Dell'Oro Group Launches Much Anticipated Coverage on the Carrier Ethernet Switch Market; Carrier Ethernet Switch Revenues Grow by 50 Percent.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. -- Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for information about the telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. and networking industries, announced today that it has launched coverage on the Carrier Ethernet Switch A device that connects clients and servers to each other in an Ethernet network. See switched Ethernet. market. This new report tracks Ethernet switches that are being used by telecommunications carriers mainly in the access and aggregation portions of their networks. "Because of our thorough, rigorous, and consistent market research process, we have had multiple requests over the past couple of years to track the Carrier Ethernet Switch market," said Tam Dell'Oro, President of Dell'Oro Group. "We are pleased today to initiate coverage Initiate coverage (1) Firm is now followed by analysts at a particular securities house; (2) Indication to cover short position by purchasing the underlying stock (this cancels out the short position). on the Carrier Ethernet Switch market -- coverage that has been prepared with our detailed and accurate analysis developed over the past decade," Dell'Oro added. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the report, Carrier Ethernet Switch market revenues grew 50 percent in the second quarter of 2006 over the year-ago period. "As the opportunity for Ethernet switch deployments in carrier networks increases, system vendors are attempting to meet the carrier requirements by either adding carrier-grade features to existing product lines or building new products solely targeting this market," said Seamus Crehan, Senior Director of Carrier Ethernet Switch Research at Dell'Oro Group. "Most of Cisco's products fall within the former category, while most of Alcatel's products fall within the latter," added Crehan.
Carrier Ethernet Switch Market
2Q06 Market Leaders (Revenue)
Vendor Rank
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Cisco 1
Alcatel 2
Nortel 3
Siemens 4
Lucent 5
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 The average sales price of goods or commodities. Especially used in the retail sector and technology distribution. (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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