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Switching Equipment Manufacturing in China - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

IBISWorld IBISWorld Beijing, China Last Updated: November 2024 4012

Revenue

$232.0bn

2024

$232.0bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XX.Xbn

Employees

385k

Businesses

148

Wages

$XX.Xbn

Switching Equipment Manufacturing in China industry analysis

Over the past decade, the Switching Equipment Manufacturing industry has developed in conjunction with China's telecommunications sector, which is the industry's largest market. Large-scale network development, improved facilities, and an increasing number of mobile phone users have all increased demand for industry switching equipment.
In June 2019, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology officially issued 5G commercial license to China Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicom and China Broadcasting Network, which indicated that China officially entered the ear of 5G commercial use and stimulated the growing market demand for switching equipment. In 2020, China's Government proposed the New Infrastructure strategy, advocating for accelerating the construction of new infrastructure like 5G networks, big data centers, artificial intelligence and industrial internet, etc, providing strong momentum for the transformation and upgrading of China's industrial structure. Market demand for switching equipment increased. In 2021, as one of the indispensable core networking equipment, the growth momentum of switching equipment is consistent with the data center industry. Fast development of cloud computing accelerates the development of large-scale data center construction and drives the rapid growth of the data center switch market. Revenue for the Switching Equipment Manufacturing industry is expected to rise at an annualized 6.7% over the five years through 2024. In 2024, industry revenue is set to increase by 5.5% to $232.0 billion and profitability is expected to be 8.0%.
In the next five years, with the rapid development of internal management informatization, 5G technology, Internet+, big data and cloud platforms, switching equipment is expected to achieve rapid development as the infrastructure layer of informatization construction. Industry revenue is forecast to grow at an annualized rate of 4.0% over the five years through 2029, to reach $282.2 billion.

Trends and Insights

  • The 5G network construction and commercial uses drives fast development of the industry. In the wave of 5G, the network architecture design will certainly change and market demand for switching equipment is growing.
  • Non-data center switches contribute to the largest share of industry revenue. This product segment accounts for 53.0% as a share of industry revenue in 2024.
  • Industry activities are highly concentrated in Guangdong Province. Guangdong province is expected to account for 60.6% of industry revenue in 2024.
  • Overall concentration level is low. The industry has a low level of concentration with top four major companies making up 19.3% of industry revenue in 2024.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 6.7 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $232.0bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

China's Government vigorously encourages the industry development

  • For a long time, China's Government has been encouraging and assisting the information technology industry development and has issued multiple policies to promote the information construction among various industries.
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Switching Equipment Manufacturing in China
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Multiple factors will contribute to increase demand for switching equipment

  • The core of smart cities lies in establishing efficient IoT infrastructure, connecting various devices, and achieving intelligent data transmission and management. As switching equipment plays a crucial role in connecting various terminal devices and transmitting data in the construction of smart cities, building smart cities to drive the increase in demand for switching equipment.

Biggest companies in the Switching Equipment Manufacturing in China

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($m)
2024
Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.
27,478.6
New H3C Group Co., Ltd.
7,261.8
ZTE Corporation
7,211.2

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Products & Services Segmentation

Switching Equipment Manufacturing in China
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Data center switches and Non-data center switches. Data center switches is the largest segment of the Switching Equipment Manufacturing in China.

Trends and Insights

Non-data center switches are the largest product segment

  • Non-data center switches include park switches, industrial switches and carrier switches. In 2024, the non-data center switches are expected to account for 53.0% of industry revenue.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Businesses in the Switching Equipment Manufacturing Industry in China manufacture switching equipment for various communication networks such as telephone, Internet, mobile, telegraph, and optical. The industry also manufactures associated equipment like monitoring devices and time-synchronizing devices.

What's included in this industry?

Data center switchesNon-data center switches

Companies

Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.New H3C Group Co., Ltd.ZTE Corporation

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Related Terms

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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

The 5G network construction and commercial uses drives fast development of the industry. In the wave of 5G, the network architecture design will certainly change and market d...

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

Non-data center switches contribute to the largest share of industry revenue. This product segment accounts for 53.0% as a share of industry revenue in 2024.

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

Industry activities are highly concentrated in Guangdong Province. Guangdong province is expected to account for 60.6% of industry revenue in 2024.

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across Asia Pacific, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

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Analyst insights

Overall concentration level is low. The industry has a low level of concentration with top four major companies making up 19.3% of industry revenue in 2024.

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

Research and development capability is important for the enterprise development. Larger industry enterprises actively increase investment in research and development and impr...

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 Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of New H3C Group Co., Ltd.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of ZTE Corporation's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for 7 additional companies

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd., and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for New H3C Group Co., Ltd., and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for ZTE Corporation, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description, key data and performance trends for 7 additional companies

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

The construction of 5G network benefits the industry development. Fast development of 5G, cloud computing and big data is forecast to boost market demand over the next five y...

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

Industry profitability is in the decreasing trend. Profit accounts for an estimated 7.8% of industry revenue in 2024, down from 8.4% in 2019.

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

  • 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)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Switching Equipment Manufacturing industry in China in 2024?

The market size of the Switching Equipment Manufacturing industry in China is $232.0bn in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Switching Equipment Manufacturing in China industry in 2024?

There are 148 businesses in the Switching Equipment Manufacturing industry in China, which has grown at a CAGR of 0.7 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Switching Equipment Manufacturing industry in China grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Switching Equipment Manufacturing industry in China has been growing at a CAGR of 6.7 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Switching Equipment Manufacturing industry in China over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Switching Equipment Manufacturing industry in China is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Switching Equipment Manufacturing market in China?

The biggest companies operating in the Switching Equipment Manufacturing market in China are Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd., New H3C Group Co., Ltd. and ZTE Corporation

What does the Switching Equipment Manufacturing in China include?

Data center switches and Non-data center switches are part of the Switching Equipment Manufacturing industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Switching Equipment Manufacturing in China?

The company holding the most market share in China is Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd..

How competitive is the Switching Equipment Manufacturing industry in China?

The level of competition is high and increasing in the Switching Equipment Manufacturing industry in China.

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