SAN Scores Record Quarter Results, Fibre Channel Switches Rebound

Brocade Ships 50K Ports of 16 Gbps, Cisco Realizes Favorable Spike in Prices

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Dec 08, 2011, 07:50 ET

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A recently published report by Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, indicates that the SAN market enjoyed record results in 3Q11. The total SAN market comprised of Fibre Channel and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) switches, controllers and adapters, posted a record quarter with revenues of over $775M on 3.1 million ports. The results were driven by strength in both FCoE and FC switches.

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"If we breakdown the SAN switch market's $63M net revenue increase quarter-over-quarter, $33M came from growth in Fibre Channel switches and $30M from growth in FCoE switches. We continue to see strength in the Fibre Channel market," said Casey Quillin, Analyst at Dell'Oro Group. "We definitely had a couple of interesting things happen this quarter. We saw Brocade ship over 50K 16 Gbps Fibre Channel switch ports for a total of about $27M in calendar quarter revenues. We also saw Cisco's Fibre Channel switch revenues jump this quarter on the favorable increase of the ASPs of their Director Class switches," added Quillin.

The report discusses the outlook for market migration to 16 Gbps Fibre Channel, as well as analyzes how FCoE is being deployed.

About the Report

The Dell'Oro Group SAN Quarterly Report provides complete, in-depth coverage of the market with tables covering manufacturers' revenue, average selling prices, and port shipments (by speed 4 Gbps, 8 Gbps, 16 Gbps) for Fibre Channel switches and adapters and Fibre Channel over Ethernet switches and controllers & adapters. To purchase this report, contact Emily Kendall at +1.650.622.9400 x.223 or email at [email protected].

About Dell'Oro Group

As the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, Dell'Oro Group provides in-depth, objective research and analysis that enables component manufacturers, equipment vendors, and investment firms to make fact-based, strategic decisions. For more information, contact Dell'Oro Group at +1.650.622.9400 or visit www.DellOro.com.

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