Dell’Oro Group Reports 25% High End Routing Growth in 2Q 2026
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A Dell’Oro Group report says High End Routing and Aggregation equipment revenue increased 25% year over year in 2Q 2026, with vendor direct sales to cloud providers up 94%. The figures track demand signals that affect enterprise networking procurement planning.
Market overview
Dell’Oro Group reported that High End Routing and Aggregation equipment revenue grew 25% year over year in the second quarter of 2026. The report also cites stronger demand across regions and customer segments.
Within that total, vendor direct sales revenue to cloud providers increased 94% year over year in the same quarter. The report attributes the jump to hyperscalers’ AI infrastructure buildout.
Customer and regional performance
The report says all three customer verticals—communication service provider, cloud provider, and enterprise/public—grew at a double-digit rate in the quarter. It adds that communication service providers accounted for most router revenue, followed by cloud providers.
It also states that all major regions grew at a double-digit rate in the quarter: North America, EMEA, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The highest growth rates were in North America and Latin America.
Product categories
Dell’Oro Group reported that Core Router revenue rose at a high double-digit rate for a fifth consecutive quarter, reaching a new record revenue level in 2Q 2026. It also says Edge Router and Enterprise High End Router revenue grew 20% and 31%, respectively.
Analyst perspective
“Demand for High End Routers is growing at a very fast pace,” said Jimmy Yu, Vice President at Dell’Oro Group. He linked the growth to hyperscalers building more data centers and adding capacity to existing facilities.
The report also states that Yu said the activity “drives direct sales to cloud providers for data center interconnect and cloud access.” He added that it also supports indirect sales to communication service providers building wide area network connections to enterprises.
This Analyst Signals brief reflects a neutral, fact-based summary of the original research note.
Blog post, originally published at delloro.com.