Siân Morgan

Research Director

The Campus Ethernet Switch market is growing, fueled by the digital transformation of enterprises and organizations.  Revenues have expanded with the penetration of Internet of Things devices, the transition to the next generation of WLAN, and equipment upgrade cycles. New use cases have increased the requirement for  multi-gig ports and Power over Ethernet (PoE), and the adoption of AI Operations is increasing vendor revenues.  Dell’Oro Group is offering in-depth market analysis of Ethernet switches designed for deployment in the corporate Local Area Network (LAN), at the access, distribution, and core layers.

To take advantage of the opportunities in the Campus Ethernet Switch 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?
  • What opportunity does the aging switch infrastructure represent?
  • What is the projected growth trajectory of modular switches as compared to fixed form factors?
  • What is the impact of IoT devices, and the migration to Wi-Fi 7 on campus switching?
  • How will the introduction of Wi-Fi 8 influence the Campus Ethernet Switch market?
  • What are the trends influencing the take up of 2.5 Gbps, 5.0 Gbps and 10 Gbps ports?
  • What will influence the adoption of 400 Gbps ports in the campus?
  • 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 switching 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.

 

Campus Ethernet Switch Quarterly Reports

Our quarterly Campus Ethernet Switch reports focus on Ethernet switches designed for the access and aggregation of Local Area Network connections, and considers:

  • Access, distribution and core layers of the LAN
  • End-User and device connectivity trends

The Campus Ethernet Switch reports contain in-depth information by vendor and by market on manufacturers’ revenue, ports shipped, and average selling prices per port speed.  It includes coverage of:

  • Modular, fixed managed and fixed unmanaged switches by port speed (combined and separately)
    • 100 Mbps/1/2.5/5.0/10/25/40/50/100/200/400 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)
  • Campus Ethernet Switch market by region – Manufacturer revenue only, including North America, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), China, Asia Pacific excluding China, CALA (Caribbean and Latin America)
  • Public Cloud-Managed Campus Switch revenue and port shipments (new in 2Q26)

Campus Ethernet Switch 5-Year Forecasts

Dell’Oro Group publishes Campus Ethernet Switch 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, fixed managed and fixed unmanaged by port speed (combined and separately)
  • Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
  • Public cloud-managed campus switch (new in 2Q26)

We forecast the following :

  • 100 Mbps/1/2.5/5.0/10/25/40/50/100/200/400 Gbps for modular, fixed managed and fixed unmanaged form factors.
  • Campus Ethernet Switch market by region – Manufacturer revenue only, including North America, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), China, Asia Pacific excluding China, CALA (Caribbean and Latin America)
  • Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports – 100 Mbps/1/2.5/≥5.0 Gbps
  • Public cloud-managed campus switch revenue and total port shipments (new in 2Q26)

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