Ethernet Switch Market Resumes Strong Growth in 3Q04, According to Dell'Oro Group; Both Bandwidth and Feature Upgrades Drive Increase
Posted on: Thursday, 18 November 2004, 12:00 CST
A newly published report by Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, reveals that the Ethernet switch market resumed strong growth in the third quarter of 2004 following a slight decline in the previous quarter.
According to the Dell'Oro Group report, total sales of Ethernet switches were nearly $3.5 billion this quarter, an increase of 9 percent over the second quarter of 2004 and of 24 percent over the third quarter of 2003. Also according to the report, the average selling price for the total Ethernet switch market has remained flat at approximately $97 for four consecutive quarters.
"We are seeing a two-pronged upgrade taking place," said Seamus Crehan, Director of Ethernet Switch Research at Dell'Oro Group. "Sales of Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch ports are increasing as prices are dropping and users are future-proofing for additional bandwidth requirements. In addition, the market for the more feature-rich 100 Mbps fixed configuration switches continues to expand as users upgrade networks to handle newer applications such as IP telephony, security, and wireless LAN." -0- *T 3Q04 Market Leaders (Revenue) Total Ethernet Switch Market Quarterly Total Market 3Q04 Growth ------------ ---- --------- Manufacturer Revenue $3,404M 9% Vendor Rank Growth ------ ---- ------ Cisco 1 12% Nortel 2 -5% HP ProCurve 3 -1% 3Com 4 -11% Foundry 5 4% Extreme 6 4% *T
About the Report
The Dell'Oro Group Ethernet Switch Quarterly Report offers complete, in-depth coverage of the market with tables covering revenue, port/unit shipments, and prices for Layer 2 (both managed and unmanaged), Layer 3, Layer 4-7, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit NICs and LOMs (shipments only), and 10 Gigabit Ethernet. To purchase this report, call 650-622-9400, ext. 223, or email Julie@DellOro.com.
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Source: Business Wire
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