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New Computer Networking Equipment Manufacturing

Posted on: Friday, 1 February 2008, 00:00 CST

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c81372) has announced the addition of "Computer Networking Equipment Manufacturing - Industry Profile" to their offering.

Covering over 175 industries and updated every 90 days, the First Research Industry Profiles do the "heavy lifting" for you - saving your sales team valuable research time, enhancing client communications and giving you the competitive edge to win more business.

Easy-to-use and up-to-date, the Industry Profiles provide you with the industry research necessary to stay on top of constant changes in select industries.

The First Research profiles help target your products and services directly to prospects. The Industry Profiles provide the information and understanding you need to engage new prospects during the sales process, deepen customer relationships and strengthen your own bottom line.

Executive Summary

Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter:

The computer networking equipment industry includes about 1,000 companies with combined annual revenue of $60 billion. Major US companies include Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks, Extreme Networks, and Foundry Networks. Large foreign competitors in the US market include Nortel, Fujitsu, NEC, Alcatel-Lucent, and Siemens. The industry is concentrated: the 10 largest companies hold 50 percent of the market.

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Demand is driven by economic growth as enterprises and service providers expand networks to meet increasing user needs, and by the superior performance of new equipment, which encourages replacement of existing equipment. Profitability of individual companies depends on timely development and delivery of products in high volumes for large customers. Small companies can successfully compete by designing and developing products that meet highly specialized needs. The industry is capital intensive: average annual revenue per employee is about $500,000.

The US telecommunication industry is in transition: the current telephone backbone network is being converted from circuit-switched to multi-media networks combining voice, data, and video over high-speed links. This transition will require replacing a substantial portion of equipment, presenting an opportunity for all equipment vendors.

PRODUCTS, OPERATIONS & TECHNOLOGY

Major products of networking equipment manufacturers are switches, routers, and network control equipment interconnected using fiber optic and high-speed wiring. Major services of equipment suppliers include system and network design, software development, installation, monitoring, and maintenance. Other hardware and software products include intrusion prevention devices, remote termination equipment, firewalls, ...

Industry Overview

Quarterly Industry Update

Business Challenges

Trends AND Opportunities

Call Preparation Questions

Financial Information

Industry Forecast

Website and Media Links

Glossary of Acronyms

Companies mentioned:

- Cisco Systems

- Juniper Networks

- Extreme Networks

- Foundry Networks

- Nortel

- Fujitsu

- NEC

- Alcatel-Lucent

- Siemens

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c81372


Source: Business Wire

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