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Nokia provides telecom equipment and services that are used to build wireless and fixed-line networks. It operates in four segments. The mobile networks segment sells equipment and services to telecom carriers to power public wireless networks. Network infrastructure focuses on fixed-line networks, including switching and routing equipment, optical components, and devices used in fiber-to-the-premises networks. The cloud and network services segment develops software used to operate the core of carrier wireless networks and build private networks for enterprises. Nokia also has a sizable research and patent business, where it licenses technology used by handset providers, consumer electronics firms, and other firms making electronic and Internet of Things products.

Ciena is a telecommunications equipment provider focused on optical transport technologies, with clients in a number of industries such as communication services providers, web-scale providers, cable operators, government, and large enterprises worldwide. The company provides equipment, software, and services that support transport, switching, aggregation, service delivery, and data traffic management.

Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Ltd Co is engaged in the Chinese communication equipment industry. It manufactures and sells optical fiber preforms, optical fibers with various standard specifications that are widely used in the telecommunications industry. It operates its business through three operating segments, optical fibers and optical fiber preforms; and Optical components and modules, optical fiber cables. The manufacture and sale of optical fiber cables provide the company with majority of its revenue. Its other products comprise of trunk cables, patch cords, plug-and-play modules, optical distribution frames, pigtails, adapter panels, splitters, and connecting cabinets.

Ericsson provides telecom equipment and services that are primarily used to build and operate mobile networks. The firm divides its business into three segments: networks, cloud and software services, and enterprise. Wireless carriers have traditionally been the firm’s primary customers, but it is pushing to cater more to enterprises as well, as both try to take advantage of 5G capabilities and utilize “as-a-service” communications platforms. The company also licenses its patents to handset manufacturers.

Hengtong Optic-Electric Co Ltd provides fiber optic communication products in China and internationally. It offers optical rods, optical fiber, optical cable, optical devices, an optical network, ocean optical network products, data communication products, power transmission products, ocean engineering, quantum security communications, rail transit, and smart city products.

Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co Ltd is a China-based company engaged in the manufacture and sales of communication equipment. Its main products include communication system equipment, optical fibers, cables and data networking products, such as the optical networking products, Internet protocol (IP) data products, broadband access products, optical fibers and cable products, wireless communication products and power supplies, as well as the optoelectronic devices. The company mainly distributes its products in domestic and overseas markets.

Glarun Technology Co Ltd is involved in fields associated with electronic information technology from high starting points and focuses on the growth and development in aspects of traffic electronics, supply chain integration service, microwave and communication, software and information service, energy electronics and other relevant industries. Its business fields include Rail transit; Air traffic; Intelligent transportation and Maritime traffic.

Sterlite Technologies Ltd is an Indian-based company engaged in the business of Connectivity and Network Solutions. Its products and solutions mainly include integrated optical fiber, copper telecom cables, structured data cables, access equipment, fiber connectivity and system integration solution offerings for telecom networks, OSS/ BSS solutions, billing and bandwidth management solutions for organizations, and others. Its segments include Optical networking business (ONB), Global service business (GSB) and Digital and technology solutions (Digital). The company offers its services within India and in the International market. It earns majority of the revenue from Optical networking business segment.

Helium is a decentralized wireless network for IoT devices using blockchain incentives. San Francisco-headquartered since 2019, it operates 1 million hotspots worldwide providing LoRaWAN coverage in 190 countries. Network operators earn HNT cryptocurrency through Proof-of-Coverage validation via radio challenges. The platform supports sensors for asset tracking and environmental monitoring, with 100 billion data packets transferred yearly. Helium raised $250 million via ICO and partners with T-Mobile for 5G expansion in the U.S.

Arrcus is a networking software company delivering ArcOS for data center fabrics, edge routing, and 5G infrastructure. Its platform unifies management across white-box hardware from Broadcom and Nvidia, supporting EVPN and BGP protocols for hyperscale operators. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Arrcus partners with hardware vendors for deployments handling terabits per second in cloud and telco networks.

Arqiva is a Winchester, UK-headquartered communications company providing broadcast infrastructure and digital platform services, including internet-enabled TV, video-on-demand, and connected-TV distribution. Through its digital platforms division, the company supports multiscreen TV delivery for broadcasters, building on capabilities added through its 2014 acquisition of Capablue.

Samsung Electronics is a diversified electronics conglomerate that manufactures and sells a wide range of products including smartphones, televisions, home appliances, telecommunications network equipment, as well as electronic and device components such as semiconductors and flat panel displays. Samsung is the world's largest manufacturer of smartphones and televisions as well as memory semiconductor products. The Manufacturing and sale of mobile phones and semiconductors make up >70% of both the company’s revenue as well as its profit.