Carrier Ethernet Switch Market Dips in the First Quarter, According to Dell'Oro Group.REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif. -- The Carrier Ethernet Switch A device that connects clients and servers to each other in an Ethernet network. See switched Ethernet. report from Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, reveals that revenues for the first quarter of 2007 declined, following a strong run up in the latter half of 2006. The report, which tracks Ethernet switches used by telecommunications carriers in the access and aggregation portions of their networks, shows that the recent quarter's decline was broad-based across the various technology segments tracked in the report. "Although the market did see the largest sequential decline in two years, we still believe the market is well poised for long-term growth," said Seamus Crehan, Senior Director of Carrier Ethernet Switch Research at Dell'Oro Group. "Furthermore, we continue to see both larger incumbent vendors and recent market entrants introducing numerous new offerings, many incorporating PBT PBT Provider Backbone Transport (networking technology adding determinism to ethernet) PBT Polybutylene Terephthalate PBT Profit Before Tax PBT Paper Based Test (education) and MPLS (1) (MultiProtocol Lambda Switching) The earlier name for GMPLS. See GMPLS. (2) (MultiProtocol Label Switching) A standard from the IETF for including routing information in the packets of an IP network. ," added Crehan. About the Report The Dell'Oro Group Carrier Ethernet Switch Quarterly Report offers complete, in-depth coverage of the market with tables covering manufacturers' revenue, port shipments, and average selling prices (by speed Fast Ethernet An earlier name for 100Mbps Ethernet. See 100Base-T. (networking) Fast Ethernet - A version of Ethernet developed in the 1990s(?) which can carry 100 Mbps compared with standard Ethernet's 10 Mbps. It requires upgraded network cards and hubs. , Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. , 10 Gigabit Ethernet, and platform type). The report also includes regional information. To purchase this report, please contact Margaret Miles, call +1.650.622.9400 x225 or email Margaret@DellOro.com. About Dell'Oro Group As the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, Dell'Oro Group provides in-depth, objective research and analysis that enable component manufacturers, equipment vendors, and investment firms to make fact-based, strategic decisions. For more information, contact Dell'Oro Group at +1.650.622.9400 or visit www.DellOro.com. |
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