ETHERNET MAN SWITCHES WILL PREVAIL FOLLOWING DISMAL 2002.

Electro Manufacturing, November, 2002

The Ethernet Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) switch market continues to be held hostage by the downturn in the economy, according to In-Stat/MDR, Scottsdale, Ariz.

The high-tech market research firm reports that a veritable conspiracy between the incumbent service providers and their traditional equipment vendors will continue to stifle the spread of "LAN-style" Ethernet MANs, until both venture capital availability and subscriber demand for high-bandwidth access come on strong again.

However, Ethernet has proven itself to have a compelling set of market advantages, and despite the bleak picture in 2002, Ethernet MAN switches are expected to exhibit an end-use revenue Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 56 percent, reaching $5.9 billion in 2006....

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