The super edge-connectivity λ′ of a connected graph G is the minimum cardinality of an edge-cut F in G such that every component of G–F contains at least two vertices. Let two connected graphs Gm and Gp have m and p vertices, minimum degree δ(Gm) and δ(Gp), edge-connectivity λ(Gm) and λ(Gp), respectively. This paper shows that min {pλ(Gm), λ(Gp) + δ(Gm), δ(Gm)(λ(Gp) + 1), (δ(Gm) + 1)λ(Gp)} ≤ λ(Gm * Gp) ≤ δ(Gm) + δ(Gp), where the product graph Gm * Gp of two given graphs Gm and Gp, defined by J. C. Bermond et al. [J. Combin. Theory B36 (1984) 32–48] in the context of the so-called (△, D)-problem, is one interesting model in the design of large reliable networks. Moreover, this paper determines λ′(Gm * Gp) ≤ min {pδ(Gm), ξ(Gp) + 2δ(Gm)} and λ′(G1 ⊕ G2) ≥ min {n, λ1 + λ2} if δ1 = δ2.