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To: Return to Sender who wrote (28652)	10/6/2000 12:52:38 AM
From: Johnny Canuck	Respond to of 68096

In-Depth: Gigabit Ethernet/10 Gig Market To Exceed $24B By 2004 The meteoric rise of Gigabit Ethernet networking technology will accelerate over the next few years with the combined Gigabit Ethernet/10 Gigabit Ethernet end-use market growing an average of 55 percent per year, reaching $24 billion in 2004, according to Cahners In-Stat Group. In 2000, sales of Gigabit Ethernet products alone will grow over 200 percent to almost $4 billion, In-Stat forecasts. Demand for more bandwidth to support Internet, streaming media, enterprise resource planning (ERP), and customer relationship management (CRM) applications, and a huge installed base of compatible equipment and cabling will drive growth. "The overwhelming prevalence of Ethernet topologies and installed Category 5 copper cable in LANs today creates a virtually automatic decision to upgrade to the latest technology," says Lauri Vickers, In-Stat Senior Analyst. The first significant volumes of Gigabit Ethernet over copper products began shipping in the second quarter of 2000, and by the fourth quarter, copper Gigabit Ethernet will ship more ports per quarter than fiber Gigabit Ethernet. The quick ramp up of copper products is the result of one-third lower cost at their debut than comparable fiber products. Within three quarters, copper prices will fall even further--to one-half of fiber prices. For more instat.com