PUBLISHER: The Business Research Company | PRODUCT CODE: 1976086
PUBLISHER: The Business Research Company | PRODUCT CODE: 1976086
Network devices are hardware or software components designed to facilitate and control communication among computers or computer networks. These devices play a crucial role in executing essential tasks necessary for the establishment and maintenance of networks, encompassing functions such as data transmission and reception.
The primary types of network devices include routers, gateways, and access points. Routers play a key role in managing traffic between networks by forwarding data packets to their intended IP addresses, enabling multiple devices to share the same internet connection. A router is a device that connects two or more packet-switched networks or subnetworks, and it can facilitate both wired and wireless connections. Various connection types are supported by network devices, including Wi-Fi, cellular, LoRa, ZigBee, Bluetooth, and others. Network devices find applications in residential, commercial, enterprise, industrial, and transportation settings.
Tariffs have influenced the network devices market by increasing costs for imported routers, gateways, access points, and semiconductor components. These impacts are most significant across enterprise and industrial networking segments, particularly in regions dependent on global manufacturing supply chains such as asia-pacific. Higher tariffs have led to increased procurement costs and delayed infrastructure upgrades. At the same time, tariffs have encouraged domestic manufacturing, localized sourcing, and innovation in cost-efficient network device designs, strengthening long-term market resilience.
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The network devices market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $31.07 billion in 2025 to $34.07 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.7%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to expansion of internet connectivity, growth in enterprise networking needs, adoption of wired and wireless infrastructure, increase in data traffic, development of routing technologies.
The network devices market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $49.42 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.7%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to growth of 5g networks, rising iot device deployments, increasing demand for edge computing, focus on secure network architectures, smart city infrastructure development. Major trends in the forecast period include high-speed and low-latency networking, wireless and wi-fi 6 adoption, iot-enabled network infrastructure, edge networking deployment, advanced network security integration.
The growing number of internet users is expected to drive the growth of the network devices market. Internet users refer to individuals or entities that have access to and use the internet for connecting and engaging in various online activities such as browsing websites, sending emails, using social media, streaming content, and accessing online services. The global expansion of internet connectivity creates the need for networking equipment like routers, switches, and access points increases. For instance, in November 2024, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations-based agency, in 2024, around 5.5 billion people were using the Internet, marking an increase of 227 million users from 2023. Therefore, the growing number of internet users is going to propel the network devices market growth.
Major companies in the network devices market are actively concentrating on the development of innovative solutions, with a notable focus on offerings such as cloud network devices. A cloud network device is not a specific piece of hardware but rather a term encompassing any virtual or software-based networking component designed to function within a cloud computing environment. As an example, in October 2023, CyberTAN Technology Inc., a Taiwan-based broadband network equipment manufacturing company, introduced the 'CyberWiFi' cloud network product series. This product lineup includes an Outdoor Long Range Fixed Wireless Access Point, Controller, Indoor Wall Mount Access Point, Managed Switch, and Indoor Ceiling Mount Access Point. The CyberWiFi products feature a proprietary cloud platform developed in-house, integrating essential management functionalities tailored for small and medium-sized enterprise networks. This initiative underscores the industry's commitment to providing innovative solutions that leverage cloud-based networking components to enhance flexibility, scalability, and efficiency in network operations.
In November 2023, Vantiva S.A., a technology products manufacturing company headquartered in Paris, successfully acquired CommScope's home networks business. This strategic acquisition is aimed at broadening Vantiva's network device portfolio through the incorporation of CommScope's home network devices, which include broadband, home, and video networking devices. CommScope Holding Company, Inc., a U.S.-based network infrastructure provider, has divested its home networks business as part of this transaction. Vantiva anticipates that the acquisition will contribute to the enhancement and diversification of its product offerings in the technology sector.
Major companies operating in the network devices market are Dell Technologies; Huawei; Cisco Systems; Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Juniper Networks; Fortinet; Arista Networks; F5 Networks; Brocade Communications; Ubiquiti; Extreme Networks; Zyxel Communications; Netscout; D-Link; SonicWall; Barracuda Networks; Allied Telesis; Ruckus Networks; Cradlepoint; Aerohive Networks; WatchGuard Technologies; TP-Link Technologies
North America was the largest region in the network devices market in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the network devices market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.
The countries covered in the network devices market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain
The network devices market consists of sales of hub and switch, router, extender, adapter and wireless access point. Values in this market are 'factory gate' values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.
The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).
The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.
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