Ethernet Switch Market Down 15% in the First Quarter as Growth Stalls, Reports Infonetics

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts from its 1^st quarter (1Q14) Ethernet Switches report, which tracks unmanaged, web-managed, and fully-managed fixed and chassis switches by port speed (100M/1G/10G/40G/100G).

ANALYST QUOTE

“In the first quarter of 2014, Ethernet switch revenue declined sharply, as a strong performance by Juniper and Arista was not enough to offset weak results at number-one Cisco. For now, the positive growth momentum that developed in the second half of 2013 has stalled,” notes Matthias Machowinski, directing analyst for enterprise networks and video at Infonetics Research.

ETHERNET SWITCH MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

• Worldwide Ethernet switch revenue plummeted 15% from 4Q13 to 1Q14, to $4.8 billion, and the market is essentially flat from a year ago
• Market leader Cisco’s revenue declined 7% year-over-year in 1Q14, and its shortfall was to some degree made up by other vendors, such as HP, which produced steady results, Juniper, which was up 52%, and Arista, which was up over 90%
• In 1Q14, web-managed switches are up by double digits sequentially and from the year-ago 1^st quarter
• The action is in high-bandwidth port shipments: 10G Ethernet ports are up 37% on a year-over-year basis in 1Q14, 40G ports have tripled, and 100G ports are up more than thirty-fold
• China drove year-over-year Ethernet switching growth in 1Q14; meanwhile, North America and EMEA stalled, though Infonetics expects this to be a temporary setback

ETHERNET SWITCH REPORT SYNOPSIS

Infonetics’ quarterly Ethernet switch report provides worldwide and regional market size, vendor market share, forecasts through 2018, analysis, and trends for Ethernet switches and PoE, including ports, fixed configuration switches, and chassis switches. Vendors tracked: Adtran, Alaxala, Alcatel-Lucent, Arista, Avaya, Brocade, Cisco, D-Link, Dell, Extreme, Hitachi Metal, HP, Huawei, IBM, Juniper, Netgear, Ruby Tech, TP-Link, ZTE, and others. To buy the report, contact Infonetics: http://www.infonetics.com/contact.asp.

RELATED REPORT EXCERPTS

• Enterprise router market off to a rough start, plunges 14% sequentially
• HP makes strong showing in latest Infonetics Ethernet switch buyer survey
• As businesses turn to the IoT for growth, M2M WAN connections set to triple by 2018
• 40G Ethernet switch ports to pass $1 billion in 2014
• Enterprises turning to M2M services to get a leg up on competition

RECENT AND UPCOMING ENTERPRISE RESEARCH

Download Infonetics’ 2014 market research brochure, publication calendar, events brochure, report highlights, tables of contents, and more at http://www.infonetics.com/login.

• Analyst Note: HP in 2014: Harder, Better, Stronger, Faster (Mar.)
• Analyst Note: Interop 2014: The Campus Heats Up (Apr.)
• Wireless LAN Equipment & WiFi Phones Market Share/Forecasts (June)
• Enterprise Telepresence & Videoconferencing Equipment Market Share/Forecasts (June)
• Network Equipment Spending and Vendor Leadership: NA Enterprise Survey (June)
• WLAN Infrastructure Vendor Scorecard (June)

INFONETICS WEBINARS

Visit https://www.infonetics.com/infonetics-events to register for upcoming webinars, view recent webinars on demand, or learn about sponsoring a webinar.

• How to Get the Best Out of DAS, Small Cells, and WiFi (June 5: Attend)
• Diameter Signaling Control for LTE Networks (June 12: Attend)
• NFV: An Easier Initial Target Than SDN? (June 19: Attend)
• WLAN Control Goes to the Cloud (July 22: Attend)
• The Great 802.11ac Migration: Upgrade Now, or Wait? (View on-demand)
• Making the Enterprise WAN Cloud-Ready (Sponsor)

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N. America (East, Midwest), L. America: Scott Coyne, [e-mail], [phone]

EMEA, India, Singapore: George Stojsavljevic, [e-mail], [phone]

Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan: http://www.infonetics.com/contact.asp

ABOUT INFONETICS

Infonetics Research (www.infonetics.com) is an international market research and consulting firm serving the communications industry since 1990. A leader in defining and tracking emerging and established technologies in all world regions, Infonetics helps clients plan, strategize, and compete effectively. View Infonetics’ About Us slides at http://bit.ly/QUrbrV.