He says they feel solid on outlook for core and edge routing and for the mobility platform.

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Lloyd contends that that Cisco has gained share in core routing in each of the last four quarters, while gaining ground in edge routing in each of the last two quarters.

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In fact, it has steadily climbed the charts from being just an entrant in the edge routing business in 2003 to surpassing Juniper as the number 2 vendor in the industry last year.

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With about 24% market share of the edge routing industry currently, Alcatel Lucent has done well to find a place in many networks and can now use that as a leverage to push its core routers as well.

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It includes some very large, complex distributed systems owned by a range of companies ( Microsoft, Google, CloudFlare, Facebook etc.) but within those companies there is a natural tendency to standardise on a single vendor and small range of devices to perform key functions like edge routing.

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With the use of optional Active Routing Maps, the Edge 810 provides cyclists with bike-specific routing guidance based on riders' bike type and preferences to further enhance the cycling experience.

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However, while Alcatel Lucent may have not had a core routing solution till now, its edge routers are fairly well-known.

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