The worldwide Ethernet switch market continued to grow steadily in 2006. From 2005 to 2006, the total market grew 19.3 percent in port shipments and 15.5 percent in revenues, reports In-Stat. The total Ethernet switch market is will continue steady growth, and is expected to reach over $20 billion in 2011.
A recent report by the high-tech market research firm found the following: - The big surprise in 2006 was the growth of Fast Ethernet port shipments; an indication that there is still demand for these devices. - The 10 Gigabit Ethernet segment continued to grow strongly in 2006, spurred by demand for backbone and network aggregation applications. - Gigabit Ethernet port shipments increased by 44.6 percent in 2006, and revenues increased by 22.3percent.
