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Asia/Pacific Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise LAN Buying Trends

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: January 2005
Product Code: R104-18257
Description

This IDC study looks at the current state of demand within the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) market for networking and what the opportunities are for vendors.

"Broadband Internet access is and will be the main driver of SMEs' requirement to deploy LAN equipment for better data transfer. In one to two years, stronger interest in added functionalities and applications is observed to be within the realm of accessing the network via intranet and extranet among SMEs in the region," says Huei Mon Lee, research manager, Telecommunications Research, IDC Malaysia.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
IDC Opinion
In This Study
Methodology
Survey Design
Sampling Unit
Table: Completed Surveys per Country
Sample Geographies
Respondents
Interviews
Unit of Analysis
Interview Schedule
Abbreviations
Table: Country Abbreviations
Situation Overview
LAN Equipment Buying Trends of the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Segment
Broadband Usage in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Type of Internet Access Services Current Used
Table: Types of Internet Access Services Currently Used
Type of Internet Access Services Currently Used by Country
Table: Types of Internet Access Services Currently Used by Country (% of Respondents)
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise LAN Environment
LAN Switch and Router Adoption
Table: Types of Networking Equipment Used, 2003 (% of Respondents)
Table: Types of Networking Equipment Used by Country, 2003 (% of Respondents)
In-Depth Overview of Switch Adoption
Figure: Switch Layer Used by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, 2003
Table: Switch Layers Used by Country, 2003 (% of Respondents)
Table: Layer 3 and Layer 4-7 Switches Time Frame Implementation Plan by Country (% of Respondents)
Table: Reasons for Not Implementing Layer 4-7 Switches by Country (% of Respondents)
Future Outlook
Table: Types of Networking Equipment Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Plan to Purchase in the Next 12 Months by Country (% of Respondents)
Table: Types of Applications Over the Broadband Network Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Plan to Provide Within One Year or Two Years by Country (% of Respondents)
Essential Guidance
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Related Research
Definitions
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise
Hub
Network Interface Card
Bus Architecture
Router
Switch
Transmission Technologies
Ethernet
Fast Ethernet
100VG AnyLAN
Gigabit Ethernet
Token Ring
ATM
Fiber Distributed Data Interface
Synopsis
Ordering and More Information
Price and Delivery Options


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