SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:JNPR - News) today announced that it has maintained its #2 market share position in both the Service Provider and High-End Enterprise Routing markets with 21.8 percent and 29 percent, respectively, for the quarter ending March 31, 2006, according to a report issued by Synergy Research Group. In the Service Provider Routing category, Juniper has also maintained its #2 market share position in the key service provider Core and Edge Routing categories for more than 14 consecutive quarters with 38.2 percent service provider core and 14.3 percent service provider edge market share in the quarter.

"It was another strong quarter for Juniper maintaining their number two market share position in both high-end enterprise and service provider routing market share, including the key service provider core and edge markets, which they have maintained for more than three years," said Jeremy Duke, president & CEO, Synergy Research Group. "Juniper remains solid in both categories because it continues to deliver the performance, reliability and scale that service providers and enterprises alike require as they consolidate their networks on advanced, IP-based multiservice networks."

Synergy's total service provider Edge Routing category is made up of the Carrier Ethernet: Access Aggregation and Edge Router (BRAS and Services Edge) sub-segments. In Synergy's Edge Router sub-segment, Juniper maintained its number #2 position in Q1 2006 with 20.4 percent of the market. Juniper also had a #2 market share position both in the BRAS sub-segment with 39.5 percent and Multiservice Edge with 22.2 percent.

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