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Router, switch sales jump to $7.2 billion in '05

February 20, 2006

TechWeb:Router and switch revenue hit $7.2 billion in 2005, a 37 percent increase from 2002, according to a report by Infonetics. The growth was driven by a 77 percent increase in core and edge router sales. "The decline of multiservice switches and the rise of core and edge routers are a sign of the times. Service providers are clearly moving toward next-gen IP and Ethernet networks, while decreasing investments in their ATM networks," said industry analyst Michael Howard.

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