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Newbridge Networks Maintains Market Leadership in ATM Switch Revenues

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Newbridge Networks, a world leader in networking technology, has solidified its position as the market leader for asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) switch revenues according to two leading industry analyst firms. International Data Corporation (IDC) and Dataquest have confirmed Newbridge's dominance in the ATM market, with the company's MainStreetXpress(tm) 36150 Access Switch and MainStreetXpress 36170 Multiservices Switch products driving its market share. The reports note that carriers are increasingly adopting ATM technology to take advantage of its efficient use of bandwidth and multi-service capability, with the ATM Edge/Enterprise segment of the market forecast to grow from $1.44 billion in 1997 to $4.91 billion in 2002.

Key Takeaways:

  • Newbridge Networks maintains its market leadership in ATM switch revenues, with a 27.5% market share in 1997, according to IDC's ATM and Frame Relay Switching Market Review and Forecast, 1997-2002.
  • The company's MainStreetXpress(tm) 36150 Access Switch and MainStreetXpress 36170 Multiservices Switch products are the primary drivers of its market share, with the products shipping in vast majority to carrier customers.
  • IDC forecasts that the ATM Edge/Enterprise segment of the market will grow from $1.44 billion in 1997 to $4.91 billion in 2002.
  • Dataquest's 1998 North American WAN Market Share and Forecast report identifies Newbridge as the leader in revenue and shipments of ATM backbone switches in North America, with a 34.4% market share in 1997.
  • The MainStreetXpress 36170 Multiservices Switch is a true multi-service platform, offering a broad range of interfaces and services, including native cell relay, frame relay, advanced private line, LAN internetworking, Internet Protocol (IP), xDSL, and broadband wireless.
  • The switch scales from 800 Mbit/s to over 50 Gbit/s in a fully redundant mode (100 Gbit/s switching capacity) and offers more than 30,000 T1, frame-relay, circuit-emulation or native cell relay ports per system.

Statistics:

  • Newbridge Networks held a 27.5% market share in ATM Edge/Enterprise Switch revenues in 1997, a one percent gain over 1996.
  • The company's market share for frame relay and ATM WAN switch revenues increased to 21.1% in 1997, up from 19% in 1996.
  • The ATM Edge/Enterprise segment of the market is forecast to grow from $1.44 billion in 1997 to $4.91 billion in 2002.
  • Newbridge's MainStreetXpress 36170 Multiservices Switch offers interfaces ranging from sub-T1 speeds to OC12, growing to OC48, and features such as ATM Forum-compliant Inverse Multiplexing over ATM (IMA) and switched virtual circuits (SVCs).
  • The switch scales from 800 Mbit/s to over 50 Gbit/s in a fully redundant mode (100 Gbit/s switching capacity) and offers more than 30,000 T1, frame-relay, circuit-emulation or native cell relay ports per system.

Sources:

  • IDC's ATM and Frame Relay Switching Market Review and Forecast, 1997-2002
  • Dataquest's 1998 North American WAN Market Share and Forecast report
  • Newbridge Networks press release, October 5, 1998
  • Newbridge Networks website, www.newbridge.com

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