According to Infonetics Research the global Q3 2012 IP router and switch market "roughly reflects economic conditions," dropping by -5% Y-o-Y to reach around $3.4 billion.
“EMEA posted another negative quarter amid the ongoing fiscal crisis in Europe," the analyst continues. "We may not see much of the usual Q4 budget flush, as it seems just as the European Commission gets closer to economic steadiness, more negative reports arrive.”
Cisco leads the router-only (IP edge and core routers) segment, while Juniper takes the #2 spot from Huawei, who drops to #4 as Alcatel-Lucent holds on as #3.
Combined the top 4 vendors account for 88% of total IP router revenue, Infonetics concludes.
Go Service Provider Routers and Switches Report (Infonetics Research)
