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Ceragon Networks Ltd helps mobile operators carry traffic from base stations to their core networks using microwave and millimeter-wave radio links. Operators buy its equipment to expand network capacity and support telecommunications services. Most revenue comes from product sales, mostly sold directly; network rollout, professional services and support bring in a smaller share. Ceragon also supplies businesses and public institutions with private communications networks, generally through system integrators and resellers.

The business depends on customers’ network investment budgets and rollout schedules. A few customers supply a substantial share of revenue, and most purchases come through individual orders without minimum-volume commitments. Customers can therefore cut or stop purchases without notice or penalty.

Sales also depend on access to usable radio spectrum: customers generally need a frequency license or access through a license holder. Encryption in Ceragon’s products subjects them to Israeli export controls, while applicable sanctions limit where it can sell and provide service.

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Ceragon's results hinge on operators' spending on links connecting base stations to core networks, especially in India and North America, with Huawei, ZTE and privately held SIAE Microelectronica also worth watching as competitors.

  • Aviat Networks, Inc. competes directly with Ceragon to sell telecom operators and private-network owners microwave and millimeter-wave equipment that carries network traffic, plus deployment services. Watch Aviat's sales to these customers and its comments on pricing: it says price and financing terms can make competition less profitable.

  • Ericsson can take spending away from Ceragon by selling operators broader network packages that include wireless links between base stations and the core network, rather than leaving them to buy those links separately. Watch Ericsson's bundled network offers and payment terms, which Ceragon identifies as competitive disadvantages.

  • Nokia competes with Ceragon for operators' spending on wireless links that carry traffic between base stations and core networks, and can sell those links alongside broader network offerings. For Ceragon, the issue to watch is Nokia's ability to bundle transport with other network products rather than sell it separately.

  • Ubiquiti competes with Ceragon to sell wireless internet and other communications providers equipment that carries traffic back to their core networks. Watch Ubiquiti's backhaul business with these providers, rather than its broader enterprise and smart-home equipment sales.

Agenda

in 8 daysWed, Oct 28

  1. 2:00 PMET

    Fed Interest Rate Decision

    The Fed’s rate decision signals whether borrowing costs across the economy are rising or falling, which can change how much Ceragon pays on its credit lines and reduce or support its profit.

in 21 daysTue, Nov 10

  1. Time to be announced
    Major

    Ceragon Networks Ltd earningsThis company

    Ceragon Networks sells wireless transport equipment and services, and this report will show whether telecom operators’ spending is lifting sales without squeezing its margins.