Cisco Announces New 2500 Routers and Frame Relay Access Products

Strategic Insights -

Cisco Systems, Inc. today announced a range of new 2500 routers and Frame Relay access products that extend the company's position as the market leader in branch office connectivity solutions. The new products include the Cisco 2520, 2521, 2522, and 2523 branch office routers with high-density serial ports, as well as a suite of Frame Relay Access products based on the popular Cisco 2500 series. The Cisco 2500 family is the industry's premier branch office router, featuring more than 30 different models.

Key Takeaways:

  • The new 2500 routers and Frame Relay access products extend Cisco's position as the market leader in branch office connectivity solutions.
  • The products feature the Cisco Internetwork Operating System (Cisco IOS) software, which provides a broad set of LAN, WAN, and legacy protocols, as well as network services such as WAN optimization, security, network policy, data prioritization, and network management.
  • Cisco IOS software is the foundation of the Internet and most of the largest enterprise networks in the world.
  • The Cisco 2500 router series boasts a customer base of more than 250,000 units installed worldwide.
  • Cisco has leading market shares in the dial-up market segment, access router market segment, and Frame Relay market segment, with 30%, 51%, and 53% market shares, respectively.
  • The new products are expected to further enhance Cisco's access market leadership milestones.
  • The Cisco 2500 series complements Cisco's 7000/7500 and 4000 series of central/regional site routers, the 1000 series of mission-specific small branch office routers, and the 750 series of ISDN telecommuter solutions.

Statistics:

  • The Cisco 2500 router series has a customer base of more than 250,000 units installed worldwide.
  • Cisco has a 30% market share in the dial-up market segment (1H1995, Dell 'Oro Group).
  • Cisco has a 51% market share in the access router market segment (1994, International Data Corporation).
  • Cisco has a 53% market share in the Frame Relay market segment (1994, Yankee Group).
  • Cisco has more than 70% market share in the IBM Conectivity market (1994, International Data Corporation).

Sources:

  • Business Wire, "Cisco Systems, Inc. Announces New 2500 Routers and Frame Relay Access Products"
  • Cisco Systems, Inc., "Cisco IOS Software: The Foundation of the Internet"
  • International Data Corporation, "Market Share: Access Routers (1994)"
  • Yankee Group, "Market Share: Frame Relay (1994)"
  • Dell 'Oro Group, "Market Share: Dial-up Market Segment (1H1995)"
  • International Data Corporation, "Market Share: IBM Conectivity (1994)"