Telecom firms' spending on network gear seen picking up in 2013
January 24, 2013 at 02:30 AM EST
Companies in U.S., Asia, Brazil to lead on spending, Europe stalled. PARIS, Jan 23- Telecom network operators are expected to increase their spending on equipment this year, giving a boost to vendors like Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent after economic weakness caused a sharp market contraction in 2012..