Networking giant Cisco Systems Inc. , the No. 1 maker of gear that directs Internet traffic, picked up market share in almost every router and switch segment in the first quarter, a report said Thursday.
Cisco, based in San Jose, California, extended its lead in many segments, including high-end routers that operate at speeds higher than 10 gigabits per second where it competes with Juniper Networks Inc. , and switches, according to networking market research firm Dell'Oro Group. This follows similar gains made by Cisco in the fourth quarter.
A router is a machine that connects two computer networks for the transmission of data and information, while a switch looks at incoming data to determine the destination address.
In the overall router market, Cisco extended its share of the global market to 85.5 percent in the first quarter from 84.4 percent in the previous quarter, a Dell'Oro spokeswoman said. Juniper, meanwhile, saw its share slip to 6.4 percent from 8 percent.
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