with Aviat for mobile operators’ spending on links carrying traffic between cell sites and the wider network, selling microwave transport alongside broader cellular-network equipment. Ericsson’s LTE and 5G deployment news is worth watching for the backhaul demand that also matters to Aviat.
Nokia competes with Aviat for operators’ transport and access equipment purchases, but offers a broader range of network equipment. Watch Nokia’s Network Infrastructure sales to telecommunications providers for signs of spending on optical links, routing and fixed access—not just the wireless equipment Aviat sells.
Ubiquiti competes with Aviat for wireless internet providers’ equipment purchases: its point-to-point wireless links are alternatives to Aviat’s transport and access equipment. Ubiquiti also has a large enterprise-networking business, so that part of its business is less directly tied to this rivalry.
ADTRAN and Aviat both depend on service providers’ infrastructure budgets: ADTRAN sells optical transport and broadband-access systems, while Aviat sells wireless transport and access equipment. Watch ADTRAN’s Access & Aggregation and Optical Networking revenue for clues to providers’ spending on broadband connections and transport capacity.
Aviat Networks, Inc. earningsThis company
Aviat Networks sells wireless transport equipment, software and services to carriers and private-network operators, and this report will show whether equipment growth can offset weaker field-service revenue.
Read equipment and software sales alongside field-service revenue and service gross margin. If products grow while service revenue and margin stabilize, growth is broadening and service delivery is holding up. If product sales rise but service revenue or margin keeps falling, the service business is still weighing on overall gross margin.
Ceragon Networks Ltd earningsCRNT
Ceragon Networks sells microwave and millimeter-wave links to mobile operators and private-network owners, and its report will show both their transport demand and the product competition Aviat faces.
Watch Ceragon's microwave and millimeter-wave business and the IP-100 rollout. Stronger sales with customer adoption of the IP-100 would show that these buyers are investing in transport capacity, while also showing Ceragon competing for orders Aviat could pursue. Weak sales or limited adoption would leave demand or the new product's traction unproven.
