The worldwide enterprise router market hit $834 million in the first quarter of 2012, according to . And though it was up a healthy amount from last year, sales in North America declined 10% from last quarter.

Globally, the market declined 9% from Q4.

Sales in Europe fell from last quarter and last year due to the ongoing debt crisis in that region, Infonetics found. That’s likely to continue, given political uncertainty and austerity measures being enacted or considered in .

In China, the market dropped 20% sequentially and rose only 2% from last year.