With the popularization of 3G networks and the maturity of the next generation mobile communication networks, the pattern of global mobile communication industry gradually changed.
   
With regard to the terminal industry, wireless broadband access brought the explosive development of terminal products such as smart phones, PDA and wireless netbooks. The traditional terminal manufacturers who used to profit by terminal sale are faced with more and more restrictions on their potential profits, while the newly emerging terminal manufacturers who are dealing with mobile services have gradually increased their profit and market share. For example, supported by Apple Store, Apple has achieved great success by launching Iphone and Ipad, and the sharp increase of the market share of smart phones generated great impact to those traditional mobile manufacturers. As the largest international traditional terminal manufacturer, Nokia has made some adjustment to the changes of the industrial pattern. Nokia peeled off its network equipment departments three years ago, which symbolized that they would place the focus on cell-phone services, while the operation of OVI Store and the upgrades of terminal operation systems makes Nokia transfer from a traditional equipment manufacturer to a mobile service provider. Recently, Nokia reached an agreement with Renesas Electronics to sell Wireless Modem service to Renesas, indicating that Nokia will be highly engaged in mobile services so as to improve the competitive edges in terminal manufacturing and service provision.

While requirements keep declining and competition goes more intense on the international mobile communication market, many manufacturers are searching for new development strategies. Acquisition has become the important method to win strategic market and acquire competitive edges. The pattern of the international communication network equipment industry has gradually become clear through continuous industrial integration, and 3+2 pattern has gradually formed. Having successfully purchase Nortel, Ericsson consolidated its leading status. NSN, ranked 3 previously, found a perfect opportunity to enter North American market by purchasing the wireless department of Motorola with 1.2 billion US dollars. In addition, NSN, having built nice cooperation with over 50 telecom operators including China Mobile, Clearwire, KDDI, Sprint, Verizon, and Vodafone, will become the second largest telecom equipment manufacturer followed by Alcatel-Lucent. Besides, the remarkable rise of Huawei and ZTE, promoted the price declination while wining more market shares. These five equipment manufacturers will play the dominant role in the coming long period, with the 3+2 pattern remaining unchanged.