Although Cisco dominates in both 100 megabit and 1/10gigabit categories, it is feeling competitive heat from Hewlett-Packard, NETGEAR, and 3Com, Osipuk said.
Cisco leads the enterprise router market, too. In addition, Cisco's biggest competitor is itself -- its Linksys unit is second to Cisco in revenue and first in unit market share. The enterprise router market is up 8 percent to $1 billion in the first quarter and Osipuk projects its annual revenue will grow 13 percent between 2003 and 2007.
Subsea cable alternatives can provide a level of comfort for those concerned about disruptions. Realistically, they will continue to play a small, but critical role in the short term.
Maintaining existing network infrastructures often incurs huge technical debt before newer technologies are adopted over time.
Amid ongoing regional uncertainties, telecom infrastructure in the Middle East has expand to include terrestrial low-latency network infrastructure, which offers resilience and agility in navigating political complexities without relying solely on undersea networks.
