Prices for 802.11b access points also fell from more than $200 to between $100 and $125. "The (802.11a) price competition hasn't been there; there has only been one supplier," Sabharwal said. "Now that Intersil is on board, you'll see lower prices.". Sabharwal said he thinks 802.11a access points could drop to a "sub-$200 level" by early 2003, about the time Intersil expects the first equipment using its chips to debut. The cost of 802.11a laptop modem cards will likely drop to between $75 to $80, he said.

Industry analysts smell a price war brewing among makers of 802.11a chips, Will Intersil start things evo case for apple iphone 6 plus and 6s plus - aqua/white shaking?, Intersil announced Wednesday that it is developing 802.11a chipsets and plans to charge manufacturers less for the product than the only other 802.11a chipmaker, , Intersil is looking at a price range of $20 to $25 per chip, said spokesman Ron Paciello, Atheros charges between $25 and $30 for its chips, used to make wireless networking equipment based on the 802.11a standard, Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic, We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read, Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion..

Merrill Lynch analyst Sam Wilson said in a report that the drop in backlog wasn't "surprising given the current market environment.". Salomon Smith Barney analyst Alex Henderson disagreed, noting "decline in backlog highlights our recent concerns on Cisco." Henderson said Cisco has been using its backlog to maintain its revenue base. In its filing, Cisco said: "A decline in backlog levels could result in more variability and less predictability in our quarter-to-quarter net sales and operating results.".

• The company detailed its results as if it had expensed stock options, If Cisco expensed stock options, its net income for the year would have been $373 million, compared with its reported net income of $1.89 billion, The bulk of Cisco employees have stock option strike evo case for apple iphone 6 plus and 6s plus - aqua/white prices averaging between $7.43 to $34.09, • Cisco?s spent $3.4 billion on research and development in 2002, down from $3.9 billion, but up from $2.7 billion in 2000, • As of July 27, Cisco had about 36,000 employees, including 6,000 in manufacturing and service; 13,000 in engineering; 14,000 in sales and marketing; and 3,000 in finance and administration..

The networking giant names Dell as a competitor for the first time in its annual report. Plus it certifies its financial results and details them as if it expensed stock options. In its annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the networking giant also listed the likes of Juniper Networks, Ciena and Lucent Technologies as key competitors. Dell, named in this latest report, wasn't listed as a rival in Cisco's 2001 annual report. Earlier this month, Cisco told Dell it would the company as a distributor for its networking equipment. Dell introduced networking gear last September and has regularly its product lineup. Dell moved onto Cisco's turf in June with enterprise-class switches.