Digital Transformation Initiatives Drove Campus Switch Sales to Record Levels in 2021, According to Dell’Oro Group
|What was remarkable is that the 2021 revenue growth was broad-based across all regions, all customer sizes; and all vertical segments, including those that have been hit hard by the pandemic, ” said Sameh Boujelbene, Senior Director at Dell’Oro Group. “However, despite the robust sales performance in 2021, demand continues to outpace supply. Supply challenges continue to limit vendors’ ability to fulfill orders
Service Provider Router and Switch Market Surpassed Pre-pandemic Levels in 2021, According to Dell’Oro Group
|“Demand for IP routers, especially in North America, surged last year as network operators pumped up investments across a wide range of network infrastructures,” said Shin Umeda, Vice President at Dell’Oro Group. “Our research found that North American network expansion projects for Internet and cloud backbones, mobile transport, and broadband aggregation all contributed to the region’s first annual increase since 2015,” added Umeda.
Pent-up Demand Fueled SD-WAN Market to a Record Level in 2021, According to Dell’Oro Group
|Cloud Expansion to Lift Data Center Capex Double-Digits in 2022, According to Dell’Oro Group
|“In 2021, worldwide data center capex grew nine percent and surpassed $200 billion for the first time,” said Baron Fung, Research Director at Dell’Oro Group. “However, growth mainly came from higher server average selling prices as vendors pass on higher commodity and supply chain costs to end-users, while units grew low single-digits due to supply constraints.
Ethernet Adapter Market Smashes Previous Record to Reach $935 Million in 4Q 2021, According to Dell’Oro Group
|“The Ethernet controller and adapter market maintained strong momentum for the third consecutive quarter of record revenue,” said Baron Fung, Research Director at Dell’Oro Group. “Revenue growth was attributed to the increased adoption of higher-speed and Smart NIC ports, as server vendors and cloud service providers gear up to transition to next-generation networks and server platforms.
