Communication Equipment Manufacturing in Australia - Industry Market Research Report

Phoning it in: The COVID-19 pandemic's negative economic effects have blocked revenue growth

Firms in the Communication Equipment Manufacturing Industry have faced varied trading conditions over the past five years. The COVID-19 pandemic weakened industry demand in downstream markets over the period. In addition, imports from low-cost producers, such as China and Vietnam, have penetrated the market, as operators in these countries have been able to take advantage of lower labour and manufacturing costs. This trend has significantly reduced local operators' competitiveness over the period. Imports have risen as a share of domestic demand despite the Australian dollar depreciating over the same period. Industry revenue is expected to decrease at an annualised 3.0% over the five years through 2022-23, to total $1.5 billion.

Industry operators manufacture telecommunication, broadcasting and transceiver equipment. Products include telecommunication exchange equipment, telecommunication transmission equipment (except cabling) and broadcasting equipment (such as transceivers and transmitters). The industry also manufactures telecommunication customer premises equipment, such as telephones, private exchanges, modems and routers.

This report covers the scope, size, disposition and growth of the industry including the key sensitivities and success factors. Also included are five year industry forecasts, growth rates and an analysis of the industry's key players and their market shares.