Telecommunication carriers in Japan are investing in next-generation networks, and both the routing and the Ethernet switching markets are maturing. Faced with intense competition, network equipment vendors are targeting specific product categories to address specific requirements of major carriers. IDC's Japan Quarterly Ethernet Switch and Router Tracker® provides timely and detailed information covering both the Japan routing and the Ethernet switching markets, providing market size and vendor shares on a quarterly basis. Historical and up-to-date market data will provide significant value to network equipment vendors looking to build a database covering the latest trends and activities of their competition.

Technology Coverage and Data Segmentation

This tracker provides total market size and vendor share for the following technology areas and segmentations. Measurement for this tracker is in shipments, ports, and end-user revenue.

Technologies and subtechnologies:

• Router (high-end, midrange, low-end, SOHO)
• Ethernet switch (Layer 2, Layer 3)

Segmentations:

• Vertical market: Enterprise, service provider, healthcare, government, education (add on) by vertical segment
• Form factor/product class
• Layer (Ethernet switch only)
• Deployment (service provider, enterprise, consumer)
• Speed

Geographic Scope

• Japan

Forecast Coverage

Forecasts for this tracker are updated quarterly and include four years of historical data and an additional five years of annual market projections. Forecasts are available at the country level. Examples of the segmentations being forecast in this tracker include:

• Form factor/product class
• Layer (Ethernet switch only)
• Deployment (service provider, enterprise, consumer)
• Speed
• Connectivity group (carrier/SP router only)

Delivery Schedule and Deliverables

This tracker is delivered on a quarterly basis with tools such as pivot tables. The delivery schedule for this tracker is as follows:

• Historical and Forecast data: Week 10 after period closes