기업용 네트워크 스위치 : 시장 점유율 분석, 업계 동향 및 통계, 성장 예측(2026-2031년)

According to Mordor Intelligence, the enterprise network switch market size is expected to be USD 14.55 billion in 2025, USD 15.68 billion in 2026, and reach USD 22.94 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 7.94% from 2026 to 2031.

This report is Segmented by Switch Type (Fixed Configuration Switches, and Modular Switches), Port Speed (1 GbE and Below, 2. 5/5 GbE Multi-Gig, and More), End-User Enterprise Size (Large Enterprises, and SMEs), End-User Industry (IT and Telecom, BFSI, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Manufacturing, and More), and Geography. The Market Forecasts are Provided in Terms of Value (USD).

Global Enterprise Network Switch Market Trends and Insights

Surge in Cloud Data Center Expansions

Hyperscalers booked cumulative capital expenditure of USD 690 billion across 2024-2026, and switching infrastructure consistently captures close to 10% of that outlay. Operators face grid-supply delays that push them to double bandwidth per rack unit using 400 GbE and 800 GbE fabrics, a trend underlined by Microsoft's disclosed USD 80 billion construction backlog. Google plans to install native 800 GbE switches in new availability zones during 2026 to cut switch count by 40%. Arista Networks, in turn, released 51.2 Tbps chassis switches in late 2025 to win these refresh cycles. The density imperative drives incremental orders for modular switches that allow line-card swaps without forklift upgrades, reinforcing the uptick in modular CAGR.

Increasing Enterprise Adoption of IoT Devices

Enterprise connected-device counts exceeded 15 billion units by end-2025, spanning industrial sensors, medical telemetry, and smart-building controllers. Healthcare facilities alone operate more than 1 billion networked medical devices that demand strict virtual LAN isolation. Manufacturers rolling out Industry 4.0 initiatives turned to time-sensitive networking switches certified under the IEEE 802.1 profile finalized in 2024. Retail chains and campuses are upgrading edge switches to support WiFi 6E and WiFi 7 access points that require multi-gig uplinks exceeding 60 W per port. This sprawling device footprint inflates attack surfaces, which prompts investment in switches with hardware-accelerated access-control lists and cloud-managed onboarding, fueling the driver's long-term influence.

High Capital Expenditure Requirements

A fully populated modular chassis with 400 GbE uplinks can exceed USD 150 000 before optics, a cost that translates to 15%-25% of annual information-technology budgets for many mid-market firms. Vendors are countering with hardware-as-a-service models such as Cisco Plus and HPE GreenLake, yet monthly subscriptions still force multi-year commitments. Limited vendor financing in South America and tighter monetary policy in Europe keep this restraint prominent through 2028.

Other drivers and restraints analyzed in the detailed report include:

1. Migration to Higher Port Speeds (25 / 40 / 100 GbE)
2. Growing Demand for Network Security Segmentation
3. Semiconductor Supply Chain Constraints

For complete list of drivers and restraints, kindly check the Table Of Contents.

Segment Analysis

Fixed models kept an 82.64% enterprise network switch market share in 2025, but modular units are forecast to post a 9.26% CAGR to 2031. Modular switches captured a rising slice of the enterprise network switch market in data center and campus-core layers as operators valued in-chassis line-card upgrades over forklift replacements. Chassis such as Cisco Catalyst 9600 allow a 2024 buyer to migrate from 10 GbE to 100 GbE simply by sliding new cards, extending asset life, and curbing electronic waste. Hyperscalers also rely on 51.2 Tbps and 102.4 Tbps modular spines to interconnect hundreds of leaf switches in Clos fabrics.

Fixed switches remain dominant at the branch and access layers because 24 or 48-port density, integrated power-over-Ethernet, and sub-USD 500 entry points match small site economics. Cloud-managed variants from Cisco Meraki, Aruba Instant On, and NETGEAR Insight remove command-line complexity, letting small and medium-sized enterprises spin up networks in hours. The duality underscores divergent buyer priorities: data centers need scale and line-rate flexibility, while smaller footprints favor plug-and-play simplicity.

The multi-gig category, already the fastest-growing segment, is set for an 11.48% CAGR through 2031, while 1 GbE and below still accounted for 41.72% of revenue in 2025. WiFi 7, certified under IEEE 802.11be, delivers a theoretical throughput of 46 Gbps, saturating 1 GbE uplinks and driving demand for 2.5 GbE and 5 GbE ports. Cisco Systems reported that 40% of Catalyst 9300 shipments now include multi-gig modules, underscoring the accelerating enterprise transition toward higher-speed access layers.

Higher in the stack, 100 GbE shipments surpassed 10 GbE for the first time in 2025, propelled by server upgrades and storage-area network refreshes. 400 GbE and early 800 GbE are taking hold in artificial-intelligence clusters, and white-box vendors are bundling Software for Open Networking in the Cloud on these ports to trim cost. Between access and core layers, the market therefore features a barbell of multi-gig upgrades on existing cabling and ultra-high-speed rollouts in data-intensive workloads.

Complete Report Scope:

• By Switch Type
  • Fixed Configuration Switches
  • Modular Switches
• By Port Speed
  • 1 GbE and Below
  • 2.5/5 GbE Multi-Gig
  • 10 GbE
  • 25/40 GbE
  • 100 GbE
  • 400 GbE and Above
• By End-user Enterprise Size
  • Large Enterprises
  • SMEs
• By End-User Industry
  • IT and Telecom
  • BFSI
  • Healthcare and Lifesciences
  • Manufacturing
  • Government and Defense
  • Education
  • Retail and E-commerce
  • Other End-User Industries
• By Geography
  • North America
    • United States
    • Canada
    • Mexico
  • South America
    • Brazil
    • Argentina
    • Rest of South America
  • Europe
    • Germany
    • United Kingdom
    • France
    • Italy
    • Spain
    • Russia
    • Rest of Europe
  • Asia-Pacific
    • China
    • Japan
    • India
    • South Korea
    • Australia and New Zealand
    • Rest of Asia-Pacific
  • Middle East
    • Saudi Arabia
    • United Arab Emirates
    • Turkey
    • Rest of Middle East
  • Africa
    • South Africa
    • Nigeria
    • Rest of Africa

Geography Analysis

North America accounted for 36.44% revenue in 2025 and remains the largest buyer as hyperscalers push high-density fabrics and federal zero-trust mandates widen segmentation rollouts. Microsoft's USD 80 billion backlog highlights grid-supply bottlenecks that convert port-count growth into port-density optimization. Canada delivers moderate upside through banking and healthcare segmentation programs, though many mid-market refreshes now extend past six years.

Asia-Pacific is projected to register a 9.52% CAGR through 2031, outpacing all other regions. India's National Infrastructure Pipeline earmarked USD 1.3 trillion for digital infrastructure and seeded metro Ethernet and smart-city contracts in second-tier cities. China's dual-circulation policy diverts demand to domestic vendors, but advanced ASIC export restrictions constrain access to cutting-edge silicon. Japan's 2025 roadmap to achieve full Internet Protocol penetration in factories by 2027 propels time-sensitive networking investments, while Australia and South Korea expand 5G backhaul that rides on carrier-grade Ethernet switches.

Europe faces energy-cost inflation and macroeconomic uncertainty that stretches refresh cycles from 5 to 7 years, yet regulatory frameworks such as the Network and Information Security Directive 2 sustain security-driven replacements in banking and healthcare. South America and the Middle East and Africa remain nascent slices of the enterprise network switch market, but localized catalysts exist. Brazil's Pix instant-payment rails require low-latency core switches, and Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 smart-city budgets fund campus-scale equipment in NEOM and Riyadh.

1. Cisco Systems, Inc.
2. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
3. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
4. Arista Networks, Inc.
5. Extreme Networks, Inc.
6. Dell Technologies Inc.
7. Nokia Corporation
8. ZTE Corporation
9. NETGEAR, Inc.
10. TP-Link Technologies Co., Ltd.
11. D-Link Corporation
12. Allied Telesis Holdings K.K.
13. Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise International SAS
14. Edgecore Networks Corporation
15. H3C Technologies Co., Ltd.
16. Fortinet, Inc.
17. MikroTikls SIA
18. Broadcom Inc.
19. Grandstream Networks, Inc.
20. Ubiquiti Inc.

Additional Benefits:

• The market estimate (ME) sheet in Excel format
• 3 months of analyst support

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTON

• 1.1 Study Assumptions and Market Definition
• 1.2 Scope of the Study

2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3 EXECUTVE SUMMARY

4 MARKET LANDSCAPE

• 4.1 Market Overview
• 4.2 Market Drivers
  • 4.2.1 Surge in Cloud Data Center Expansions
  • 4.2.2 Increasing Enterprise Adoption of IoT Devices
  • 4.2.3 Migration to Higher Port Speeds (25/40/100 GbE)
  • 4.2.4 Growing Demand for Network Security Segmentation
  • 4.2.5 Integration of Network Telemetry and A-Driven Switch ASCs
  • 4.2.6 Open-Source NOS Accelerating White-Box Switch Adoption
• 4.3 Market Restraints
  • 4.3.1 High Capital Expenditure Requirements
  • 4.3.2 Semiconductor Supply Chain Constraints
  • 4.3.3 Flattening Enterprise Campus Refresh Cycles From W-F 7 Efficiencies
  • 4.3.4 Geo-political Export Restrictions on Advanced Switch Chipsets
• 4.4 Impact of Macroeconomic Factors on the Market
• 4.5 Industry Value / Supply-Chain Analysis
• 4.6 Regulatory Landscape
• 4.7 Technological Outlook
• 4.8 Porter's Five Forces Analysis
  • 4.8.1 Bargaining Power of Buyers
  • 4.8.2 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
  • 4.8.3 Threat of New Entrants
  • 4.8.4 Threat of Substitutes
  • 4.8.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry

5 MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH FORECASTS (VALUE)

• 5.1 By Switch Type
  • 5.1.1 Fixed Configuration Switches
  • 5.1.2 Modular Switches
• 5.2 By Port Speed
  • 5.2.1 1 GbE and Below
  • 5.2.2 2.5/5 GbE Multi-Gig
  • 5.2.3 10 GbE
  • 5.2.4 25/40 GbE
  • 5.2.5 100 GbE
  • 5.2.6 400 GbE and Above
• 5.3 By End-user Enterprise Size
  • 5.3.1 Large Enterprises
  • 5.3.2 SMEs
• 5.4 By End-User Industry
  • 5.4.1 IT and Telecom
  • 5.4.2 BFSI
  • 5.4.3 Healthcare and Lifesciences
  • 5.4.4 Manufacturing
  • 5.4.5 Government and Defense
  • 5.4.6 Education
  • 5.4.7 Retail and E-commerce
  • 5.4.8 Other End-User Industries
• 5.5 By Geography
  • 5.5.1 North America
    • 5.5.1.1 United States
    • 5.5.1.2 Canada
    • 5.5.1.3 Mexico
  • 5.5.2 South America
    • 5.5.2.1 Brazil
    • 5.5.2.2 Argentina
    • 5.5.2.3 Rest of South America
  • 5.5.3 Europe
    • 5.5.3.1 Germany
    • 5.5.3.2 United Kingdom
    • 5.5.3.3 France
    • 5.5.3.4 Italy
    • 5.5.3.5 Spain
    • 5.5.3.6 Russia
    • 5.5.3.7 Rest of Europe
  • 5.5.4 Asia-Pacific
    • 5.5.4.1 China
    • 5.5.4.2 Japan
    • 5.5.4.3 India
    • 5.5.4.4 South Korea
    • 5.5.4.5 Australia and New Zealand
    • 5.5.4.6 Rest of Asia-Pacific
  • 5.5.5 Middle East
    • 5.5.5.1 Saudi Arabia
    • 5.5.5.2 United Arab Emirates
    • 5.5.5.3 Turkey
    • 5.5.5.4 Rest of Middle East
  • 5.5.6 Africa
    • 5.5.6.1 South Africa
    • 5.5.6.2 Nigeria
    • 5.5.6.3 Rest of Africa

6 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

• 6.1 Market Concentration
• 6.2 Strategic Moves
• 6.3 Market Share Analysis
• 6.4 Company Profiles (includes Global Level Overview, Market Level Overview, Core Segments, Financials as available, Strategic Information, Market Rank/Share, Products and Services, Recent Developments)
  • 6.4.1 Cisco Systems, Inc.
  • 6.4.2 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
  • 6.4.3 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
  • 6.4.4 Arista Networks, Inc.
  • 6.4.5 Extreme Networks, Inc.
  • 6.4.6 Dell Technologies Inc.
  • 6.4.7 Nokia Corporation
  • 6.4.8 ZTE Corporation
  • 6.4.9 NETGEAR, Inc.
  • 6.4.10 TP-Link Technologies Co., Ltd.
  • 6.4.11 D-Link Corporation
  • 6.4.12 Allied Telesis Holdings K.K.
  • 6.4.13 Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise International SAS
  • 6.4.14 Edgecore Networks Corporation
  • 6.4.15 H3C Technologies Co., Ltd.
  • 6.4.16 Fortinet, Inc.
  • 6.4.17 MikroTikls SIA
  • 6.4.18 Broadcom Inc.
  • 6.4.19 Grandstream Networks, Inc.
  • 6.4.20 Ubiquiti Inc.

7 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE OUTLOOK

• 7.1 White-Space and Unmet-Need Assessment