EMEA Ethernet Switch Competitive Analysis and 2010 Vendor Shares

This IDC study discusses the EMEA Ethernet switching market and vendor market shares for 2010 and makes comparisons with 2009. The Ethernet switch market is analyzed by technology for fast Ethernet, gigabit Ethernet, and 10GbE, by OSI layer for Layers 2, 3, and 4-7, and by form factor for modular, non-modular, and unmanaged Ethernet switch port shipments and revenue.

A geographical division is made between, on the one hand, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom; and, on the other, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, Israel, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, the rest of Central and Eastern Europe, the rest of the Middle East, and the rest of Africa.

"In 2010, the Ethernet switch market in EMEA increased 23.5% in revenue and 20.2% in volume year on year. Continuing demand for video, network-based businesses, network-attached devices, cloud computing, and virtualization in the datacenter - abetted by improving economic conditions - were the main drivers of switch market performance in 2010. Indications of growth in network equipment budgets among end users lead us to believe that the market will grow in 2011 at a rate comparable to or exceeding that of 2010." - Senior Research Analyst Peter Kosinár, Networking and Infrastructure, IDC EMEA