IMS Research reveals new node growth rate

More than 26 million new nodes were installed in industrial automation networks in 2007, according to a recently published report by IMS Research.

16 major product groups were analysed to assess their networking capabilities and use.

Despite current economic uncertainties, the report concluded that the average annual growth rate of the numbers of all new nodes installed between 2007 and 2013 would be 7.8 per cent.

Ethernet will grow more than twice as fast as the overall average, the IMS report revealed.

John Morse, the author of the report, said: 'Assessing the market from product data has allowed us to get a clearer picture of where different protocols are used.

'It also highlighted the considerable regional differences in their likely use.

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