Infonetics: Networking Ports Hit $39 Billion; 40G Booming in the Data Center, 100G Taking off in the Core

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts from its latest 1G/10G/40G/100G Networking Ports report, which explores the demand for 1 Gigabit, 10 Gigabit, 40 Gigabit, and 100 Gigabit optical and Ethernet ports, the size of the market and how fast each segment is growing, and which technologies and speeds are being adopted on various types of enterprise and service provider equipment.

ANALYST NOTES

“Deployments of 1G, 10G, 40G, and 100G ports once again grew significantly in 2013, as enterprises and service providers invested in their networks to accommodate the growth in traffic, and revenue growth accelerated as buyers shifted to higher bandwidth—and more expensive—ports,” reports Matthias Machowinski, directing analyst for enterprise networks and video at Infonetics Research.

Principal Analyst for Optical at Infonetics and co-author of the report Andrew Schmitt adds: “Coherent 100G is well on its way to completely taking over the core, growing to nearly 80% of all wavelengths by 2016, effectively shutting down competing 10G and 40G deployments.”

NETWORKING PORTS MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

• Worldwide 1G/10G/40G/100G network port revenue grew 5% in 2013 from the prior year, to $39 billion
  • Enterprise port revenue grew 5%, and service provider port revenue increased 4%
• 1G comprises the lion’s share of ports, while 10G delivers the bulk of revenue, though revenue growth is coming from the emerging 40G and 100G segments
• The 40G market is in transition as service providers move on to 100G; 40G is, however, finding success in the data center market, resulting in 40G port shipments more than doubling in 2013
  • Infonetics looks for 40G port shipments to nearly triple this year, hitting 1.5 million
• 100G ports almost quadrupled in 2013, thanks to surging service provider demand for 100G WDM
• The first 100G ports on enterprise equipment started shipping in 2013, but aren’t expected to become a major factor until 2015

NETWORK PORTS REPORT SYNOPSIS

Infonetics’ biannual networking ports report tracks port revenue, port shipments, and port pricing for enterprise routers, Ethernet switches, and other enterprise communications equipment, as well as service provider IP edge routers, IP core routers, carrier Ethernet switches, CPE, broadband access, WDM and SONET/SDH optical, and other service provider communications equipment. To buy the report, contact Infonetics: http://www.infonetics.com/contact.asp.

RELATED REPORT EXCERPTS

• HP makes strong showing in Infonetics Ethernet switch buyer survey
• DOCSIS 3.0 gateway revenue up 85% year-over-year
• OTN switching is booming; Alcatel-Lucent, Ciena, and Infinera cashing in
• SDN is leading carrier router/switch market into a period of hesitation
• Cloud, higher-performance devices lift enterprise router market out of multiyear rut
• 802.11ac ramping fast as wireless LAN market sets another quarterly high

RECENT AND UPCOMING MARKET FORECASTS AND SURVEYS

Download Infonetics’ 2014 market research brochure, publication calendar, events brochure, report highlights, tables of contents, and more at http://www.infonetics.com/login.

• 10G/40G/100G Optical Transceivers (Apr.)
• Home Networking Devices (Apr.)
• ROADM Components (May)
• Carrier Ethernet Equipment (May)
• CMTS, CCAP & Edge QAM Hardware & Subscribers (May)
• PON, FTTH & DSL Aggregation Equipment & Subscribers (May)
• Service Provider Routers & Switches (May)
• Routing, IP Edge & Packet-Optical Strategies: Global Service Provider Survey (June)

INFONETICS WEBINARS

Visit https://www.infonetics.com/infonetics-events to register for upcoming webinars, view recent webinars on demand, or learn about sponsoring a webinar.

• New DNS-based DDoS Attacks Demand Advanced Mitigation Tools (Apr. 29: Attend)
• Indoor Wireless Solutions: Technologies, Challenges, and Backhaul (May 6: Attend)
• NFV: The Nitty Gritty (May 8: Attend)
• WLAN Control Goes to the Cloud (May 15: Learn More)
• Deploying IMS in the Cloud with NFV (View on-demand)

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EMEA, India, Singapore: George Stojsavljevic, [e-mail], [phone]

Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan: http://www.infonetics.com/contact.asp

ABOUT INFONETICS

Infonetics Research (www.infonetics.com) is an international market research and consulting firm serving the communications industry since 1990. A leader in defining and tracking emerging and established technologies in all world regions, Infonetics helps clients plan, strategize, and compete effectively. View Infonetics’ About Us slides at http://bit.ly/QUrbrV.