Online Video Beneficiaries: Juniper

The increasing IP traffic due to Online Video, IPTV, and an increasing reliance on the network in enterprises is driving the growth of the network infrastructure players like Cisco and Juniper. In this post, I will look at Juniper’s standing as an online video beneficiary.

Juniper Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:JNPR) is a leader in high-performance networking with net revenues of $2.3 billion in 2006. Its business is organized into three operating segments: Infrastructure, Service Layer Technologies (SLT), and Service.

Its Infrastructure products include M-Series for edge networks, T-Series for core IP infrastructures, and E-Series for carrier-class routing, broadband subscriber management, and IP services. It introduced the MX series in early 2007 to address the carrier Ethernet market and the IPTV trend. In Q2 2007, it rolled out the T1600 core router which uses less power and has more capacity. With this product, Juniper is expected to gain back its market share in core routers. It is estimated to have around 30% market share in core routers with Cisco leading with 60%. >>>

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Online Video Beneficiaries: Nortel

Over the recent years, the increasing use of mobile video, high definition television, video on demand, peer-to-peer connectivity and other web-based, network-aware applications has seen a dramatic increase in the demand for more bandwidth. One network player that aims to capitalize on this trend is Nortel. In my earlier posts on online video beneficiaries, I have examined Cisco, 3com, Polycom, and Extreme.

Nortel Networks Corporation (NYSE: NT) with revenues of $11.4 billion in 2006 is a global supplier of networking solutions to both service providers and enterprises. It is a leader in delivering VoIP and Wide Area Networking to carrier customers, holds the number-two position in providing carriers with optical equipment, is the number-one provider of total enterprise telephony lines, and is the second-largest provider of IP business telephony. Its business is organized in four segments: Carrier Networks (CN), Enterprise Solutions (ES) Global Services (GS), and Metro Ethernet Networks (MEN). >>>

Online Video Beneficiaries: Extreme?

The increasing popularity of YouTube and its compatriot social video sharing sites is driving the online video trend. Other trends like video conferencing and IPTV are also contributing to the increasing video traffic. The enormous amount of video traffic and the need for higher bandwidth is putting networking equipment players like Cisco in high gear. In my earlier posts on Online Video Beneficiaries, I have covered Polycom, Cisco, and 3Com. In this post, I will look at Extreme’s standing as an online video beneficiary.

Extreme Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXTR) is a leading provider of Ethernet solutions. Its core product lines include Summit, BlackDiamond, and Alpine. Established in 1996, Extreme provides converged network solutions that support voice, video, and data over wired and wireless infrastructures. Its security solution combines secure switches from its Sentriant product line with CLEAR-Flow, a security rules engine. This combination is meant to enable unified wired and wireless network access and IP Telephony in a secure environment.

On the financial front, Extreme reported net revenues of $342.8 million in fiscal year 2007, a decrease of 4.4% over fiscal 2006 with net revenues of $358.6 million. Net loss including share-based compensation expense of $6.2 million was $14.2 million, a decrease from net income of $8.5 million in fiscal 2006. Restructuring charges amounted to $4 million and research and development expenses were $67.1 million in fiscal 2007. >>>

Online Video Beneficiaries: 3Com?

On the sixth anniversary of 9/11, we are reminded that travel has become a nightmare, and online video conferencing is a booming trend, and the increasing video traffic is fattening the networking equipment players. In my earlier posts on Online Video Beneficiaries, I have covered Polycom and Cisco. In this post, I will look at 3Com’s standing as an online video beneficiary.

3Com Corporation (NASDAQ: COMS) is a leading provider of secure, converged voice, and data networking solutions for enterprises. 3Com has a great history of innovation and has more than 1,400 U.S. and 100 Chinese issued patents that cover a wide range of networking technologies. Readers can check out my previous post on 3Com’s opportunity to leverage its patents.

At one point in late 1990s, 3Com was close on the heels of Cisco. However, today with revenue of $1.26 billion compared to Cisco’s $34.9 billion in 2007, it is a mere shadow of its former self. My interview with Eric Benhamou analyzes what went wrong at 3Com. 3com’s exiting the high-end enterprise business turned out to be a suicidal mistake. >>>

Online Video Beneficiaries: Cisco

The $1.65 billion acquisition of then newly launched YouTube by Google in October 2006 highlights the market’s bullishness about the potential of Online Video. While Google hasn’t yet succeeded in monetizing YouTube, there certainly are other players who have, Cisco being one of the most key ones. All that video traffic needs to travel through networks, and guess who powers the networks?

Furthermore, popularity of innovative devices like iPods, iPhones, X-boxes, and smartphones that can browse, download, or host video have changed forever the way people watch video. Even the most popular TV shows are posted on the Web within moments of their broadcast. >>>

Online Video Beneficiaries: Polycom

Driven by globalization, telecommuting, and offshoring, an enterprise is no longer limited to one building or one geography. With this ever increasing distance between people working in an enterprise, there is a growing stress on applications that facilitate collaboration. Applications like video conferencing are critical today for meetings with offshore employees or even employees on the move. In this post, I will analyze Polycom’s standing as an online video beneficiary.

Related posts of interest can be found here and here. Note, enterprise video conferencing is not the only trend driving the online video market momentum. The advent of YouTube and its compatriots have set in motion a rollicking online entertainment industry that has also been a major contributor to the phenomenon. >>>

iPhone/iPod Beneficiary: Sandisk

In this post, I will look at SanDisk with respect to the iPhone. SanDisk does not have any component in the iPhone, but is a beneficiary all the same because of the effect iPhone is having on the NAND flash memory market. For the record, Apple’s NAND Flash provider is Samsung for both the iPod and the iPhone.

Founded in 1988,SanDisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) has grown to be one of the world’s largest supplier of flash memory data storage products with revenues of $3.3 billion in 2006. Based in Milpitas, California, the company has more than 2,000 employees worldwide. SanDisk manufactures and sells retail and OEM flash memory cards, Cruzer® USB flash drives, and embedded solutions. Its products are used in digital cameras, multi-function mobile phones, USB flash drives, MP3 music players, and other digital consumer devices. SanDisk also licenses its technology to companies. It has more than 600 issued U.S. patents, and more than 300 foreign patents. >>>

iPhone’s Component Ecosystem: ARM Holdings

In this post, we will be analyzing ARM Holdings as part of the serieson the major players in the iPhone’s component ecosystem. The processor in the iPhone is based on an architecture licensed from Britain’s ARM Holdings, popularly referred to as an ARM Core.

ARM Holdings Plc.(Nasdaq: ARMHY) is the world’s leading semiconductor intellectual property (IP) supplier with total revenues of £263.3 million ($483.6 million) in 2006. Its technology is used in most of the advanced digital products, ranging from mobile, home and enterprise solutions to embedded and emerging applications. Its business is organized into three segments: Processor Division (PD), Physical IP Division (PIPD), and Development Systems Division (DevSys). >>>

iPhone’s Carrier Competitors: T-Mobile

In this post, I will look at T-Mobile with respect to the iPhone and AT&T. T-Mobile USA is the US operating unit of T-Mobile International AG & Co., the mobile communications segment of Deutsche Telekom.

Deutsche Telekom AG & Co. K.G. (NYSE: DT) is one of the leading telecommunications and information technology service providers in the world with net revenue of €61.3 billion in 2006. Its business is organized into three strategic business areas: Broadband/Fixed Network, Mobile Communications, and Business Customers. T-Mobile International is one of the world’s leading companies in mobile communications with about 112 million customers worldwide. It has a strong presence in Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Croatia, Macedonia, and Montenegro. >>>

iPhone’s Carrier Competitors: Sprint

In this post, I will analyze Sprint with respect to AT&T and iPhone. Related posts are available here and here.

Sprint Nextel Corp.(NYSE: S) is a global communications company with net operating revenue of $41.02 billion in 2006. Its business is organized into two segments: Wireless and Wireline. The company utilizes CDMA and Nextel’s digital enhanced network (iDEN) technologies. Sprint and Nextel merged in 2005. The merger cost Sprint $36 billion and apparently much more. Its iDEN subscriber base decreased dramatically over recent quarters and Sprint had to spend more on advertising, promotions, and subsidies. The aggressive spending only resulted in decreasing the post-paid churn rate to 2% from 2.3% in the earlier quarter but did not affect the decreasing demand for iDEN services. Looks to me like an acquisition that has caused bad indigestion! >>>