The Routers market is transforming itself as switching and routing technologies are rapidly changing to reshape network infrastructures. Equipment manufacturers are constantly developing technologies to capture growing opportunities in areas including triple-play services, VPN services, and converged networks.

To take advantage of the opportunities in this market, component manufacturers, equipment vendors, service providers, and financial institutions need to answer critical business questions including:

• How will the impact of broadband rollouts affect the demand for service provider routers?
• How will availability of new router service capabilities affect enterprise purchasing behavior?
• What is causing price pressure in the router market?

To answer these and other important questions, Dell’Oro Group delivers both quarterly reports and 5-year forecasts on the Routers market.

Routers Quarterly Reports

In February, May, August, and November, Dell’Oro Group publishes Routers quarterly reports with in-depth market level and detailed vendor market share information on the following markets:

• Routers
• Multiservice WAN Switches

Routers

We report the Routers market by customer and technology segments. The customer segments we report separately are:

• Enterprise (Core, Edge)
• Service Provider (High End Access)

The Routers technology segments we report separately are:

• High End
• Access (Midrange and Low End)

Multi-Service WAN Switch

The Multiservice WAN Switch equipment we report separately includes core and edge devices.

The reports include tables showing manufacturers' revenue, ports/units shipped, and average selling prices. We report ports by a variety of speeds and technologies (e.g., T1/E1 through OC-192/STM-64, and ATM vs. POS vs. Ethernet, etc.).

We also track:

• The Routers market by region – North America, EMEA, Asia-Pacific, and rest of world
• CAPEX by selected North American wireline service providers

Routers 5-Year Forecasts

In January and July, Dell’Oro Group publishes Routers 5-year forecasts offering a complete overview of the market with historical data from 1995 to the present for routers and 1998 to the present for WAN switches. The forecasts provide a comprehensive overview of market trends and include tables covering revenue,port/unit shipment, and average selling price forecasts for various speeds and technologies:

• T1/E1 through OC-192/STM-64
• ATM vs. POS vs. Ethernet

In addition, the forecasts include tables covering router revenues from enterprise and service provider customers.

Routers Market Research Services

The Dell’Oro Group Routers market research services are:

	Service Name	Technologies Covered
	Routers			Enterprise Routers (High End, Access)
				Service Provider Routers (Core, Edge)
				High End Routers
				Access Routers (Midrange, Low End)
				Multiservice WAN Switches
	High End Routers			High End Routers
	Access Routers			Access Routers (Midrange and Low End)

Subscription to one of the above Dell’Oro Group Routers market research services also includes:

• Dell’Oro Analyst Advantage program – On-demand interaction with our senior analysts for in-depth information on virtually all aspects of the networking and telecommunications industries
• Dell’Oro BusinessIMPACT research – Rigorous research that gives you business insight and enables you to make fact-based, strategic decisions based on the best market information possible
• Web access and hard copy of four quarterly reports published in February, May, August, and November and two 5-year forecast reports published in January and July
• Participation in our client-only quarterly update conference calls