Demand for managed Ethernet services and similar solutions is continuing to grow across the globe, new figures have suggested.
According to research from the International Data Corporation (IDC), the Ethernet switching market enjoyed revenue growth of 32.7 per cent during the second quarter of 2010.
In addition, the Ethernet routing market was found to have grown by 11 per cent, with both figures thought to suggest that the technology is attracting much interest in all regions and product segments.
Rohit Mehra, director of enterprise communications infrastructure at IDC, said the second quarter performance was "very good".
The expert added: "The continued adoption of Power over Ethernet and gigabit ethernet is also being helped by the underlying networking drivers – the growth of voice and video over IP applications, network-attached devices, virtualization, and cloud computing."
Previous research by the IDC suggested that the number of firms choosing to invest in their network infrastructure is expected to rise in the next few months.