Telecommunication Networking Equipment Manufacturing in the US - Market Research Report (2014-2029)
New York, United States
Last Updated: July 2024
NAICS 33421Revenue
$2.9bn
Past 5-Year Growth
Profit
$XXX.Xm
Employees
5,824
Businesses
136
Wages
$XXX.Xm
Telecommunication Networking Equipment Manufacturing in the US industry analysis
The Telecommunications Networking Equipment Manufacturing industry produces wired telecommunication equipment, including network switches, routers, modems and gateways. This industry has experienced consistent declines in revenue despite an increasing number of broadband connections and a rising number of consumers who have acquired computers. Domestic demand for telecommunication network equipment products has waned, with imports satisfying significant demand. The industry also experienced substantial declines in revenue in 2020 because of disruptions and volatility in the global economic environment brought on by the pandemic. Revenue has plummeted, declining at a CAGR of 11.8% to $2.9 billion in 2024. This includes a decline of 5.8% in 2024, in tandem with falling profit, as the industry continues to struggle in the wake of the pandemic and a shifting technological landscape.
Trends and Insights
- Foreign competition remains the number one threat to domestic manufacturers. Rising input costs negatively impact profit, as they can’t pass all the costs onto buyers.
- Consumers are increasingly in need of stronger network connections. Expanding broadband networks and the prominence of working from home drive purchases for routers and modems.
- High population density leads to a need for more bandwidth. This leads to manufacturers to gravitate their establishments in the West and Mid-Atlantic.
- Overseas manufacturers can undercut prices, which makes them more desirable to consumers and businesses.Low-cost imports have penetrated the domestic market, as industry products are unable to compete based on price.
Industry Overview
Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)
Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 11.8 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $2.9bn in 2024.
Trends and Insights
Low-cost imports are taking over market share as manufacturing is outsourced
- A shift towards outsourcing network manufacturing to low-wage companies enables international trade to grow rapidly. Foreign manufacturers focus on consumer-oriented networking equipment, primarily home routers, resulting in imports satisfying significant domestic demand.
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Source: IBISWorld
Industry outlook (2024-2029)
Market size is projected to decline over the next five years.
Trends and Insights
Higher-end technology enables manufacturers to focus on high-margin products
- Businesses becoming digitized and internet-based require a more robust line of networking equipment. To focus on the technological needs of businesses, manufacturers are shifting to designing and developing higher-margin networking equipment.
Biggest companies in the Telecommunication Networking Equipment Manufacturing in the US
| Company | Market Share (%)
2024 | Revenue ($m)
2024 | Profit ($m)
2024 | Profit Margin (%)
2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nokia Corp. | 734.5 | 20.6 | 2.8 | |
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd | 218.8 | 13.0 | 5.9 | |
Juniper Networks B.V. | 150.2 | 20.1 | 13.4 |
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Products & Services Segmentation
Source: IBISWorld
Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Ethernet switches and parts (LAN/WAN), Routers and Telephone equipment. Ethernet switches and parts (LAN/WAN) is the largest segment of the Telecommunication Networking Equipment Manufacturing in the US.
Trends and Insights
Businesses forgoing physical offices are using more mobile connections
- Switchboard equipment serves the purpose of helping telephone switches and network switches function properly, ensuring the transfer of voice for telephones and data for computers.
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Competitors
- Wireless Telecommunications Carriers in the US
- Wired Telecommunications Carriers in the US
- VoIP in the US
Complementors
- Communication Equipment Manufacturing in the US
- Internet Service Providers in the US
International industries
- Global Computer Hardware Manufacturing
- Telecommunications Networking Equipment Manufacturing in Canada
- Computer and Electronic Office Equipment Manufacturing in Australia
- Communication Equipment Manufacturing in Australia
- Communication Equipment Manufacturing in the UK
Table of Contents
About this industry
Industry definition
This industry manufactures wired (voice and data) telecommunications equipment, including telephone switching systems, telephones and answering machines, data bridges, routers, modems and gateways. In addition, over the past 10 years, the industry has increasingly focused on manufacturing internet protocol-based telecommunications and networking equipment.
What's included in this industry?
Wide area network (WAN) communications equipment (e.g. bridges, routers, gateways) manufacturingModem manufacturingSwitching equipment manufacturingData communications equipment manufacturingTelephone systems and answering machine manufacturingCompanies
Nokia Corp.Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. LtdJuniper Networks B.V.Purchase this report to view all 16 major companies in this industry.
Related Terms
INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP)BROADBANDETHERNETWIDE AREA NETWORK (WAN)RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D)INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER (ISP)TELEPHONYCLOUDSELF-OPTIMIZING NETWORK (SON) SOFTWAREIndustry Code
NAICS 33421 - Telecommunication Networking Equipment Manufacturing in the US
Performance
Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.
Analyst insights
Foreign competition remains the number one threat to domestic manufacturers. Rising input costs negatively impact profit, as they can’t pass all the costs onto buyers.
In this chapter (4)
- Current Performance
- Outlook
- Volatility
- Life Cycle
Key metrics
- Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
- Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
- Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
- Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business
Charts
- Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
- Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
- Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
- Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
- Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
- Industry Life Cycle
Detailed analysis
- Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
- Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
- Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
- How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.
Products and Markets
Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.
Analyst insight
Consumers are increasingly in need of stronger network connections. Expanding broadband networks and the prominence of working from home drive purchases for routers and modem...
In this chapter
- Products & Services
- Major Markets
- International Trade
Key metrics
- Largest market segment and value in 2024
- Product innovation level
- Total imports, level and trend
- Total exports, level and trend
- Trade Balance
Charts
- Products & services segmentation in 2024
- Major market segmentation in 2024
- International trade, including imports by country and exports by country
Detailed analysis
- Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
- Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
- Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
- Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
- Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends
Geographic Breakdown
Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.
Analyst insights
High population density leads to a need for more bandwidth. This leads to manufacturers to gravitate their establishments in the West and Mid-Atlantic.
In this chapter (1)
- Business Locations
Charts
- Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each state
- Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024
Tables
- Number and share of establishments in each state in 2024
- Number and share of revenue each state accounts for in 2024
- Number and share of wages each state accounts for in 2024
- Number and share of employees in each state in 2024
Detailed analysis
- Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
- Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage
Competitive Forces
Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.
Analyst insights
Overseas manufacturers can undercut prices, which makes them more desirable to consumers and businesses.Low-cost imports have penetrated the domestic market, as industry produ...
In this chapter (4)
- Concentration
- Barriers to Entry
- Substitutes
- Buyer & Supplier Analysis
Key metrics
- Industry concentration level
- Industry competition level and trend
- Barriers to entry level and trend
- Substitutes level and trend
- Buyer power level and trend
- Supplier power level and trend
Charts
- Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
- Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart
Detailed analysis
- Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
- Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
- Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
- Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
- Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
- Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
- Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
- Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
- Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.
Companies
Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.
Analyst insights
Many large telecom companies have outsourced manufacturing overseas. This has significantly reduced the market concentration, causing increased competition.
In this chapter
- Market Share Concentration
- Companies
- Company Spotlights
Charts
- Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
- Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
- Overview of Nokia Corp.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
- Overview of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
- Overview of Juniper Networks B.V.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
- Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for 13 additional companies
Detailed analysis
- Description and key data for Nokia Corp., and factors influencing its performance in the industry
- Description and key data for Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
- Description and key data for Juniper Networks B.V., and factors influencing its performance in the industry
- Description, key data and performance trends for 13 additional companies
External Environment
Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.
Analyst insights
A strong dollar makes domestically produced goods more expensive, creating an environment where foreign goods are less expensive. Instead, prominent domestic manufacturers ha...
In this chapter
- External Drivers
- Regulation & Policy
- Assistance
Key metrics
- Regulation & policy level and trend
- Assistance level and trend
Charts
- Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029)
- Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029)
Detailed analysis
- Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
- Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
- Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.
Financial Benchmarks
View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time.
Analyst insights
Manufacturers are investing heavily in research and development. The higher profit these products provide a buffer against the high-wage engineers and scientists they require...
In this chapter
- Cost Structure
- Financial Ratios
- Key Ratios
Key metrics
- Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
- Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
- Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
- Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio
Charts
- Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
- Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
- Investment vs. share of economy
Data tables
- Industry Multiples (2017-2022)
- Industry Tax Structure (2017-2022)
- Income Statement (2017-2022)
- Balance Sheet (2017-2022)
- Liquidity Ratios (2017-2022)
- Coverage Ratios (2017-2022)
- Leverage Ratios (2017-2022)
- Operating Ratios (2017-2022)
- Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
- Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
- Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
- Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
- Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
- Average Wage (2014-2029)
- Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
- Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
- IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
- Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
- Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)
Detailed analysis
- Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability
Key Statistics
Industry Data
Data Tables
Including values and annual change:
- Revenue (2014-2029)
- IVA (2014-2029)
- Establishments (2014-2029)
- Enterprises (2014-2029)
- Employment (2014-2029)
- Exports (2014-2029)
- Imports (2014-2029)
- Wages (2014-2029)
Methodology
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Key data sources in the US include:
- US Census Bureau
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics
- US International Trade Commission
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- Industry and trade associations
- Industry federations or regulators
- Major industry players annual or quarterly filings
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the market size of the Telecommunication Networking Equipment Manufacturing in the US industry in United States in 2024?
The market size of the Telecommunication Networking Equipment Manufacturing in the US industry in United States is $2.9bn in 2024.
How many businesses are there in the Telecommunication Networking Equipment Manufacturing in the US industry in 2024?
There are 136 businesses in the Telecommunication Networking Equipment Manufacturing in the US industry in United States, which has declined at a CAGR of 5.6 % between 2019 and 2024.
Has the Telecommunication Networking Equipment Manufacturing in the US industry in United States grown or declined over the past 5 years?
The market size of the Telecommunication Networking Equipment Manufacturing in the US industry in United States has been declining at a CAGR of 11.8 % between 2019 and 2024.
What is the forecast growth of the Telecommunication Networking Equipment Manufacturing in the US industry in United States over the next 5 years?
Over the next five years, the Telecommunication Networking Equipment Manufacturing in the US industry in United States is expected to decline.
What are the biggest companies in the Telecommunication Networking Equipment Manufacturing in the US market in United States?
The biggest companies operating in the Telecommunication Networking Equipment Manufacturing market in United States are Nokia Corp., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd and Juniper Networks B.V.
What does the Telecommunication Networking Equipment Manufacturing in the US in United States include?
Wide area network (WAN) communications equipment (e.g. bridges, routers, gateways) manufacturing and Modem manufacturing are part of the Telecommunication Networking Equipment Manufacturing in the US industry.
Which companies have the highest market share in the Telecommunication Networking Equipment Manufacturing in the US in United States?
The company holding the most market share in United States is Nokia Corp..
How competitive is the Telecommunication Networking Equipment Manufacturing in the US industry in United States?
The level of competition is high and increasing in the Telecommunication Networking Equipment Manufacturing in the US industry in United States.
