Cisco leads switching market in India

NEW DELHI: Cisco Systems led the LAN switching market in India with 40 per

cent market share for the period April to June 2000, according to a recent IDC

Asia Pacific research report. IDC is the world’s leading provider of

technology intelligence, industry analysEs and market data to builders,

providers and users of information technology.

IDC’s study, which also covered vendors such as 3Com, Cabletron,

Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Nortel Networks, showed the next nearest LAN

switching provider with only 15 per cent market share, establishing Cisco as the

clear leader in the Indian market.

Cisco’s multi-service switches offer the world’s most cost effective

platforms for implementing ATM, frame relay, IP, circuit emulation, and voice

services. These switches use leading edge MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching)

technology allowing data to seamlessly cross from IP to ATM networks. Cisco is

the only vendor to provide true MPLS capabilities, eliminating the costly

translation involved with IP "over" ATM. The MPLS products enable a

full spectrum of services over a single multi-service network.

Cisco’s multi-service switches range from the top of the line Catalyst 8500

series switch routers to the flagship Catalyst 6000 series switches down to

solutions designed for branch offices or small and medium businesses such as the

Catalyst 3500 series and the Catalyst 2900 series switches.