Dell'Oro Group Forecasts Accelerated Adoption of 40 Gbps Router Technologies

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Tue Aug 5, 2008 9:15am EDT 

Internet Video Pushing Demand for Leading Edge Technologies
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
According to a recent report by Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source
for information about the networking and telecommunications
industries, the growth of Internet video traffic will drive growth of
the Service Provider Router market over the next five years. Service
Provider Routers are used as the underlying infrastructure of the
Internet, and the Dell'Oro report highlights the product and
technology transitions required to meet demands placed on the Internet
by video traffic.

   "The Internet is on the verge of four-fold speed overhaul," said
Shin Umeda, Vice President of Routers research at Dell'Oro Group.
"Routers with 10 Gigabits (one Gigabit equals one billion bits)
technologies have become common place, and we expect the transition to
40 Gigabits per second to accelerate over the next few years," added
Umeda.

   About the Report

   The Dell'Oro Group 5-Year Forecast Report provides a complete
overview of the Routers industry with tables covering Service Provider
and Enterprise Router revenue, average selling prices and unit and
port shipments (by speed T1/E1, T3/E3, OC-3/STM-1, OC-12/STM-4,
OC-48/STM-16, OC-192/STM-64, OC-768/STM-256, 100Mbps Ethernet,
1000Mbps Ethernet, and 10 Gbps Ethernet) for router and WAN switch
technologies. To purchase this report, please contact Emily Kendall,
call +1.650.622.9400 x223 or email Emily@DellOro.com.

   About Dell'Oro Group

   As the trusted source for market information about the networking
and telecommunications industries, Dell'Oro Group provides in-depth,
objective research and analysis that enable component manufacturers,
equipment vendors, and investment firms to make fact-based, strategic
decisions. For more information, contact Dell'Oro Group at
+1.650.622.9400 or visit www.DellOro.com.

Dell'Oro Group
Margaret Miles, +1-650-622-9400 ext. 225
Fax: +1-650-654-9428
Margaret@DellOro.com

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