Data Center Switch Market Forecasts to 2028 – Global Analysis By Type (Core Switches, Distribution Switches, Top-of-rack (ToR) switches and Access Switches), Port Speed (10G and Below, Above 10G up to 25G, Above 25G up to 40G, Above 40G up to 100G and Abo

Data Center Switch Market Forecasts to 2028 – Global Analysis By Type (Core Switches, Distribution Switches, Top-of-rack (ToR) switches and Access Switches), Port Speed (10G and Below, Above 10G up to 25G, Above 25G up to 40G, Above 40G up to 100G and Above 100G), End User (Retail, BFSI, Cloud-based Service Providers and Other End Users) and By Geography

According to Stratistics MRC, the Global Data Center Switch Market is accounted for $15.46 billion in 2022 and is expected to reach $23.73 billion by 2028 growing at a CAGR of 7.4% during the forecast period. Data center switches allow high speed, large volume data exchange, and energy-efficient hierarchical flow. Data center switches support large data volumes with faster data processing capabilities. The data center switch is emerging as a fresh form of switch as data center networking infrastructure becomes more decentralized. Data center class switches, as opposed to the network switches used in conventional three-tier hierarchical networks, are made to accommodate data and storage for mission-critical applications.

According to a recently published report by Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for information about the telecommunications, networks, and data center industries, the Ethernet Switch Data Center market is forecast to grow at a nearly double-digit CAGR between 2022 and 2027, surpassing $100 B in cumulative spending over the next five years.

Market Dynamics

Driver:

Growing demand for simplified data center management & automation systems

The market for data center switches has grown significantly as a result of the rising demand for automated and simplified management systems for data centers. Globally, the number of companies offering data center services has significantly increased. The demand for data storage is growing, and this change in demand has made it more important than ever to provide integrated nodes, faster bandwidth, and more intelligent data center design. The rise of cloud computing, the development of edge computing, and the expansion of government regulations governing the localization of data centers are significant factors influencing market trends for data center switches.

Restraint

High operational costs

The high energy costs of the data centers are one of the main issues impeding the growth of the data center switch market. The quantity of energy sources available determines a data center's location significantly. Data centers located around the world must consider local energy pricing because energy makes up such a significant portion of the costs. Thus, overall costs are typically relatively expensive, which tends to limit the expansion of the data center switch industry.

Opportunity

Growth in cloud computing and edge computing

The global expansion of cloud and edge computing has been a key element in the growth of the data center switch industry. Cloud computing and its connection to billions of linked devices, such as PCs, autonomous vehicles, virtual reality systems, and others, is the key trend that is propelling the market expansion of data center switches. Smart devices can be more helpful data center products when they are connected to the cloud, allowing real-time analysis of the data they generate. The expansion of the data center switch market is boosted by the development of artificial intelligence, virtual reality systems, and 5G networks, which have increased the number of data centers. In addition, edge computing offers a different approach to the conventional data center paradigm by physically moving data centers toward networks. This further fuels the expansion of the data center switch market over the course of the projection period.

Threat

Presence of enhanced, self-sufficient servers

Organizations are increasingly implementing virtualization in their data centers. Virtualization makes it possible to allocate resources, plan capacity, consolidate data to save space, offer new servers more quickly, improve manageability, and make the best use of available resources. The demand for switches over enhanced servers that deliver upstream core connectivity with optical cross-connects may be hampered by the increasing use of virtual switches that run on the same servers to manage connections between various servers. This will eventually route the traffic based on the server's directional instructions and ensure that the server decides the precise packet and quantity that must be sent. Such aspects are threatening the growth of the data center switch market.

Covid-19 Impact

The adoption of a strict lockdown following the Covid-19 pandemic, which resulted in the temporary closure or suspension of manufacturing activity of the majority of industrial units worldwide, had a detrimental effect on the global data center switch market. As the virus outbreak's epicentre, the COVID-19 epidemic made it difficult to meet end-user demands for electronic components. Due to the covid-19 impact there are some probable results which include increasing use of third-party managed services for hardware installs, network optimization, edge deployments, and security owing to access constraints, increased allocation to prevent expensive constructions and hardware installations, limited layoffs since data center operations are mission-critical, personnel levels are already low, and restricted access to facilities that strikes a balance between urgent on-site visit requirements and public health considerations.

The access switches segment is expected to be the largest during the forecast period

The access switches segment is estimated to have lucrative growth due to the widespread network connectivity accessible by these switches to distribution layers with changing end-users. It links the bulk of devices to the network and has the highest port density of all switch types; access-tier switches are the only ones that directly communicate with end-user devices. Access switches typically have the lowest throughput per port of all switches while having a high port count. Thus, these switches guarantee network and server connectivity. During the forecast period, these factors will also contribute to the market expansion of access switches in the global data center switch market.

The Cloud-based Service Providers segment is expected to have the highest CAGR during the forecast period

The cloud-based service providers segment is anticipated to witness the fastest CAGR growth during the forecast period, due to high-performance connectivity, stable uptime, great dependability, and throughput for managing enormous amounts of data. Data center switches enable faster data processing, a rise in the use of data analytics technology, scalable and affordable computing, and a high penetration of hybrid clouds. They also support an ever-increasing volume of information. In the anticipated time period, these features are likely to support the market expansion of data center switching among cloud-based service providers.

Region with highest share:

North America is projected to hold the largest market share during the forecast period, owing to the expanding demands of the IT industry and the escalating use of new data center technology. The industry is anticipated to gain momentum as many businesses are likely to sign up for cloud services in order to avoid the initial costs of constructing new data centers for business continuity. Additionally, the development of mobile broadband, cloud computing, big data analytics, and the Internet of Things (IoT) in North America are the key factors that have significantly increased the demand for new data center infrastructures in the region.

Region with highest CAGR

Asia Pacific is projected to have the highest CAGR over the forecast period, owing to speedy industrialization and investments by multinational companies in this region. Comparatively low energy costs are likely to boost the number of data centers in the Asia Pacific region, thus, increasing the demand for data center switches.

Key players in the market

Some of the key players profiled in the Data Center Switch Market includeArista Networks, Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc., Dell EMC, D-Link, Extreme Networks, Inc, Fortinet, Inc., Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Juniper Networks, Inc., Lenovo Group, Mellanox Technologies, Ltd., NEC Corporation, NVIDIA Corporation, ODM white-box makers, Super Micro Computer, Inc. and ZTE Corporation.

Key Developments

In March 2023, Cisco and the Telenor Group announced an expanded relationship—through the fifth iteration of their Joint Purpose Agreement (JPA)—to advance strategic priorities that benefit markets in which the companies jointly operate, including Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG); as-a-service and automation innovations; and cybersecurity and multi-cloud as-a-service.

In February 2023, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Nokia today announced the expansion of their existing partnership by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly offer an open and competitive Cloud RAN solution to Communication Service Providers (CSPs) and enterprises worldwide. The expanded partnership will allow HPE telco servers to be available to Nokia Mobile Networks customers globally when Cloud RAN is being deployed in the CSP network.

In December 2022, Arista has added a new switch to its 7060X5 Series, a fixed 32 x 800G system that supports a 25.6Tbps backplane and a choice of OSFP- or QSFP-based optics. That gives the 7060X5 Series three 25.6Tbps-based systems to anchor high-end enterprise or hyperscaler data-center spine environments: a 1RU 128 port, 200G model; a 2RU 64 port, 400G model; and the new 1RU, 32 port, 800G switch. Arista has also added five new 7050X4 data-center leaf switches all based on a single 8Tbps packet processor.

Types Covered:
• Core Switches
• Distribution Switches
• Top-of-rack (ToR) switches
• Access Switches

Technologies Covered:
• Ethernet
• InfiniBand
• Fibre Channel
• Other Technologies

Port Speeds Covered:
• 10G and Below
• Above 10G up to 25G
• Above 25G up to 40G
• Above 40G up to 100G
• Above 100G

End Users Covered:
• Retail
• BFSI
• Cloud-based Service Providers
• Government & Defense
• IT & Telecom
• Manufacturing
• Media & Entertainment
• Others End Users

Regions Covered:
• North America
US
Canada
Mexico
• Europe
Germany
UK
Italy
France
Spain
Rest of Europe
• Asia Pacific
Japan
China
India
Australia
New Zealand
South Korea
Rest of Asia Pacific
• South America
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Rest of South America
• Middle East & Africa
Saudi Arabia
UAE
Qatar
South Africa
Rest of Middle East & Africa

What our report offers:
- Market share assessments for the regional and country-level segments
- Strategic recommendations for the new entrants
- Covers Market data for the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2025, and 2028
- Market Trends (Drivers, Constraints, Opportunities, Threats, Challenges, Investment Opportunities, and recommendations)
- Strategic recommendations in key business segments based on the market estimations
- Competitive landscaping mapping the key common trends
- Company profiling with detailed strategies, financials, and recent developments
- Supply chain trends mapping the latest technological advancements