As the use of bandwidth-hungry applications and services increases, the Ethernet Switch market continues to remain very robust. As new networks require higher security and additional features, equipment manufacturers have the opportunity to deliver faster, more intelligent switches.

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

• Which is more important in driving the market: need for faster connections or demand for additional services?
• Is the demand for 10 Gbps Ethernet gaining momentum?
• How is the proliferation of VoIP affecting the Ethernet Switch market?
• Are current market leaders gaining or losing momentum?

To answer these and other important questions, Dell’Oro Group delivers both quarterly reports and 5-year forecasts on the Ethernet Switch market.

Ethernet Switch Quarterly Reports

In February, May, August, and November, Dell’Oro Group publishes Ethernet Switch quarterly reports containing in-depth market-level and detailed vendor market share information on the following markets:

• Layer 2-3 Ethernet Switches*
• Layer 4-7 Server Load Balancing Ethernet Switches*

The reports include tables showing manufacturers' revenue, ports shipped, and average selling prices for the above markets, as well as manufacturers' revenue, ports shipped, and average selling prices by various speeds (e.g., 100 Mbps, 1 Gbps, 10 Gbps, etc.).

We also track on a vendor and market basis:

• The Ethernet Switch market by region – North America, EMEA, Asia-Pacific, and rest of world
• 1000 Mbps copper versus fiber shipments
• Power-over-Ethernet total ports (fixed and modular)
• Smart/Web Managed total ports

Ethernet Switch 5-Year Forecasts

In January and July, Dell’Oro Group publishes Ethernet Switch 5-year forecasts offering a complete overview of the market with historical data from 1991 to the present. The forecasts provide a comprehensive overview of market trends and include tables covering revenue, port/unit shipments, and average selling price forecasts for various technologies:

• Switched Ethernet
• Shared Ethernet (history only)
• Shared and Switched Token Ring (history only)
• Shared FDDI (history only)
• LAN ATM (history only)

Ethernet Switch Market Research Services

The Dell’Oro Group Ethernet Switch market research services are:

	Service Name	Technologies Covered
	Ethernet Switch			Layer 2-3 Ethernet Switches
				Layer 4-7 Ethernet Switches and Server Load Balancing Appliances
				1000 Mbps Copper/Fiber Split
				Power-over-Ethernet
				Smart/Web Managed
	Layer 2+3 Ethernet Switch			Layer 2-3 Ethernet Switches
				1000 Mbps Copper versus Fiber Shipments
				Power-over-Ethernet
				Smart/Web Managed
	Layer 4-7 Ethernet Switch & Appliance			Layer 4-7 Ethernet Switches and Server Load Balancing Appliances

Subscription to one of the above Dell’Oro Group Ethernet Switch market research packages also includes:

• Dell’Oro Analyst Advantage program – On-demand interaction with our senior analysts for in-depth information on virtually all aspects of the networking and telecommunications industries
• Dell’Oro BusinessIMPACT research – Rigorous research that gives you business insight and enables you to make fact-based, strategic decisions based on the best market information possible
• Web access and hard copy of four quarterly reports published in February, May, August, and November and two 5-year forecast reports published in January and July
• Participation in our client-only quarterly update conference calls