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by netguy6 3646 days ago
With current per port costs and economics, that doesn't make much sense. The $/Gbps/Watt improves with every spin of the chip, and every increase in serdes bandwidth.

10GbE (64x10G) - ~$4,500, $70/port

10GbE (32x40G) - ~$6,000, $50/port

25GbE (72x25G) - ~$7,000, $100/port (Seen as low as $5k)

25GbE (32x100G) - ~$9,000, $75/port (Seen as low as $7k)

2x 10GbE = $100

1x 25GbE = $75

Not to mention the extra cabling costs, and complexity.