Scott Coleman
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Scott Coleman
consistent decline environment equipment japan lead operating outlook pause quarter sales second since spending time weakness
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.
advanced analysis annual compound driven grow growth home primarily rate segment wireless
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.