InfiniBand Market Size, Share, and COVID-19 Impact Analysis, By Type (Single Data Rate, Double Data Rate, Fourteen Data Rate, Quadruple Data Rate, and Enhanced Data Rate), By Application (Residential Use, Commercial Use, and Others), and Regional Forecast, 2024-2032

InfiniBand is an industry-standard specification in high-performance computing that features very high throughput and low latency. It is designed for various I/O networks, including Storage Area Networks (SAN) and cluster networks. It defines an input and output architecture for communications infrastructure equipment, storage, interconnect servers, and embedded systems. InfiniBand manages switches and point-to-point channels supporting data transfer up to 100 Gbps in external copper, optical fiber connection, and chassis backplane applications.

The growing number of data centers is a key driver for the growth of the global market. Data centers assist organizations in lowering the cost of human resources, technology, and infrastructure. They offer higher network security and disaster recovery. Businesses are trying to combine services and applications into a single point of operation, decreasing the entire cost of maintenance for complex network infrastructure. InfiniBand supports every operating system, including VxWorks, VMWare, Windows, Solaris, Linux, Mac OS, AIX, HPUX, and BSD.

Impact of COVID-19 on the InfiniBand Market

The market has been negatively impacted due to the outbreak of COVID-19. People isolated themselves due to increased public meetings and travel restrictions. Supply chain delays, termination of airlines, stock market instability, and business dealings in the InfiniBand business are the effects of the COVID-19 epidemic. Therefore, it has directly impacted the industry's production and demand, causing supply chain and market disruption. Further, shutdown of airports owing to lockdown restrictions negatively impacted the InfiniBand market growth.

Key Insights

The report will cover the following key insights:

• Micro & macroeconomic indicators


• Drivers, restraints, trends, and opportunities


• Business strategies adopted by the players


• Impact of COVID-19 on the InfiniBand market


• Consolidated SWOT analysis of key players

Analysis by Type

Based on type, the market is categorized into Single Data Rate (SDR) up to 2.5Gbps, Double Data Rate (DDR) up to 5Gbps, Quadruple Data Rate (QDR) up to 10 Gbps, fourteen data rate up to 14.0625 Gbps, and Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) up to 25.78125 Gbps. The double and quadruple data rates differ from computer DDR and QDR transmission in the InfiniBand 2.5Gbps. This channel is timed twice or four times faster than the computer DDR and QDR lane, instead of transferring two bits (DDR) or four bits (QDR) each clock cycle. Therefore, DDR and QDR transmission provide a simple means of extending bandwidth capacity and lowering serialization latency by increasing the clock rate by two or four times.

Regional Analysis

The global InfiniBand market is divided into five regions, North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East & Africa, and South America. North America is estimated to hold the largest market share due to increasing internet penetration and cloud-based services significantly motivating the market growth. Additionally, the global InfiniBand industry is aided by a growing focus on research & development activities by public and commercial companies. North America leads the market in terms of market attractiveness, followed by Europe. Due to increasing internet penetration in several areas of APAC, this region is anticipated to witness the most promising growth in the following years.

The distribution of the InfiniBand market by region of origin is as follows:

• Asia Pacific – 26%


• North America – 49%


• Europe – 16%


• Middle East and Africa – 6%


• South America – 3%

Key Players Covered

The key players in the market include Mellanox, Intel, Nvidia Corporation, Oracle Corporation, Virginia Tech, IBM Corporation, Cisco, Arista Networks, Broadcom, and SanBlaze.

Segmentation

Key Industry Developments

• November 2022: NVIDIA announced the adoption of InfiniBand - 100 GPUs and Quantum-2, including new offerings on Microsoft Azure cloud and more than 50 new partner systems for advancing scientific discovery.


• April 2020: NVIDIA acquired Mellanox Technologies for a transaction value of USD 7 billion. This acquisition enabled customers to achieve higher performance, better utilization of computing resources, and lower operating costs.