Dell'Oro Group Forecasts Record 2012 10 Gigabit Ethernet Results Driven by Intel's Romley Server Refresh

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Dell'Oro Group Forecasts Record 2012 10 Gigabit Ethernet Results Driven by Intel's Romley Server Refresh

40 Gigabit Ethernet Expected to Exceed $200 Million

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent market research report from Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, indicates that 10 Gigabit Ethernet revenue is expected to exceed one-third of overall market revenue in L2-L3 switching during 2012.  The report attributes the growth to continued data center deployments utilizing 10 Gigabit Ethernet in Top-of-Rack and Blade switches. 

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"We believe we are still in the early stages of server access from 1 Gigabit Ethernet to 10 Gigabit Ethernet.  We expect the first significant ramp of this migration to start in the second half of 2012 and continue through 2013.  We expect server vendors will ramp Intel's Romely chipset quickly in the second half of 2012.  Most new high-end servers will, for the most part, be 10 Gigabit Ethernet going forward," said Alan Weckel, Senior Director of Dell'Oro Group.  "We believe we will see a mix of connectivity options ranging from blade servers, SFP+ direct attach and 10G Base-T during 2012.  We also expect vendors will most likely specialize in a particular area within the data center, or have a large portfolio of products to address customer requirements, as vendors migrate servers from 1 Gigabit Ethernet to 10 Gigabit Ethernet in significant volumes and look towards 40 Gigabit Ethernet to connect these switches to the core," stated Weckel.

The report also shows that Fixed 10 Gigabit Ethernet had the strongest revenue growth during the quarter.  Vendors such as Alcatel-Lucent, Avaya, Brocade, Cisco, Extreme, Dell, HP, IBM, and Juniper all have current Ethernet Switch offerings in this segment.

About the Report

The Dell'Oro Group Ethernet Switch Quarterly Report offers a complete overview of the Ethernet Switch industry with tables covering manufacturers' revenue, average selling prices, and port/unit shipments (by speed Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 40 Gigabit Ethernet, 100 Gigabit Ethernet) for Layers 2-3 (both managed and unmanaged). To purchase this report, please contact Jessica Hsueh, call +1.650.622.9400 x222 or email Jessica@DellOro.com.

About Dell'Oro Group

As the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, Dell'Oro Group provides in-depth, objective research and analysis that enable component manufacturers, equipment vendors, and investment firms to make fact-based, strategic decisions.  For more information, contact Dell'Oro Group at +1.650.622.9400 or visit http://www.DellOro.com.

SOURCE  Dell'Oro Group

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