2006 Service Provider Router/Switch Market Share Rankings --------------------------------------------------------- Position Y-Y Growth Cisco 1 + 31% Juniper 2 - 2% Alcatel 3 + 174% Redback 4 + 78% Avici 5 + 149% Foundry 6 + 15% Tellabs 7 0%The Service Provider IP Edge has been transformed by the introduction of Broadcast TV, VOD, and IPVPN NexGen services. In a relatively short period of time, these new network demands have created a shift in market leadership among the equipment vendors. The most dramatic shift has been the fast rise of Alcatel, which grew its Router/Switch revenue 174 percent in 2006 and surpassed Juniper for the number two spot in the Edge Router/Switch market in Q4. In the quarter, Redback had a significant increase in SmartEdge revenue, which enabled them to retake 4th place in the MultiService Edge segment from Tellabs. To a lesser degree, Extreme, Foundry, and Force 10 have benefited from two trends -- Service Providers who have chosen a service overlay architecture for the metro aggregation portion of their networks and the growth of SANs in the outsourced data center. In 2006, their respective market shares in the Edge have remained in the low single digits. About the Reports Synergy's Q4 2006 Enterprise and Service Provider Router/Switch Market Share reports are available for purchase at www.srgresearch.com or by contacting Heather Wilson at 775-852-3330. Synergy provides separate Market Share and Forecast reports for Worldwide, U.S., EMEA, APAC, and LATAM regions. About Synergy Research Group Synergy Research Group is a highly respected source for networking and telecom market research by Wall Street firms, leading equipment vendors, and government institutions. Synergy can be found at www.srgresearch.com. The contents of this press release represent SRG's interpretation and analysis of statistics and information collected from authorized company representatives, industry sources, and SRG estimates. SRG does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the statistics or information contained in this release.
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