Abstract
This study discusses the Western European LAN switching market and vendor market shares for 2007 and makes comparisons to 2006. The LAN switch market is analyzed by technology for Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, and 10GbE, by OSI layer for Layers 2, 3, and 4-7, by form factor for modular, non-modular, and unmanaged LAN switch port shipments and revenue.
A geographical split is included for Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
"As the need for intelligent networks becomes stronger the opportunity to innovate and improve network equipment will create opportunities for networking vendors. Demand for managed switches in particular is expected to be strong as enterprises are upgrading and preparing their networks for convergence and new services," said Evelien Wiggers, research manager, European Enterprise Networks, IDC.
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- IDC Opinion
- In This Study
- Methodology
- Market Value
- Table: Exchange Rates by Country, 2007
- Methodology
- Situation Overview
- 2007 Market Development in Western Europe
- Table: Western European LAN Switch Port Shipments and Revenue by Technology, 2006 and 2007
- Table: Western European LAN Switch Port Shipments and Revenue by Form Factor, 2006 and 2007
- 2007 Market Share Development
- Figure: Western European LAN Switch Vendor Shares, 2007
- Cisco
- HP Procurve
- Nortel
- Alcatel-Lucent
- 3Com/H3C
- Table: Western European LAN Switch Revenue ($M) by Vendor, 2006 and 2007
- Table: Western European LAN Switch Port Shipments by Vendor, 2006 and 2007
- Table: Western European LAN Switch Revenue Share by Vendor and Country, 2007 (%)
- Table: Western European LAN Switch Port Shipment Share by Vendor and Country, 2007 (%)
- Table: Western European Fast Ethernet Vendor Shares, 2006 Versus 2007
- Table: Western European Fast Ethernet Vendor Shares by Country, 2007 (%)
- Table: Western European Gigabit Vendor Shares, 2006 Versus 2007
- Table: Western European Gigabit Vendor Shares by Country, 2007 (%)
- Table: Western European 10GbE Vendor Shares, 2006 Versus 2007
- Table: Western European 10GbE Vendor Shares by Country, 2007 (%)
- Table: Western European Modular Vendor Shares, 2006 Versus 2007
- Table: Western European Modular Vendor Shares by Country, 2007 (%)
- Table: Western European Fixed-Managed Vendor Shares, 2006 Versus 2007
- Table: Western European Fixed-Managed Vendor Shares by Country, 2007 (%)
- Table: Western European Fixed-Unmanaged Vendor Shares, 2006 Versus 2007
- Table: Western European Fixed-Unmanaged Vendor Shares by Country, 2007 (%)
- Future Outlook
- Essential Guidance
- Learn More
- Related Research
- Synopsis

