The 2014 China Structured Cabling Industry Research Report Released
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May 04,2023
Recently, the China Integrated Cabling Working Group, in collaboration with Beijing Ruifu Yin Market Consulting Co., Ltd., released the “2014 China Integrated Cabling Industry Research Report.” The integrated cabling market is projected to reach 4.73 billion yuan, representing an approximate year-on-year growth of 8.0%. The market for integrated cabling in data centers is estimated at about 1.06 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth rate of roughly 14.1%.
Recently, the China Integrated Cabling Working Group, in collaboration with Beijing Ruifu Yin Market Consulting Co., Ltd., released the “2014 China Integrated Cabling Industry Research Report.” The integrated cabling market is projected to reach 4.73 billion yuan, representing an approximate year-on-year growth of 8.0%. The market size for integrated cabling in data centers is estimated at about 1.06 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth rate of roughly 14.1%.
The brief version of the report is as follows:


In 2013, driven by a warming real estate market and rapidly growing investments in data centers, China’s structured cabling industry experienced rapid development, with a market size of approximately 4.38 billion yuan, representing a year-on-year growth rate of about 10.9%.
In 2014, investment in both real estate and data centers slowed down. The market size for structured cabling is projected to reach 4.73 billion yuan, representing an approximate year-on-year growth of 8.0%.

The main builders of China’s data centers are telecom companies, financial institutions, third-party providers, and BAT.
After entering 2014, as investment in financial industry data centers slowed down, China’s data center structured cabling market also shifted from a phase of rapid growth to one of steady expansion. In 2014, the size of the data center structured cabling market was approximately 1.06 billion yuan, representing a year-on-year increase of about 14.1%.


As data center scales expand and construction standards rise, the proportion of fiber optics in structured cabling is also gradually increasing.
In 2014, the proportion of fiber optics in data centers rose from 35.7% in 2013 to 40.8%, showing a very clear upward trend.

In 2014, in the data center fiber optic market, the share of OM3 increased significantly, rising by approximately 6.3 percentage points, while the share of OM4 saw a slight increase. By contrast, the shares of OM1 and OM2 declined noticeably.


In 2014, in the data center copper cabling market, the share of Category 6A increased significantly by 8.8 percentage points, while Category 7 saw a slight increase, and the share of Category 5e declined noticeably.
With the rapid development of markets such as cloud computing, mobile internet, e-commerce, and high-definition video, operators and enterprises are continuously upgrading their bandwidth capacities. Currently, 10G has become the dominant bandwidth standard for data centers, with its share rising from 60.1% in 2013 to 65.0%. Meanwhile, the proportion of 100G bandwidth—strongly promoted by operators—has also increased from 2.0% to 4.2%.


Currently, the BAT and financial sectors are among the industries with the highest demand for high-density cabling applications. With the development of full-rack server solutions and modular data centers, high-density cabling accounted for approximately 13.3% in 2014.


Pre-terminated solutions are primarily used in large data centers. In 2014, the share of pre-terminated solutions rose from 30.7% in 2013 to 33.5%.

Currently, industries such as real estate, finance, and government remain the primary niche markets for structured cabling. However, compared to 2013, the performance of these niche markets in 2014 showed significant differences.
In 2014, the real estate and government markets slowed down, leading to a decline in their respective shares. Meanwhile, niche markets such as BAT and healthcare (which belong to other industries) accelerated their growth, resulting in an increase in their respective shares.


In 2014, fiber-optic prices fell by approximately 6.0% year-on-year, and prices of foreign brands were about 2.77 times those of domestic brands.


In 2014, copper cable prices fell by approximately 4.2% year-on-year, and prices of foreign brands were about 1.15 times those of domestic brands.
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