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Frost & Sullivan Ranks Ixia Number One in Market Share for Worldwide Gigabit Ethernet Market in 2007
Ixia Ranks #1 in Both GbE and 10 GbE Test Equipment Markets
CALABASAS, Calif. – (January 15, 2008) – Ixia (NASDAQ: XXIA), a leading global provider of IP performance test systems, today announced that it had gained the top ranking in a recently released Frost & Sullivan research service on the 2007 “World Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) and 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE) Test Equipment Markets.” Ixia garnered 24.1 percent of total market share, with 12 other companies splitting the rest. Frost & Sullivan’s analysis includes revenues from line card modules only, which is an accurate way to estimate the extent of a company’s market penetration.
Ixia led both gigabit and 10-gigabit Ethernet markets. GbE market revenues totaled $295 million in 2007, of which Ixia had a 21.7 percent market share. The 10 GbE market totaled $141.3 million, with Ixia’s market share at 29.1 percent. Both markets are expected to grow substantially from 2007 to 2014. According to Frost & Sullivan’s research, the GbE market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.8 percent, while the 10 GbE market should grow at a CAGR of 27 percent.
“Gigabit Ethenet is a very competitive space and we’re pleased to be the market leader,” said Atul Bhatnagar, Ixia’s president and COO. “The industry clearly recognizes the benefits of Ixia’s strong mix of feature set and power combined with the flexibility of our single test platform.”
Frost & Sullivan’s research noted that one of Ixia’s most popular line cards was its XMV16 LAN services module, which provides the highest GbE port density available. By combining the ability to test router and switch performance (layer 2-3) and triple-play subscriber experience (layer 4-7), the XMV16 allows Ixia customers to perform more testing in less space and in less time while providing the highest performance to price ratio in the industry.
Another popular card was Ixia’s XMV12X load module, the first test solution on a single blade that emulates line-rate, real-world (stateful) GbE and 10 GbE traffic. The ability to emulate real-world application traffic such as voice, video and massive amounts of data prior to deployment addresses the pressing need for enterprises and equipment manufacturers to prevent costly service degradation and outages.
“Other competitive factors contributed to Ixia’s ranking, such as its decision to include a PowerPC processor running Linux on every single network interface,” said Juan Rosales, Test & Measurement research analyst at Frost & Sullivan. “As a result, the product can run multiple traffic types on each port and mix layer 2-7 traffic on each interface. And, with its unified platform, the company maintains backward compatibility across all products as it moves forward with its next generation architecture.”
One of the newest test platforms, Ixia’s two-slot, portable Optixia® XM2 chassis adds flexibility to the Optixia product line. The two chassis support both GbE and 10 GbE ports. GbE connections are used primarily in LAN and WAN networks, while fiber-optic 10 GbE links are used mainly as backbone transport.
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About Ixia
Ixia is a leading provider of performance test systems for IP-based infrastructure and services. Ixia's test systems are used by network and telephony equipment manufacturers, semiconductor manufacturers, service providers, governments and enterprises to validate the performance and reliability of complex IP networks, devices, and applications. Ixia’s triple-play test systems address the growing need to test voice, video, and data services and network capability under real-world conditions.
For more information, contact Ixia at 26601 W. Agoura Road, Calabasas, CA 91302; (818) 871-1800, Fax: (818) 871-1805; Email: info@ixiacom.com or visit our Web Site at http://www.ixiacom.com.
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