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.
Data Center Switch Sales Hit Record Levels in the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021, According to Dell’Oro Group
|$15 Billion Optical Transport Equipment Market Declined 2 Percent in 2021, According to Dell’Oro Group
|The Optical Transport market outside of Asia Pacific improved in the year, following a momentary slow down caused by the pandemic in 2020,” said Jimmy Yu, Vice President at Dell’Oro Group. “It was a noticeably strong year for optical systems in all the other regions. In fact, with the exception of Asia Pacific, optical revenue in 2021 surpassed the pre-pandemic levels in each of the regions.
Mobile Core Network Stagnant in 2021, Poised for Growth in 2022, According to Dell’Oro Group
|MCN revenues for 2021 were lower than expected due to an unexpectedly poor fourth quarter performance. The revenues for 4Q 2021 were lower than in 4Q 2020. The last time that happened was in 4Q 2017,” stated Dave Bolan, Research Director at Dell’Oro Group. “The poor performance in 4Q 2021 was due to negative year-over-year revenue performance for the China region. The performance for the rest of the world was almost flat but still negative and obviously was not enough to offset the decline in China.
RAN Growth Slows in 4Q 2021 – Still Grows More Than 10 Percent in 2021, According to Dell’Oro Group
|The RAN market continues to show remarkable resilience to a confluence of external factors,” said Stefan Pongratz, Vice President at Dell’Oro Group. “Even with the slower growth in the fourth quarter due partly to more challenging comparison, RAN prospects remain healthy and the overall RAN market is on track to record a fifth consecutive year of growth in 2022
