CAMPBELL, CA -- 08/20/09 --
Market research firm Infonetics Research released results
from its CES and
Router Vendor Leadership: Global Service Provider Survey, which polled
purchase decision-makers at 27 carriers from EMEA, North America, and Asia
Pacific about their familiarity with and perceptions of equipment
manufacturers.
In the survey, Infonetics asked service providers to rate carrier Ethernet
switch (CES) and IP edge router vendors on 8 criteria: technology, product
roadmap, security, management, price-to-performance ratio (value), pricing,
financial stability, and service and support.
Service providers rated 6 CES vendors (Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco,
Ericsson-Redback, Extreme, Foundry, and Huawei) and 6 router vendors
(Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Ericsson-Redback, Huawei, Juniper, and Tellabs) on
the 8 criteria. In addition, router and switch vendor ZTE was named in
several survey responses.
The service providers participating in the survey are a mix of incumbent
carriers, competitive operators, MSOs, and wireless operators with
cumulative 2008 revenue of $65 billion and capital expenses (capex) of $273
billion, representing 22% of the world's telecom capex and 16% of the
world's carrier revenue.
ANALYST NOTE
"In our carrier Ethernet switch and IP edge router survey, service
providers rated market leader Cisco the highest overall for carrier
Ethernet switches, further validating their CES leadership position --
although they were beat by the competition in some categories. Juniper is
first among IP edge router manufacturers in the survey, with the highest
overall rating from service providers. There are a few other nice surprises
in the survey; for example, Foundry receives the highest average rating for
CES price-to-performance (or value), even above Huawei," notes Michael Howard,
co-founder and principal analyst for carrier and data center networks for
Infonetics Research.
MORE INFORMATION
Log on or join: http://www.infonetics.com/login
From the portal, go to RESEARCH, then CARRIER ROUTING, SWITCHING, AND
ETHERNET.
SALES
-- Larry Howard, Vice President: larry@infonetics.com, +1 (408) 583-3335
-- Scott Coyne, Senior Account Director, Eastern North America, Europe,
Middle East: scott@infonetics.com, +1 408.583.3395
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the communications industry since 1990. A leader in defining and tracking
emerging and established technologies in all world regions, Infonetics
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Lead Analyst:
Michael Howard
Principal Analyst, Carrier and Data Center Networks
Infonetics Research
(408) 583-3351
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