Siân Morgan

Research Director

Campus Switch revenues are driven by the explosion in Internet of Things devices, the transition to the next generation of WLAN, and upgrade cycles related to aging infrastructure. With higher demand for wired connectivity use-cases, and the growing adoption of AI Operations, Dell’Oro Group is offering in-depth analysis specifically on Ethernet Switches that are built and optimized for deployment outside the data center, with the objective of connecting users and things to the corporate Local Area Network (LAN). This deep-dive analysis into the campus segment of the overall Ethernet Switch market portrays and explains the market trajectory of campus networks.

To take advantage of the opportunities in this market, equipment vendors, component manufacturers, service providers, and financial institutions need to answer critical business questions including:

  • What are the new features that campus switches should support to enable digital transformation?
  • How are refresh cycles progressing?
  • What is the impact of IoT devices on Campus Switching?
  • What is the impact of Wireless LAN on Campus Switching?
  • How is the adoption of 100 Mbps vs. 1.0 vs. 2.5 vs. 5.0 Gbps for user connectivity unfolding?
  • How is the adoption of 10 vs. 40 vs. 25 vs. 100 Gbps for uplinks/core unfolding?
  • How is the penetration of Power over Ethernet (PoE) influencing revenues?
  • What is the split between Small and Medium Businesses vs. Large Enterprises?
  • How is the market performing by vertical industry?
  • How is the adoption of subscription-based models evolving?
  • How is the adoption of Public Cloud-Managed switches unfolding?

To answer these and other important questions, Dell’Oro Group currently delivers both quarterly reports and 5-year forecast reports for this market segment.

What’s the difference among Dell’Oro Group’s Ethernet Switch reports?

  • Ethernet Switch — Campus reports provide a more detailed and comprehensive analysis focused on network connectivity of users and things (PCs, IP phones, security cameras, printers, Wireless LAN access points, etc.) and excludes switches deployed in the data center.
  • Ethernet Switch – Data Center reports provide a more detailed and comprehensive analysis focused on the Data Center network and how the architecture of the network core is changing (connecting servers, storage systems, and aggregation switches, etc.)
  • Ethernet Switch — Layer 2+3 reports provide an overview of the entire Ethernet Switch market, including a view on Copper vs. Fiber Connections, Power over Ethernet, and Smart Managed switches, and separately reports software-based Ethernet switch functionality which is not included in the physical switch.

 

Ethernet Switch — Campus Quarterly Reports

Our quarterly Ethernet Switch — Campus reports offer a detailed view of this important segment of the Ethernet Switch market, as distinct from the Ethernet Switch Data Center market report and the Ethernet Switch L2+3 overall market report. The research focuses on Ethernet switches for:

  • Aggregation
  • Campus Core
  • End-User/Device Connectivity
  • LAN Access

The Ethernet Switch — Campus quarterly reports also contain in-depth market-level and vendor-level information on manufacturers’ revenue, ports shipped, and average selling prices for the physical switches as listed below. We report on:

  • Modular and Fixed by Port Speed (combined and separately)
    • 100 Mbps/1/2.5/5/10/25/40/50/100 Gbps
  • Fixed Managed and Unmanaged by Port Speed (combined and separately)
    • 100 Mbps/1/2.5/5/10/25/40/50/100/200/400 Gbps
  • 100 Mbps and 1000 Mbps Power over Ethernet total ports (fixed and modular by speed)
  • 100 Mbps, 1000 Mbps, and total Smart/Web Managed port shipments
  • Sales by vertical industries (including finance & professional services, government, healthcare, higher education, hospitality, K-12 education, logistics, manufacturing, retail)
  • Sales by customer size ( Enterprises vs. SMBs)
  • Ethernet Switch Market – Campus by region – Mfg. Revenue only, including North America, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), China only, Asia Pacific excluding China, CALA (Caribbean and Latin America)

Ethernet Switch — Campus 5-Year Forecasts

Dell’Oro Group publishes Ethernet Switch — Campus 5-year forecast reports offering a complete overview of the market. The forecasts provide a comprehensive overview of market trends and include tables covering manufacturers’ revenue, port shipments, and average selling price forecasts for various technologies:

  • Modular and Fixed by Port Speed (combined and separately)
  • Fixed Managed and Unmanaged by Port Speed (combined and separately)
  • PoE (Power Over Ethernet)

We forecast the following port speeds:

  • 100 Mbps/1/2.5/5/10/25/40/50/100/200/400 Gbps
  • Ethernet Switch Market – Campus by region – Mfg. Revenue only, including North America, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), China only, Asia Pacific excluding China, CALA (Caribbean and Latin America)

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