D-Link tops global Ethernet ranking

Mumbai: D-Link led worldwide Ethernet small enterprise switch port shipments in 2008, according to a March 26 report by Gartner. In the same report, D-Link also obtained the second position in total switch port shipments.

The report showed that D-Link last year captured the top spot in terms of marketshare for Ethernet small enterprise switch port shipments worldwide with 32 percent marketshare. In 2008, D-Link shipped more than 13 million small enterprise switch ports worldwide.

The annual research study by Gartner also revealed that D-Link claimed the second spot in total switch port shipments worldwide with 16.3 percent marketshare for medium-large enterprise and small enterprise combined. In 2008, D-Link's total switch shipments had slightly grown from 15.3 percent in 2007 to 16.3 percent.

Similarly, a report by In-Stat in March showed D-Link's number one position in worldwide Ethernet unmanaged switch port shipments with 35.1 percent marketshare, 15.8 percent ahead than second place Netgear at 17 percent.