ERIC In telecom equipment sales, Ericsson catches up to Nokia - but Huawei still dominates - The telecom equipment market has logged its best year in nearly a decade, according to analyst firm Dell'Oro Group - and China's Huawei is still dominant. - In a report based on preliminary estimates, Dell'Oro says that annual revenue growth of 7% led to the best year for the market since 2011. - Overall, Huawei, Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and ZTE (OTCPK:ZTCOY) grew market share, while Nokia (NYSE:NOK) and Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) slipped, according to the firm - bringing Nokia and Ericsson close to parity, but a ways behind Huawei. - Market share for the top six suppliers was Huawei (31%), Nokia (15%), Ericsson (15%), ZTE (10%), Cisco (6%) and Ciena (CIEN, 3%), all ahead of Samsung (OTC:SSNLF). - Both Ericsson and Nokia improved their RAN positions outside of China, according to the report - and mobile core network and R...