IDC reports strong demand for Routers in EMEA in 4Q05.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-6 March 2006-IDC: IDC reports strong demand for Routers in EMEA in 4Q05 (C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:06032006 AMSTERDAM - IDC's EMEA Router Tracker shows that in the fourth quarter of 2005 the EMEA router market grew strongly by 12.3 to $1.3 billion compared to $1.2 million in 3Q05.

The small SOHO segment, the largest segment measured in revenue in 4Q05 and which includes wireless routers, increased a whopping 53.2 from $360.5 million in 3Q05 to $552.3 million in 4Q05, thanks to strong demand for wireless and ADSL2 routers. Sales of high-end routers, the second-largest segment measured in revenue in 4Q05, were down 1.8 to $436.0 million. During the period, Cisco's revenue (excluding Linksys) declined by 9.5 from $589.7 million in 3Q05 to...