Pent-up Demand Fueled SD-WAN Market to a Record Level in 2021, According to Dell’Oro Group
|“Demand for SD-WAN solutions picked up in 2021 as enterprises continued to optimize their branch network architectures for the cloud services and workloads they are implementing,” said Shin Umeda, Vice President at 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.
Data Center Switch Sales Hit Record Levels in the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021, According to Dell’Oro Group
|“In line with our expectations, the data center switch market continues to record a remarkable performance despite a macro-economic environment that continues to be defined by limited supply and elevated logistic costs,” said Sameh Boujelbene, Senior Research Director at 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.