BOSTON, USA: Communications market research firm Infonetics Research released the first quarter (1Q09) edition of its Wireless LAN and WiFi Mesh Equipment and Phones.
Matthias Machowinski, Directing Analyst, Enterprise Voice and Data, Infonetics Research, said: "Dependent wireless LAN access points were relatively immune to the wireless LAN equipment market plunge in the first quarter of 2009, driven by the move to centralized wireless LAN architectures.
"Another development is the growing proportion of 802.11n-based access points, which have a much higher average selling price and are keeping overall revenue per unit from eroding. Continued uptake of this next-generation technology should have a positive impact on the market during what is likely to be a difficult year in the wireless LAN space."
WLAN and WIFI mesh market highlights
* The worldwide wireless LAN equipment market, including access points, mesh network nodes, WLAN switches and controllers, and WiFi phones, continues to be impacted by the economic climate, sequentially dropping 18 percent to $438 million in 1Q09.
* On the wireless LAN equipment leaderboard (excluding WiFi phones), Cisco is unassailable with nearly half the worldwide market share, and Aruba and Motorola locked in a battle for second position (Aruba leads in 1Q09).
* Alcatel-Lucent and Trapeze were the only vendors with positive revenue growth in 1Q09.
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
WAN optimization market down, but faring better than other networking segments
BOSTON, USA: Market research firm Infonetics Research released the first quarter (1Q09) edition of its Enterprise Routers and WAN Optimization Appliances.
Matthias Machowinski, Directing Analyst, Enterprise Voice and Data, Infonetics Research, said: "Sales of both enterprise routers and WAN optimization appliances were down in the first quarter, not surprising given the current economic turmoil.
"Similar to the Ethernet switch market, there was a shift to lower-priced routers, including low-end and branch office devices. The WAN optimization segment was down also, but fared better than many other segments, as organizations are able to build convincing ROI cases around their deployments, which should help this segment weather the downturn better than other infrastructure types."
Enterprise router market highlights
* Worldwide total enterprise router revenue came in at $787 million in 1Q09, down 20 percent from the previous quarter, and continuing the downward trend seen since 3Q08.
* All vendors had double digit declines sequentially.
* Router sales were down in all regions, although Asia Pacific declined only 9 percent sequentially, and North America is down the least year-over-year.
WAN optimization appliance market highlights
* After hitting a major milestone by surpassing the $1 billion mark worldwide in 2008, WAN optimization appliance sales dropped 14 percent quarter-over-quarter in 1Q09, to $226 million.
* While tough economic conditions will hamper growth in the WAN optimization market, growing demands on wide area networks will drive some investment, keeping 2009 worldwide revenue essentially even with 2008.
* Vendor market share positions shuffled once again in 1Q09 in the WAN optimization appliance market, with Blue Coat back on top.
Matthias Machowinski, Directing Analyst, Enterprise Voice and Data, Infonetics Research, said: "Sales of both enterprise routers and WAN optimization appliances were down in the first quarter, not surprising given the current economic turmoil.
"Similar to the Ethernet switch market, there was a shift to lower-priced routers, including low-end and branch office devices. The WAN optimization segment was down also, but fared better than many other segments, as organizations are able to build convincing ROI cases around their deployments, which should help this segment weather the downturn better than other infrastructure types."
Enterprise router market highlights
* Worldwide total enterprise router revenue came in at $787 million in 1Q09, down 20 percent from the previous quarter, and continuing the downward trend seen since 3Q08.
* All vendors had double digit declines sequentially.
* Router sales were down in all regions, although Asia Pacific declined only 9 percent sequentially, and North America is down the least year-over-year.
WAN optimization appliance market highlights
* After hitting a major milestone by surpassing the $1 billion mark worldwide in 2008, WAN optimization appliance sales dropped 14 percent quarter-over-quarter in 1Q09, to $226 million.
* While tough economic conditions will hamper growth in the WAN optimization market, growing demands on wide area networks will drive some investment, keeping 2009 worldwide revenue essentially even with 2008.
* Vendor market share positions shuffled once again in 1Q09 in the WAN optimization appliance market, with Blue Coat back on top.
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