Ethernet Switch Market Resumes Strong Growth in 3Q04, According to Dell'Oro Group; Both Bandwidth and Feature Upgrades Drive Increase.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. -- 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 A device that connects clients and servers to each other in an Ethernet network. See switched Ethernet. market resumed strong growth in the third quarter of 2004 following a slight decline in the previous quarter. 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 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 The average sales price of goods or commodities. Especially used in the retail sector and technology distribution. 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 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. switch ports are increasing as prices are dropping and users are future-proofing for additional bandwidth requirements Bandwidth requirements (communications) The channel bandwidths needed to transmit various types of signals, using various processing schemes. Every signal observed in practice can be expressed as a sum (discrete or over a frequency continuum) of sinusoidal . 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 The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. , security, and wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area ."
3Q04 Market Leaders (Revenue)
Total Ethernet Switch Market
Quarterly
Total Market 3Q04 Growth
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Manufacturer Revenue $3,404M 9%
Vendor Rank Growth
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Cisco 1 12%
Nortel 2 -5%
HP ProCurve 3 -1%
3Com 4 -11%
Foundry 5 4%
Extreme 6 4%
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. 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 enables component manufacturers, equipment vendors, and investment firms to make fact-based, strategic decisions. For more information, call 650-622-9400 or visit www.delloro.com. |
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