Computer Networking Equipment Manufacturing
Competitive Landscape
Demand is driven by economic growth as enterprises and service providers expand networks to meet increasing user needs, and by the superior performance of new equipment, which encourages replacement of existing equipment. Profitability of individual companies depends on timely development and delivery of products in high volumes for large customers. Large companies have advantages in economies of scale in broad product offerings and services. Small companies can successfully compete by designing and developing products that meet highly specialized needs. The industry is capital-intensive: average annual revenue per employee is $1.8 million.
Opportunities
Facilitating Network Transitions - As communication networks transition from current technologies and protocols to Ethernet and then to the next generation of networks, network operators will require transition products...
Business Challenges
Growth Raising Internet Architectural Issues - As potentially billions of new entities are added to the Internet, architectural and topological issues are becoming more of a concern. Older routers connecting sub-networks...