D-Link holds top global market share ranking for small and large business network switch port shipments - 32% worldwide market share for small enterprise Ethernet switch port shipments

D-Link International, one of the world's biggest suppliers of network products, led the worldwide Ethernet small enterprise switch port shipments in 2008, according to the 'Market Share: Enterprise Ethernet Switches, Worldwide, 2008a' report* by Gartner. In the same report, D-Link also obtained the second position in total switch port shipments - far surpassing its nearest competitors.

 

According to the March 26  report, D-Link captured the top spot for Ethernet switch port shipments for small enterprises worldwide, with a market share of 32 percent worldwide. In 2008, D-Link shipped more than 13 million small enterprise switch ports worldwide.

 

This annual research study by Gartner also revealed that D-Link claimed the second spot in total switch port shipments worldwide, with 16.3 percent market share for Medium-Large Enterprise and Small Enterprise combined. In 2008, D-Link's total switch shipments grew slightly from 15.3 percent in 2007 to 16.3 percent.

 

Similarly, a '4Q08 Ethernet Switch Market Analysis' report by In-Stat in March showed D-Link's number one position in the worldwide Ethernet unmanaged switch port shipments with 35.1 percent market share, 15.8 percent ahead of second place Netgear, which has a market share of 17 percent**.

 

"D-Link has not only solidified a strong lead in the shipments of unmanaged ports, but continues to show strong growth in managed port shipments year over year, a clear indication that the market is confident with the technology that it has to offer," said Norm Bogen, In-Stat's director of networking.

 

"By maintaining a leading market share in Ethernet port shipments worldwide, D-Link is providing millions of connections that enable consumers and businesses to realize greater productivity," said Mr Desmond Toh, Marketing Director, D-Link  International Pte Ltd. "As our volume increases, our goal remains to offer the best value proposition to our customers, and that means the highest performance at the most aggressive prices on all our end-to-end networking solutions."

 

D-Link has been a pioneer in business networking for more than two decades. D-Link® switches play a crucial role by providing the necessary infrastructure for wired or wireless communication in businesses and organizations. They are available with up to 48 ports in a variety of convenient configurations - Layer 2 or 3, Managed or Unmanaged, Web Smart, Gigabit Ethernet, PoE and Unified Wireless - to meet the needs of all business applications.

 

D-Link's xStack® Switch solutions for medium to large enterprise environments enable businesses to deploy and easily manage a LAN architecture that delivers robust network connectivity, scalability, security, standards-based interoperability and lifetime warranties.

 

As the first company to introduce Green networking solutions, D-Link now offers a complete line of Green Technology switches, that automatically detect a device link status and reduces the power usage of ports that are not linked. When detecting a link down, D-Link Green switches save power usage without sacrificing network performance.

 

 

 

* Source: Gartner, Inc. "Market Share: Enterprise Ethernet Switches, Worldwide, 2008", by Severine Real et al, March 26 2009.
** Source: In-Stat, "4Q08 Ethernet Switch Market Analysis", by Scott Scherer, March 25 2009