Industrial- Ethernet growth to outpace networking protocols
Growth in Ethernet-based communication should exceed that of networking protocols, and global shipments of industrial Ethernet nodes will increase 22% over the next five years, according to a report from IMS Research.
“Industrial Ethernet appears
to be following the
same path as fieldbus protocols,”
says John Morse, a
senior market analyst. Profinet
will dominate the EMEA
(Europe, Mideast, and Africa),
while Ethernet/IP will
enjoy the lion’s share in the
Americas. This is due to the
relative strength of Siemens
and Rockwell Automation
in EMEA and the Americas,
respectively. The mix
of technologies should be
more even in Asia, the report
claims.
IMS Research, Wellingborough,
U.K., supplies market
research on global electronics
markets.