And now for something different….some positive news for Nortel. According to Infonetics Research, Nortel leads the IP-PBX market – with Cisco and Avaya hot on its heels. That said, Infonetics said most of the PBX market’s growth is coming from EMEA, Asia and the Caribbean/Latin America while the North American market grew only 4%. Over the next five years, Infonetics expects the PBX market to grow by 82% while the TDM market will decline by 88%. There’s also good news from the optical market – will wonders ever cease?! – as global sales climbed 19% last year to $10.7-billion, driven by the metro equipment (+15%) and long-haul (+32%) markets. Infonetics principal analyst Michael Howard said it is the first time the optical market has grown since 2001. Nortel ranked second in worldwide optical network hardware behind Alcatel.
Nortel’s Strength in IP-PBX, Optical
And now for something different….some positive news for Nortel. According to Infonetics Research, Nortel leads the IP-PBX market – with Cisco and Avaya hot on its heels. That said, Infonetics said most of the PBX market’s growth is coming from EMEA, Asia and the Caribbean/Latin America while the North American market grew only 4%. Over the next five years, Infonetics expects the PBX market to grow by 82% while the TDM market will decline by 88%. There’s also good news from the optical market – will wonders ever cease?! – as global sales climbed 19% last year to $10.7-billion, driven by the metro equipment (+15%) and long-haul (+32%) markets. Infonetics principal analyst Michael Howard said it is the first time the optical market has grown since 2001. Nortel ranked second in worldwide optical network hardware behind Alcatel.