Need switches? Buy now, report says

23.09.2011
If you're in the market for Ethernet switches, now's the time to buy.

According to a quarterly report from Infonetics, the price of Ethernet switches is declining in the mid-single digits over the course of this year, amounting to 10% to 20% drops overall.

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"Part of that is to be expected," says Matthias Machowinski, the analyst who wrote "2011 (2Q11) Ethernet Switches" market share report. "Things get cheaper over time."

But fierce battles among vendors are accelerating price declines. "The competitive picture is drawing pricing down faster than usual," he says.

Prices are declining so much that even though the number of Ethernet ports shipped will increase over last year, the revenues reaped from those sales will decline, he says.