Dell'Oro Group expects 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE) switches will be a major driver for the overall Ethernet Switch market in the future, with annual revenues for the total market forecasted to approach $5 billion by 2011. A large part of 10 Gigabit Ethernet revenues will initially be driven by datacenter aggregation and then later by direct server connections, according to the Dell'Oro 5-year forecast.

"There are indications that various technology silos in the data center may start to consolidate, specifically, Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and High Performance Computing technologies," said Seamus Crehan, a vice president at Dell’Oro Group. "10 Gigabit Ethernet is very much at the forefront of this consolidation as the early signs indicate that Ethernet could be the converged fabric of choice," added Crehan.

The report further indicates that enterprises are continuing to consolidate their data centers, and this is helped by innovations such as faster Wide Area Network (WAN) connections, WAN optimization technology, and server blades.

About this study

The Dell’Oro Group 5-Year Forecast Report offers a complete overview of the Ethernet Switch industry 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.

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