Figure 8 shows the Dell’Oro Group’s five-year Data Center E thernet Switch Revenue
forecast (2018-2022)15 for Ethernet switch revenue
by data center segments. While the switch revenue
Top 3 Chinese Cloud SPs
forecast from the overall enterprise market declines
Telco SPs
slightly, the forecast for large enterprises shows
significant growth. These large enterprise data
centers are adopting private/hybrid cloud strategies
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$18
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2013
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FIGURE 8: Dell’Oro forecast on Ethernet switch for data centers.
Source: Dell'Oro Ethernet Switch Data Center 5 Year Forecast,
January 2018
to develop the most cost-effective data center
solutions based on their business needs.
Given the size/reach, architecture, data, networking
and storage needs of the enterprise and
private cloud segment, MMF and VCSELs will
remain a cost-effective, low-power solution.
Other Data Center Trends
Telecom/Central Office Data Centers: Central offices
are being transformed by a number of industry trends.16
These trends include:
• Increased bandwidth demand for next generation
PON and 5G.
• Convergence of wireline and wireless services,
such as converged access infrastructure,
networking platforms, and applications.
• SDN and NFV, which are key technologies that
enable virtualization in data center and central
office environments.
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