What do you think will be the next structured cabling trends & stats for 2023?
It’s easy to look ahead five years and say that the cloud, co-located data centers, and IoT will continue to drive change in the way we do business.
While some think that cables will go away with wireless, they forget that those units still need to be connected and powered to support today’s business operations, so bandwidth requirements and layouts will continue to be an issue. increasingly important in the future of cabling.
Structured Cabling Stats (2023 -)
The structured cabling market size is valued at USD 16.36 billion by 2028 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.62% during the forecast period 2021 to 2028.
It is a significant improvement from the last estimate made by Research and MarketsCisco, in which they project growth from USD 10.9 billion in 2020 to USD 13.5 billion in 2025, at a CAGR of 4.3%
High demand for high-speed connectivity devices and systems is expected to influence growth, as well a rising trend of data center convergence and high investments in communication infrastructure are expected to support the growth of the market. structured cabling.
And based on the type of solution, the structured cabling market is segmented into products, services, and software.
- Product: Further segmented into cables, communication connectors, patch panels and interconnects, patch cords and cable assemblies, and racks and cabinets.
- Service: Further segmented into Installation and Consulting, Managed Services, and Maintenance and Support.
Market share data is available separately for Global, North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific (APAC), Middle East and Africa (MEA), and South America.
Key Players Covered in the Structured Cabling Market Report are:
- ABB
- Schneider Electric, Broadcom
- Corning Incorporated, Belden Inc.
- Hitachi, Ltd.
- TE Connectivity
- Teknon Corporation
- Siemon
- CommScope
- Leviton Manufacturing Co.
- Inc., Anixter Inc.
- NEXANS
- Panduit
- Legrand
- Superior Essex Inc.
- FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO.LTD.
- Fiber Mountain
- Cisco Systems, Inc.
- Paige Electric Co, LP
Now, let’s take a look at the biggest structured cabling trend of 2023.
Structured Cabling Trend – Fiber Optic vs Copper Cabling
As is well known, optical fiber is made of thin glass threads through which bursts of light are sent to transport information.
This construction allows for much higher bandwidth to transport signals and lower distance limitations compared to copper.
However, today’s devices do not directly support a fiber connection.
However, this picture will change as the cost of fiber optics continues to drop and allows more devices to have a direct fiber connection.
In this sense, the executive points out that some wireless access points and security cameras already have a native fiber connection, so it is only a matter of time until this becomes a standard.
