Dell’Oro Group Forecasts Strong Service Provider Router Growth Through 2011

Internet Video and Television Driving Router Demand

Redwood City, Calif. – July 30, 2007 – According to a recent report by Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for information about the networking and telecommunications industries, the worldwide Service Provider Router market will grow at double-digit rates over the next five years and surpass $9 billion in 2011. The report highlights the effect of Internet video on the market for high-performance routers—the devices that manage data, voice and video traffic on the Internet.

“We expect video over the Internet and television services over broadband connections to pump up traffic on a service provider networks,” said Shin Umeda, Vice President of Routers research at Dell’Oro Group. “In turn, service providers will beef up their networks by purchasing and deploying more routers over the next five years,” added Umeda.

About the Report

The Dell’Oro Group 5-Year Forecast Report provides a complete overview of the Routers industry with tables covering revenue, average selling prices and unit and port shipments (by speed T1/E1, T3/E3, OC-3/STM-1, OC-12/STM-4, OC-48/STM-16, OC-192/STM-64, 100Mbps Ethernet, 1000Mbps Ethernet, and 10 Gbps Ethernet) for router and WAN switch technologies. To purchase this report, please contact Margaret Miles at +1.650.622.9400 x225 or email Margaret@DellOro.com.

About Dell’Oro Group

As the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, Dell’Oro Group provides in-depth, objective research and analysis that enable component manufacturers, equipment vendors, and investment firms to make fact-based, strategic decisions. For more information, contact Dell’Oro Group at +1.650.622.9400 or visit www.DellOro.com.