Avaya's Nortel buy could cause trouble for Cisco
Avaya's $475 million bid for Nortel's Enterprise Solutions Business could spell trouble for Cisco in Australia's enterprise telephony market, according to an industry analyst, but it would also be good news for customers.
"They would be a very credible challenger to Cisco," Telsyte telco analyst Gary Tsang told ZDNet Australia on Tuesday. He estimated the companies' joint market share would be close to 30 percent in Australia by 2010: "If they can sustain their current sales level they should become the market leader by 2010."
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