- NETWORKING HARDWARE: MARKET SIZE
The networking hardware market China grew by 17% over the previous year to RMB17.1 billion (US$2.06 billion) in 2003. - NETWORKING HARDWARE: MARKET SECTORS
The switches sector was the largest in the networking hardware market for China. Sector sales amounted to RMB9.2 billion, or 54% of the total market turnover. - NETWORKING HARDWARE: SHARE OF MARKET
Cisco was the market leader in the networking hardware market with a market share of 38.6% in 2003. - NETWORKING HARDWARE: MARKETING ACTIVITY
The total adspend for the switches and routers markets in China was RMB42.8 million (US$5.1 million) in 2003. - NETWORKING HARDWARE: CORPORATE OVERVIEW
Foreign companies dominated the high-end networking hardware market with the top five leading firms accounting for 66% of the total market share in 2003. A new trend emerged with foreign companies competing on products pricing. - NETWORKING HARDWARE: 3Com Corporation
The global turnover declined by 36.9% over the previous year to US$932.9 million in 2003. - NETWORKING HARDWARE: Cisco Systems Inc
The global turnover decreased by 0.19% over the previous year to US$18.8 billion in 2003. Revenues generated from the Chinese market formed 4.2% of Cisco’s global sales. - NETWORKING HARDWARE: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
The global turnover increased by 42% over the previous year to US$3.8 billion in 2003. - NETWORKING HARDWARE: D-Link Corporation
Turnover and profit figures for 2002 were unavailable. - NETWORKING HARDWARE: Nortel
The global turnover declined by 7.2% over the previous year to US$9.8 billion in 2003, China’s revenue accounted for 15% of Nortel’s global market. - NETWORKING HARDWARE: DISTRIBUTION
The distributors and system integrators network was the primary distribution channel for the networking hardware market in 2003. - NETWORKING HARDWARE: CONSUMER PROFILE
The Northern, Eastern and, Southern regions had a combined 68% regional share of networking hardware in 2003. - NETWORKING HARDWARE: MARKET FORECASTS
The networking hardware market in China is expected to grow by 177% over the forecast period to RMB47.5 billion (US$5.7 billion) in 2008. - NETWORKING HARDWARE: SECTOR FORECASTS
The switches sector is expected to remain the largest sector in the market over the forecast period, estimated to comprise 60% of total market sales by 2008.
