10 Gigabit Ethernet Top-of-Rack Switches Expected to Surge Past $1B in 2011, According to Dell'Oro Group

Cisco, Arista, Blade, Dell, and Juniper Were the Top Five Vendors in 1Q11

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent market research report from Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, indicates that the Ethernet Switch market declined 12% sequentially in L2-L3 switching during 1Q11.  The report attributes the sequential decline to seasonal softness and Cisco's Fiscal 2Q11 being more heavily weighed towards the first two months of the quarter than normal.

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"The Ethernet Switch market is expected to decline in 2011 after record levels were achieved in 2010," said Alan Weckel, Director of Ethernet Switch Market Research at Dell'Oro Group.  "With most segments expected to decline in 2011, 10 Gigabit Ethernet Top-of-Rack switches will be the strongest performing sector as servers are still in the initial stages of migrating from multiple Gigabit Ethernet connections to two 10 Gigabit Ethernet connections," Weckel added.

The report also indicates that data center deployments, including utilizing 10 Gigabit Ethernet in Top-of-Rack, Blade switches, and Modular switches, will have the strongest growth in 2011.  For Top-of-Rack, the top three vendors by revenue were Cisco, Arista, and IBM.  For Blade Switches, the top three vendors were HP, IBM, and Cisco.  For Modular, the top three vendors were Cisco, HP, and Brocade.

About the Report

The Dell'Oro Group Ethernet Switch Quarterly Report offers complete, in-depth coverage of the market with tables covering manufacturers' revenue, average selling prices, and port shipments (by speed Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet) for Layers 2-3 (both managed and unmanaged) and Layers 4-7. To purchase this report, please contact Emily Kendall, call +1.650.622.9400 x223 or email Emily@DellOro.com.

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