Google Goes DIY With 10 GigE
Google has built its own low-cost 10-Gigabit Ethernet switches
Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) has built and deployed its own 10-Gbit/s Ethernet switches -- a move that could have implications for the systems, chip, and optical transceiver markets.
Analyst Andrew Schmitt of Nyquist Capital was trying to trace shipments of SFP+ optical components and found the trail led to a Google-built switch. Schmitt, an industry analyst who has financial positions in Broadcom, Vitesse, Finisar, and AMCC, reported his findings in a column earlier today.
"This decision by Google, while small in terms of units purchased, is enormous in terms of the disruptive impact it should have on 10-GigE switching equipment providers and their component supply chains," he writes.
Google took the same DIY approach with servers a few years ago. In this case, its work has implications for switch vendors like Force10 Networks Inc. and Woven Systems Inc. , since Google not only couldn't find what it needed, but also built its boxes from off-the-shelf chips.
Moreover, Schmitt believes Google is taking an unconventional approach with its choice of optical interfaces.
Read Schmitt's column here.
— Craig Matsumoto, West Coast Editor, Light Reading
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