Netgear no. 1 in web-managed Ethernet switching

NETGEAR achieved the top position in worldwide market share for web-managed fixed configuration Ethernet switching.

According to IHS Infonetics Ethernet Switches Market Share and Forecasts, 1Q15 Edition, June 2015, NETGEAR surpassed long-time leader HP for the first time in this switching category since HP’s acquisition of 3Com.

Matthias Machowinski, research director for enterprise networking at IHS Infonetics, ranked vendors in terms of ports shipped worldwide, with NETGEAR capturing nearly 29 percent of market share.

“Buyers are shifting toward switches with advanced capabilities, such as enhanced management, PoE, and higher speeds, to accommodate increasing demands on networks,” said Machowinski. “In the SMB market, this is creating a shift from unmanaged to web-managed switches. As a well-known brand with an extensive smart switch portfolio, NETGEAR is well positioned to take advantage of these shifts.”

“We’ve led the industry in terms of revenue on web-managed switches for some time, but now we’ve been able to fight back to a #1 position for ports as well. Considering our entrenched competition, it’s quite a coup,” said Patrick Lo, CEO and co-founder of NETGEAR. “We attribute our success to ongoing innovation across our entire switching portfolio of ProSAFE switches — such as groundbreaking PoE chassis switches, fully 10 Gigabit Ethernet web-managed switches and revolutionary form-factor click switches. This relentless drive to deliver high-performance features and ease-of-use has enabled NETGEAR to supply organizations of all sizes. Our customers know that as they grow, our switching solutions scale with them and offer unequaled value.”