25/50/100 Gbps Ethernet Controller and Adapter Revenue Accounted for Half of the Market in 2Q 2020, According to Dell'Oro Group

10 Gbps Controller Port Shipments Slipped Due to Inventory Correction

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Sep 03, 2020, 08:00 ET

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In a newly published report by Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for information about the telecommunications and networking industries, 25/50/100 Gbps Ethernet controller and adapter revenue accounted for half of the market in 2Q 2020, gaining 15 share points year-over-year. Meanwhile, shipments of 10 Gbps controller ports declined after a build-up of inventory in the prior two quarters.

"Shipment of 25 Gbps and 50 Gbps ports grew double-digits quarter-over-quarter as the Tier 1 and 2 Cloud service providers added server capacity to meet a surge of demand for Cloud services stemming from the pandemic. Adoption of 100 Gbps for server connectivity continues to rise to meet the growing demands of high-performance computing and AI," said Baron Fung, Research Director at Dell'Oro Group. "However, shipments of 25/50/100 Gpbs ports are expected to ease in the second half of the year as inventories for components and Cloud capacity have been on the rise," added Fung.

Additional highlights from the 2Q 2020 Controller and Adapter report include:

Total controller and adapter port shipments decreased ten percent quarter-over-quarter, with growth weighed down by the inventory correction of 10 Gbps ports.
Microsoft, Google, and Facebook accounted for 91 percent of the 50 Gbps controller and adapter port shipments.
Amazon commanded 70 percent revenue share of the Smart NIC market in 2Q 2020. Broadcom led all adapter vendors with a 16 percent revenue share.

About the Report
The Dell'Oro Group Controller and Adapter Quarterly Report provides complete, in-depth coverage of the market with tables covering manufacturers' revenue; average selling prices; and unit and port shipments by speed (1 Gbps, 10 Gbps, 25 Gbps, 40 Gbps, 50 Gbps, and 100 Gbps) for Ethernet and Fibre Channel Over Ethernet (FCoE) controllers and adapters. The report also covers Smart NIC and InfiniBand controllers and adapters. To purchase this report, please contact us at [email protected].

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