Netgear and Cisco remained the dominant forces in networking switches sold through distributors during the third quarter of 2016, according to new data from The NPD Group, Port Washington, N.Y. The research firm compiles data in its DistributorTrack sales database from leading distributors in the U.S. Global Technology Distribution Council.
The total number of switching units sold during the quarter was 602,004, down 4.2 percent year over year, with many of the top companies showing double-digit percentage declines including Hewlett Packard Enterprise, D-Link and Juniper Networks.
