Dell'Oro Ups Forecast for 10 Gbps Ethernet Controllers and Adapters

Sales of 10 Gbps Ethernet controllers and adapters rose 57 percent versus the year ago quarter, to just under $100 million during the fourth quarter of 2010, according to the Dell'Oro Group. The Controller and Adapter report, which tracks sales and shipment performance of the top 9 manufacturers, reflects how the 10 Gbps LOM market is transitioning, particularly as Hewlett-Packard shifts its blade server business from Broadcom to Emulex. "What really took us by surprise was the strength in network adapters rather than LAN on Motherboard, or LOM,"...

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CSR to Acquire Zoran - Combining Connectivity with Imaging

CSR has agreed to acquire Zoran Corporation in a deal valued at US$679 million. This represents a premium of about 39% over Zoran's closing price on 18 February 2011. CSR, based in Cambridge, England, is a leading global provider of personal wireless technology and its product portfolio covers Bluetooth, GPS, FM and Wi-Fi. As at 1 February 2011, it employed approximately 1,500 people and in the year to 31 December 2010 generated gross profits of...

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Arbor Issues Middle East Internet Scorecard

Arbor Networks published an analysis of Internet traffic volumes for several Middle Eastern nations last week. Arbor uses real-time data from the 110 Internet providers around the world to identify possible ongoing Internet traffic manipulation in Middle East countries with active protest movements. In a blog posting, Arbor's Craig Labovitz observes that the sudden drop in traffic in some countries with on-going protests is more likely caused by...

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Infonetics: Carrier Ethernet Switch and IP Router Market Grow 21% in 2010

The carrier Ethernet switch and IP router market grew 20.5% to $12.8 billion in 2010 over 2009, led by North America, according to a new report from Infonetics. In 4Q10, sales of IP edge and core routers and carrier Ethernet switches are up 15.2% from the previous quarter, and up 23.4% from the year-ago quarter. Meanwhile, multiservice ATM switches continued their inevitable decline, down 48% to $308 million in 2010. Cisco increased its worldwide...

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