Ethernet switch sales top $5 billion in 2Q12

Boston, MASSACHUSETTS, September 4, 2012—Market research firm Infonetics Research released preliminary analysis and vendor market share standings from its 2nd quarter (2Q12) Ethernet Switches report.

“All the negative economic news in the world didn’t keep Ethernet switch buyers from propelling the market past $5 billion in sales this quarter,” reports Matthias Machowinski, directing analyst for enterprise networks and video at Infonetics Research.

“Sales in North America, the largest Ethernet switch market, did especially well, providing an important boost to the overall market,” Machowinski adds. ”As usual, demand for 10G switches was strong, almost doubling from a year ago, and the 40G Ethernet market is taking off, as vendors round out their 40G solution portfolio.”

• Global Ethernet switch revenue topped $5 billion in 2Q12, up 9% from the previous quarter, and up 13% year-over-year
• Revenue for 1G ports, the largest segment of the Ethernet switch market, is up year-over-year in 2Q12, a positive sign for the overall switching market
• For the 2nd straight quarter, 40G Ethernet sales grew 50%
• Market share leaders Cisco, HP, and Juniper posted revenue gains in 2Q12, although Cisco and HP lost market share on a year-over-year basis
• Dell’s Ethernet switch revenue is up by double-digit percentages from the year-ago 2nd quarter, driven in part by its acquisition of Force10

Infonetics’ quarterly Ethernet switches report provides worldwide and regional market size, vendor market share, forecasts, and analysis for Ethernet switches and PoE, including ports, fixed configuration switches, and chassis switches. Companies tracked include ADTRAN, Alaxala, Alcatel-Lucent, Avaya, Brocade, Cisco, D-Link, Dell, Enterasys, Extreme, Hitachi Cable, HP, Huawei, IBM, Juniper, Linksys, LG Ericsson, NETGEAR, and others. To buy the report, contact Infonetics:http://www.infonetics.com/contact.asp.

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UPCOMING RESEARCH

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• Enterprise Communications Equipment Vendor Leadership Scorecard
• Telecommunications Equipment Vendor Leadership Scorecard
• 1G/10G/40G/100G Networking Ports Market Size and Forecasts
• Wireless LAN Deployment Strategies: North American Enterprise Survey
• 10G/40G/100G and Desktop 1G Strategies: North American Enterprise Survey

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