“China posted its second largest PON quarter on record, thanks to both new and ongoing projects at big 3 operators China Telecom, China Unicom, and China Mobile”, Heynen added.

Following 3 straight quarterly declines, DSL equipment revenue in EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) grew 11% in 2Q12, but is still down year-over-year as operators continue the long-term move away from copper.