Jimmy Yu

Vice President

The Dell’Oro Group Service Provider Router & Switch Report tracks revenue, shipments, and market share for two specific product categories deployed in service provider networks:

  • High End Routers
  • Aggregation Switches (Carrier Ethernet platforms)

This report focuses on large-scale routing and switch platforms deployed in IP core, edge, and aggregation networks.

High End Routers typically sell to end users for deployment in their IP infrastructure, where network bandwidth, IP scalability, and service capabilities are key issues driving their networking investments. These users need High End Routers to improve their internal network performance between IP subnets, data centers, and other traffic flows. High End Routers sell to a wide set of companies that include telecommunication service providers, cloud service providers, large enterprises, and public entities who are looking to improve the switching and routing performance of their corporate data centers.

Aggregation Switches are typically purpose-built devices that network operators deploy for access and aggregation functions in IP and Ethernet service delivery infrastructures. These devices support IP and Ethernet connectivity and transport services. The access portion of the network links devices to end users or specific access infrastructures, such as residential broadband equipment or mobile radio access networks, to the wide area network (WAN). The aggregation portion of the network is where connections from access technologies are accumulated and connected to an edge router.

To take advantage of the opportunities in High End Router and Aggregation Switch markets, component manufacturers, equipment vendors, service providers, and financial institutions need to answer critical business questions that include:

  • Which equipment vendors lead the High End Router and Aggregation Switch markets; how is market share shifting, and why?
  • Which applications are driving demand for routers—cloud backbone expansion, broadband aggregation, or mobile backhaul
  • When will mobile operators upgrade their IP routers to support 6G technologies and services?
  • How big is the customer base for communication service providers, cloud providers, and enterprise/public?
  • When does 800 Gbps technology ramp? Who has the highest market share? And how will speed transitions impact revenue and port growth?
  • Are disaggregated hardware and software solutions gaining share in router markets?
  • Which regions are driving growth, and where are investment cycles accelerating or slowing?

Service Provider Router & Switch Quarterly Reports

The Dell’Oro Group Service Provider Router & Switch Quarterly Report provides detailed vendor-level revenue, unit shipment, and port shipment data for High End Routers (Core and Edge) and Aggregation Switches deployed in service provider networks worldwide.:

The quarterly report includes:

Technology Segmentation:

  • Core Router
  • Edge Router
  • Aggregation Switch
  • Enterprise High End Router

Customer Segmentation:

  • Communication Service Provider
  • Cloud Provider
  • Enterprise/Public

Detailed Data Coverage:

  • Ethernet Port Detail (100 Mbps through 800 Gbps)
  • Vendor revenue tables
  • Unit shipment tables
  • Port shipment tables

Regional Coverage:

  • North America, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), APAC (Asia Pacific), APAC excluding China, and CALA (Caribbean and Latin America)

Service Provider Router & Switch 5-Year Forecasts

Dell’Oro Group publishes Service Provider Router & Switch 5-year forecasts offering a complete overview of the High End Router and Aggregation Switches market with historical data from 1995 to the present. The forecasts provide a comprehensive overview of market trends and include tables covering revenue, port/unit shipment, and average selling price forecasts for various speeds and technologies.

The Forecast report includes:

Technology Segmentation:

  • Core Router
  • Edge Router
  • Aggregation Switch
  • Enterprise High-End Router

Customer Vertical Segmentation:

  • Communication Service Provider
  • Cloud Provider
  • Enterprise/Public

Overlay Segmentations:

  • Mobile Backhaul forecast for cell site, Edge Router, and Aggregation Switch devices
  • Disaggregated Router forecast for SP Core Router, SP Edge Router, and Cell Site Gateway

Regional Coverage

  • North America, EMEA, Asia Pacific, China, CALA

 

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