Ethernet Switch Market: Cisco Dips, HPE Gains

Cisco continues to dominate the Ethernet switch market, but its revenue declined in the first quarter of this year while Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Huawei made gains, according to a report from market research firm IDC. Overall growth in the Ethernet switch market was tepid. Cisco finished the quarter with a 4% declined year over year and its market share dropped slightly from 59.2% to 59%, IDC said. In the 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch segment, Cisco's market share dipped a bit to 55.7%, down from 56.1% in the previous quarter. The networking giant's service provider and enterprise router revenue dropped 2.4%.