the popularity of Panasonic phone systems
For the eighth year in a row, CE Pro Magazine’s Brand Analysis Survey shows that Panasonic business telephone systems are being used by the vast majority of the CE Pro Top 100
dealers. 66% of the companies reported using Panasonic telephone products, with a 60 point lead over the next closest competitor. The magazine noted that the next closest brand, NEC, garnered 6% of the total share, while Cisco captured 5%.
Panasonic achieved #1 market share in North America for the full calendar year 2010 and for the first quarter of 2011. The new market information was released by information technology market research firm T3i Group. The T3i report indicates that Panasonic achieved 24% market share for the North American market in 2010 with a 9 point lead over Cisco, the next closest competitor. In IP-enabled technology Panasonic had a 26% market share, 3 points ahead of the next highest ranked brand, Cisco. In the first quarter, Panasonic had a 30% market share in North America, with a 20 point lead over the next closest brand, NEC. T3i also noted that Panasonic shipment growth for
the first quarter was up 18% over the prior quarter and up 25% versus the first
quarter of 2010.