Date- 20 April 2010  No of Pages - 16

Service Provider Networking Equipment (SPNE) in BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) region comprise high-end routers, switches, and gateways. It also includes infrastructure related to Optical Networks, Access, WAN, Voice over IP, Wireless, and OSS (Open Source Software). All these equipment are used by service providers to enhance the services offered by them. Presently, the BRIC countries are among the emerging Networking Equipment markets in the APAC region. The development of advanced networks, resulting in increased network applications based on new technologies are providing growth opportunities for these countries. Further, most of the service providers are customizing their networking equipment portfolio to match the services needs of the new products.

The companies in the BRIC region are now looking at various purchasing options, wherein the advanced SPNE will be the application platform of the future network-based services. This application platform is used by service providers for innovating and developing network based services. For example, Cisco systems intelligent gigabit Ethernet switches are used in traffic management applications. These switches are categorized as a Layer 2, Layer 3, or multi-layer type; depending on the switching, routing and traffic management capabilities of the network architecture inside the switch. These switches offload tasks from the CPU (central processing unit) and automatically maintain the traffic of data.

The SPNE market in BRIC is transforming from the traditional large-scale production to mass customization. The customizable application or computing platforms spanning multiple business functions are the growth drivers. The vendors are developing innovative network communication products with cost benefits. Moreover, these products can be easily incorporated into the businesses, as they are ready to use. New technologies and multiple services in networks are being adopted in the BRIC countries. These include network equipment for monitoring the stability, availability of services, and service provision capacity. This drives the need for end-to-end system and network management that maintains the quality of service, monitors system and application performance. Further, it helps in troubleshooting and provides information statistics to ensure the network operates continuously.

This report by TechNavio Insights highlights the current and future market potential of the Service Provider Networking Equipment Market in BRIC. Further, it discusses trends, drivers, growth inhibitors. It also profiles a few major vendors in the market.