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Dell'Oro Group Releases 1Q99 Report; Router and Remote Access Market Grew 12% in 1Q99; Dial Access Products from 3Com, Alcatel, Ascend, Cisco, and Nortel Drive Growth BUSINESS WIRE - 08:07 a.m. Jun 02, 1999 Eastern PORTOLA VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 2, 1999--Total sales of Routers and Remote Access devices grew 12% ($273 million), to $2.6 billion in 1Q99, according to the Dell'Oro Group's 1Q99 report, published last week. Access Concentrator Market sales increased to $726M, up 23% quarter to quarter. The gain came mostly from Access Concentrators whose predominant technology supports Modem/ISDN dial-up users. Although sales of Access Concentrators -- Modem/ISDN were up sharply quarter to quarter, sales of DSL and Cable Modem Access Concentrators grew more quickly. Market Leaders -- Routers & Remote Access Quarterly Total Market 4Q98 Growth MFG Revenue ($M) -- Routers $1,112.4 + 2.9% MFG Revenue ($M) -- Access Routers $575.8 + 17.0% MFG Revenue ($M) -- Remote Access $867.0 + 22.3% Vendor -- Routers Rank Growth Cisco 1 + 6.7% Nortel 2 - 0.8%3Com 3 + 6.4% Vendor -- Access Routers Rank Growth Cisco 1 + 26.2% Nortel 2 + 5.6% Motorola 3 - 22.5% Vendor -- Remote Access Rank Growth Ascend 1 + 31.0% Cisco 2 + 30.2%3Com 3 + 9.0% The Dell'Oro Group's Router and Remote Access report provides in-depth data and analysis of the Router and Remote Access markets. The report contains hundreds of tables of data on the performance of approximately 25 manufacturers. In addition to covering Routers and legacy Remote Access devices, the report now includes coverage on Cable Modems and Digital Subscriber Loop (DSL). The Dell'Oro Group is a research and consulting firm specializing in business planning and strategic competitive analysis in the networking industry. Copyright 1999, Business Wire o~~~ O