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China PoE Network Switches Market Research Report 2018

March 2018 | 111 pages | ID: CAFEEEDA51DEN
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The global PoE Network Switches market is valued at XX million USD in 2017 and is expected to reach XX million USD by the end of 2025, growing at a CAGR of XX% between 2017 and 2025.

China plays an important role in global market, with market size of xx million USD in 2017 and will be xx million USD in 2025, with a CAGR of xx%.

This report studies the PoE Network Switches development status and future trend in China, focuses on top players in China, also splits PoE Network Switches by type and by applications, to fully and deeply research and reveal the market general situation and future forecast.

The major players in China market include
  • Moxa
  • Alaxala
  • Alcatel-Lucent
  • Arista
  • Avaya
  • Brocade
  • Cisco
  • D-Link
  • Dell
  • Extreme
  • HP
  • Huawei
  • IBM
  • Juniper
  • Netgear
  • Ruby Tech
  • TP-Link
  • ZTE
Geographically, this report splits the China market into six regions,
  • South China
  • East China
  • Southwest China
  • Northeast China
  • North China
  • Central China
  • Northwest China
On the basis of product, this report displays the sales volume (K Units), revenue (Million USD), product price (USD/Unit), market share and growth rate of each type, primarily split into
  • Ports Switches
  • Fixed Configuration Switches
  • Chassis Switches
On the basis of the end users/application, this report covers
  • Enterprise-class Switches
  • Campus Network Switches
  • Department Switch
  • Workgroup Switches
  • Others
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China PoE Network Switches Market Research Report 2018

1 POE NETWORK SWITCHES OVERVIEW

1.1 Product Overview and Scope of PoE Network Switches
1.2 Classification of PoE Network Switches by Product Category
  1.2.1 China PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) Comparison by Type (2013-2025)
  1.2.2 China PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) Market Share by Type in 2017
  1.2.3 Ports Switches
  1.2.4 Fixed Configuration Switches
  1.2.5 Chassis Switches
1.3 China PoE Network Switches Market by Application/End Users
  1.3.1 China PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) and Market Share Comparison by Applications (2013-2025)
  1.3.2 Enterprise-class Switches
  1.3.3 Campus Network Switches
  1.3.4 Department Switch
  1.3.5 Workgroup Switches
  1.3.6 Others
1.4 China PoE Network Switches Market by Region
  1.4.1 China PoE Network Switches Market Size (Million USD) Comparison by Region (2013-2025)
  1.4.2 South China PoE Network Switches Status and Prospect (2013-2025)
  1.4.3 East China PoE Network Switches Status and Prospect (2013-2025)
  1.4.4 Southwest China PoE Network Switches Status and Prospect (2013-2025)
  1.4.5 Northeast China PoE Network Switches Status and Prospect (2013-2025)
  1.4.6 North China PoE Network Switches Status and Prospect (2013-2025)
  1.4.7 Central China PoE Network Switches Status and Prospect (2013-2025)
1.5 China Market Size (Sales and Revenue) of PoE Network Switches (2013-2025)
  1.5.1 China PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) and Growth Rate (%)(2013-2025)
  1.5.2 China PoE Network Switches Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (%)(2013-2025)

2 CHINA POE NETWORK SWITCHES MARKET COMPETITION BY PLAYERS/MANUFACTURERS

2.1 China PoE Network Switches Sales and Market Share of Key Players/Manufacturers (2013-2018)
2.2 China PoE Network Switches Revenue and Share by Players/Manufacturers (2013-2018)
2.3 China PoE Network Switches Average Price (USD/Unit) by Players/Manufacturers (2013-2018)
2.4 China PoE Network Switches Market Competitive Situation and Trends
  2.4.1 China PoE Network Switches Market Concentration Rate
  2.4.2 China PoE Network Switches Market Share of Top 3 and Top 5 Players/Manufacturers
  2.4.3 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion in China Market
2.5 China Players/Manufacturers PoE Network Switches Manufacturing Base Distribution, Sales Area, Product Types

3 CHINA POE NETWORK SWITCHES SALES AND REVENUE BY REGION (2013-2018)

3.1 China PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) and Market Share by Region (2013-2018)
3.2 China PoE Network Switches Revenue (Million USD) and Market Share by Region (2013-2018)
3.3 China PoE Network Switches Price (USD/Unit) by Regions (2013-2018)

4 CHINA POE NETWORK SWITCHES SALES AND REVENUE BY TYPE/ PRODUCT CATEGORY (2013-2018)

4.1 China PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) and Market Share by Type/ Product Category (2013-2018)
4.2 China PoE Network Switches Revenue (Million USD) and Market Share by Type (2013-2018)
4.3 China PoE Network Switches Price (USD/Unit) by Type (2013-2018)
4.4 China PoE Network Switches Sales Growth Rate (%) by Type (2013-2018)

5 CHINA POE NETWORK SWITCHES SALES BY APPLICATION (2013-2018)

5.1 China PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) and Market Share by Application (2013-2018)
5.2 China PoE Network Switches Sales Growth Rate (%) by Application (2013-2018)
5.3 Market Drivers and Opportunities

6 CHINA POE NETWORK SWITCHES PLAYERS/SUPPLIERS PROFILES AND SALES DATA

6.1 Moxa
  6.1.1 Company Basic Information, Manufacturing Base and Competitors
  6.1.2 PoE Network Switches Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.1.2.1 Product A
    6.1.2.2 Product B
  6.1.3 Moxa PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (%)(2013-2018)
  6.1.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.2 Alaxala
  6.2.1 Company Basic Information, Manufacturing Base and Competitors
  6.2.2 PoE Network Switches Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.2.2.1 Product A
    6.2.2.2 Product B
  6.2.3 Alaxala PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (%)(2013-2018)
  6.2.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.3 Alcatel-Lucent
  6.3.1 Company Basic Information, Manufacturing Base and Competitors
  6.3.2 PoE Network Switches Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.3.2.1 Product A
    6.3.2.2 Product B
  6.3.3 Alcatel-Lucent PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (%)(2013-2018)
  6.3.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.4 Arista
  6.4.1 Company Basic Information, Manufacturing Base and Competitors
  6.4.2 PoE Network Switches Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.4.2.1 Product A
    6.4.2.2 Product B
  6.4.3 Arista PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (%)(2013-2018)
  6.4.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.5 Avaya
  6.5.1 Company Basic Information, Manufacturing Base and Competitors
  6.5.2 PoE Network Switches Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.5.2.1 Product A
    6.5.2.2 Product B
  6.5.3 Avaya PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (%)(2013-2018)
  6.5.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.6 Brocade
  6.6.1 Company Basic Information, Manufacturing Base and Competitors
  6.6.2 PoE Network Switches Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.6.2.1 Product A
    6.6.2.2 Product B
  6.6.3 Brocade PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (%)(2013-2018)
  6.6.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.7 Cisco
  6.7.1 Company Basic Information, Manufacturing Base and Competitors
  6.7.2 PoE Network Switches Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.7.2.1 Product A
    6.7.2.2 Product B
  6.7.3 Cisco PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (%)(2013-2018)
  6.7.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.8 D-Link
  6.8.1 Company Basic Information, Manufacturing Base and Competitors
  6.8.2 PoE Network Switches Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.8.2.1 Product A
    6.8.2.2 Product B
  6.8.3 D-Link PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (%)(2013-2018)
  6.8.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.9 Dell
  6.9.1 Company Basic Information, Manufacturing Base and Competitors
  6.9.2 PoE Network Switches Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.9.2.1 Product A
    6.9.2.2 Product B
  6.9.3 Dell PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (%)(2013-2018)
  6.9.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.10 Extreme
  6.10.1 Company Basic Information, Manufacturing Base and Competitors
  6.10.2 PoE Network Switches Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.10.2.1 Product A
    6.10.2.2 Product B
  6.10.3 Extreme PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (%)(2013-2018)
  6.10.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.11 HP
6.12 Huawei
6.13 IBM
6.14 Juniper
6.15 Netgear
6.16 Ruby Tech
6.17 TP-Link
6.18 ZTE

7 POE NETWORK SWITCHES MANUFACTURING COST ANALYSIS

7.1 PoE Network Switches Key Raw Materials Analysis
  7.1.1 Key Raw Materials
  7.1.2 Price Trend of Key Raw Materials
  7.1.3 Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
  7.1.4 Market Concentration Rate of Raw Materials
7.2 Proportion of Manufacturing Cost Structure
  7.2.1 Raw Materials
  7.2.2 Labor Cost
  7.2.3 Manufacturing Expenses
7.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of PoE Network Switches

8 INDUSTRIAL CHAIN, SOURCING STRATEGY AND DOWNSTREAM BUYERS

8.1 PoE Network Switches Industrial Chain Analysis
8.2 Upstream Raw Materials Sourcing
8.3 Raw Materials Sources of PoE Network Switches Major Manufacturers in 2017
8.4 Downstream Buyers

9 MARKETING STRATEGY ANALYSIS, DISTRIBUTORS/TRADERS

9.1 Marketing Channel
  9.1.1 Direct Marketing
  9.1.2 Indirect Marketing
  9.1.3 Marketing Channel Development Trend
9.2 Market Positioning
  9.2.1 Pricing Strategy
  9.2.2 Brand Strategy
  9.2.3 Target Client
9.3 Distributors/Traders List

10 MARKET EFFECT FACTORS ANALYSIS

10.1 Technology Progress/Risk
  10.1.1 Substitutes Threat
  10.1.2 Technology Progress in Related Industry
10.2 Consumer Needs/Customer Preference Change
10.3 Economic/Political Environmental Change

11 CHINA POE NETWORK SWITCHES MARKET SIZE (SALES AND REVENUE) FORECAST (2018-2025)

11.1 China PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD) Forecast (2018-2025)
11.2 China PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) Forecast by Type (2018-2025)
11.3 China PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) Forecast by Application (2018-2025)
11.4 China PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) Forecast by Region (2018-2025)

12 RESEARCH FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION

13 METHODOLOGY AND DATA SOURCE

13.1 Methodology/Research Approach
  13.1.1 Research Programs/Design
  13.1.2 Market Size Estimation
  13.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
13.2 Data Source
  13.2.1 Secondary Sources
  13.2.2 Primary Sources
13.3 Disclaimer
13.4 Author List

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LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES

Figure Global and China Market Size (Million USD) Comparison (2013-2025)
Table PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) and Revenue (Million USD) Market Split by Product Type
Table PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) by Application (2013-2025)
Figure Product Picture of PoE Network Switches
Table China PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) and Growth Rate (%) Comparison by Types (Product Category) (2013-2025)
Figure China PoE Network Switches Sales Volume Market Share by Types in 2017
Figure Ports Switches Product Picture
Figure Fixed Configuration Switches Product Picture
Figure Chassis Switches Product Picture
Figure China PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) Comparison by Application (2013-2025)
Figure China Sales Market Share (%) of PoE Network Switches by Application in 2017
Figure Enterprise-class Switches Examples
Table Key Downstream Customer in Enterprise-class Switches
Figure Campus Network Switches Examples
Table Key Downstream Customer in Campus Network Switches
Figure Department Switch Examples
Table Key Downstream Customer in Department Switch
Figure Workgroup Switches Examples
Table Key Downstream Customer in Workgroup Switches
Figure Others Examples
Table Key Downstream Customer in Others
Figure South China PoE Network Switches Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2013-2025)
Figure East China PoE Network Switches Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2013-2025)
Figure Southwest China PoE Network Switches Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2013-2025)
Figure Northeast China PoE Network Switches Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2013-2025)
Figure North China PoE Network Switches Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2013-2025)
Figure Central China PoE Network Switches Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2013-2025)
Figure China PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) and Growth Rate (%)(2013-2025)
Figure China PoE Network Switches Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (%)(2013-2025)
Table China PoE Network Switches Sales of Key Players/Manufacturers (2013-2018)
Table China PoE Network Switches Sales Share (%) by Players/Manufacturers (2013-2018)
Figure 2017 China PoE Network Switches Sales Share (%) by Players/Manufacturers
Figure 2017 China PoE Network Switches Sales Share (%) by Players/Manufacturers
Table China PoE Network Switches Revenue by Players/Manufacturers (2013-2018)
Table China PoE Network Switches Revenue Market Share (%) by Players/Manufacturers (2013-2018)
Figure 2017 China PoE Network Switches Revenue Market Share (%) by Players/Manufacturers
Figure 2017 China PoE Network Switches Revenue Market Share (%) by Players/Manufacturers
Table China Market PoE Network Switches Average Price of Key Players/Manufacturers (2013-2018)
Figure China Market PoE Network Switches Average Price of Key Players/Manufacturers in 2017
Figure China PoE Network Switches Market Share of Top 3 Players/Manufacturers
Figure China PoE Network Switches Market Share of Top 5 Players/Manufacturers
Table China Players/Manufacturers PoE Network Switches Manufacturing Base Distribution and Sales Area
Table China Players/Manufacturers PoE Network Switches Product Category
Table China PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) by Regions (2013-2018)
Table China PoE Network Switches Sales Share (%) by Regions (2013-2018)
Figure China PoE Network Switches Sales Share (%) by Regions (2013-2018)
Figure China PoE Network Switches Sales Market Share (%) by Regions in 2017
Table China PoE Network Switches Revenue (Million USD) and Market Share by Regions (2013-2018)
Table China PoE Network Switches Revenue Market Share (%) by Regions (2013-2018)
Figure China PoE Network Switches Revenue Market Share (%) by Regions (2013-2018)
Figure China PoE Network Switches Revenue Market Share (%) by Regions in 2017
Table China PoE Network Switches Price (USD/Unit) by Regions (2013-2018)
Table China PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) by Type (2013-2018)
Table China PoE Network Switches Sales Share (%) by Type (2013-2018)
Figure China PoE Network Switches Sales Share (%) by Type (2013-2018)
Figure China PoE Network Switches Sales Market Share (%) by Type in 2017
Table China PoE Network Switches Revenue (Million USD) and Market Share by Type (2013-2018)
Table China PoE Network Switches Revenue Market Share (%) by Type (2013-2018)
Figure Revenue Market Share of PoE Network Switches by Type (2013-2018)
Figure Revenue Market Share of PoE Network Switches by Type in 2017
Table China PoE Network Switches Price (USD/Unit) by Types (2013-2018)
Figure China PoE Network Switches Sales Growth Rate (%) by Type (2013-2018)
Table China PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) by Applications (2013-2018)
Table China PoE Network Switches Sales Market Share (%) by Applications (2013-2018)
Figure China PoE Network Switches Sales Market Share (%) by Application (2013-2018)
Figure China PoE Network Switches Sales Market Share (%) by Application in 2017
Table China PoE Network Switches Sales Growth Rate (%) by Application (2013-2018)
Figure China PoE Network Switches Sales Growth Rate (%) by Application (2013-2018)
Table Moxa PoE Network Switches Basic Information List
Table Moxa PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (%)(2013-2018)
Figure Moxa PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) and Growth Rate (%)(2013-2018)
Figure Moxa PoE Network Switches Sales Market Share (%) in China (2013-2018)
Figure Moxa PoE Network Switches Revenue Market Share (%) in China (2013-2018)
Table Alaxala PoE Network Switches Basic Information List
Table Alaxala PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (%)(2013-2018)
Figure Alaxala PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) and Growth Rate (%)(2013-2018)
Figure Alaxala PoE Network Switches Sales Market Share (%) in China (2013-2018)
Figure Alaxala PoE Network Switches Revenue Market Share (%) in China (2013-2018)
Table Alcatel-Lucent PoE Network Switches Basic Information List
Table Alcatel-Lucent PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (%)(2013-2018)
Figure Alcatel-Lucent PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) and Growth Rate (%)(2013-2018)
Figure Alcatel-Lucent PoE Network Switches Sales Market Share (%) in China (2013-2018)
Figure Alcatel-Lucent PoE Network Switches Revenue Market Share (%) in China (2013-2018)
Table Arista PoE Network Switches Basic Information List
Table Arista PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (%)(2013-2018)
Figure Arista PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) and Growth Rate (%)(2013-2018)
Figure Arista PoE Network Switches Sales Market Share (%) in China (2013-2018)
Figure Arista PoE Network Switches Revenue Market Share (%) in China (2013-2018)
Table Avaya PoE Network Switches Basic Information List
Table Avaya PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (%)(2013-2018)
Figure Avaya PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) and Growth Rate (%)(2013-2018)
Figure Avaya PoE Network Switches Sales Market Share (%) in China (2013-2018)
Figure Avaya PoE Network Switches Revenue Market Share (%) in China (2013-2018)
Table Brocade PoE Network Switches Basic Information List
Table Brocade PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (%)(2013-2018)
Figure Brocade PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) and Growth Rate (%)(2013-2018)
Figure Brocade PoE Network Switches Sales Market Share (%) in China (2013-2018)
Figure Brocade PoE Network Switches Revenue Market Share (%) in China (2013-2018)
Table Cisco PoE Network Switches Basic Information List
Table Cisco PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (%)(2013-2018)
Figure Cisco PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) and Growth Rate (%)(2013-2018)
Figure Cisco PoE Network Switches Sales Market Share (%) in China (2013-2018)
Figure Cisco PoE Network Switches Revenue Market Share (%) in China (2013-2018)
Table D-Link PoE Network Switches Basic Information List
Table D-Link PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (%)(2013-2018)
Figure D-Link PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) and Growth Rate (%)(2013-2018)
Figure D-Link PoE Network Switches Sales Market Share (%) in China (2013-2018)
Figure D-Link PoE Network Switches Revenue Market Share (%) in China (2013-2018)
Table Dell PoE Network Switches Basic Information List
Table Dell PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (%)(2013-2018)
Figure Dell PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) and Growth Rate (%)(2013-2018)
Figure Dell PoE Network Switches Sales Market Share (%) in China (2013-2018)
Figure Dell PoE Network Switches Revenue Market Share (%) in China (2013-2018)
Table Extreme PoE Network Switches Basic Information List
Table Extreme PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (%)(2013-2018)
Figure Extreme PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) and Growth Rate (%)(2013-2018)
Figure Extreme PoE Network Switches Sales Market Share (%) in China (2013-2018)
Figure Extreme PoE Network Switches Revenue Market Share (%) in China (2013-2018)
Table HP PoE Network Switches Basic Information List
Table Huawei PoE Network Switches Basic Information List
Table IBM PoE Network Switches Basic Information List
Table Juniper PoE Network Switches Basic Information List
Table Netgear PoE Network Switches Basic Information List
Table Ruby Tech PoE Network Switches Basic Information List
Table TP-Link PoE Network Switches Basic Information List
Table ZTE PoE Network Switches Basic Information List
Table Production Base and Market Concentration Rate of Raw Material
Figure Price Trend of Key Raw Materials
Table Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
Figure Manufacturing Cost Structure of PoE Network Switches
Figure Manufacturing Process Analysis of PoE Network Switches
Figure PoE Network Switches Industrial Chain Analysis
Table Raw Materials Sources of PoE Network Switches Major Players/Manufacturers in 2017
Table Major Buyers of PoE Network Switches
Table Distributors/Traders List
Figure China PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) and Growth Rate (%) Forecast (2018-2025)
Figure China PoE Network Switches Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate Forecast (2018-2025)
Figure China PoE Network Switches Price (USD/Unit) Trend Forecast (2018-2025)
Table China PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) Forecast by Type (2018-2025)
Figure China PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) Forecast by Type (2018-2025)
Figure China PoE Network Switches Sales Volume Market Share Forecast by Type in 2025
Table China PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) Forecast by Application (2018-2025)
Figure China PoE Network Switches Sales Volume Market Share Forecast by Application (2018-2025)
Figure China PoE Network Switches Sales Volume Market Share Forecast by Application in 2025
Table China PoE Network Switches Sales (K Units) Forecast by Regions (2018-2025)
Table China PoE Network Switches Sales Volume Share Forecast by Regions (2018-2025)
Figure China PoE Network Switches Sales Volume Share Forecast by Regions (2018-2025)
Figure China PoE Network Switches Sales Volume Share Forecast by Regions in 2025
Table Research Programs/Design for This Report
Figure Bottom-up and Top-down Approaches for This Report
Figure Data Triangulation
Table Key Data Information from Secondary Sources
Table Key Data Information from Primary Sources

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