Scott Coleman
Scott Coleman
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In the near term, we believe Juniper is in the early stages of a transition from a secular to a cyclical growth company, which keeps our rating equal-weight despite an attractive valuation relative to historical multiples. Over the next several years, we think Juniper is well positioned for a spending cycle driven by bandwidth demand, security, and the convergence of services onto IP networks.
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Our in-depth analysis of Cisco's advanced technologies indicates that the segment as a whole should grow at a compound annual growth rate of 28% through 2008 driven primarily by Home Networking, Wireless and IP Telephony.
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Seasonal weakness in the U.S. and a pause in spending in Japan lead to expectations for a sequential decline in sales for the first time since the second quarter of 2002, which is consistent with our outlook for a challenging first-half 2006 operating environment for communications equipment companies.