Connector Industry Forecast 2023-2028

2023 has proven to be a year of worldwide conflict and declining connector sales. Are sales anticipated to decline in all regions and market sectors in 2023 or will some fare better? Will growth return in 2024?

• How is the connector industry anticipated to perform in 2023? In 2024? What factors are predicted to contribute to the decline of sales in 2023? Will these same factors affect growth or decline in 2024?
• Which regions, market sectors and subsectors are predicted to show the greatest growth in 2023, in 2024 and in 2028? Which market sectors and subsectors, if any, are anticipated to grow or to contract?
• What outside factors are contributing to connector growth or decline in 2023? In 2024? What factors may affect growth beyond 2023?
• In what way are currency fluctuations impacting connector sales? How is connector backlog changing during the second half of 2023?

Bishop & Associates’ newest research report, the Connector Industry Forecast 2023-2028 looks at past sales and reviews total world connector sales in 2022 and anticipated performance in 2023, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected connector sales for 2023 through 2028. With connector sales broken down by region, market sector and subsector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US dollars of the world connector industry.

2023, unlike the previous two years, is turning out to be a year of worldwide conflict and declining connector sales. Will these unusual times continue into 2024 and beyond, or will we witness growth more in line with historical performance? Be prepared for what lies over the horizon, order your copy of the Connector Industry Forecast.

High-Speed Copper & Fiber Optic Connectors

• What technical and economic factors may be changing the copper vs. fiber selection process? What may be the practical bandwidth limit of a copper interface? What are the primary advantages of fiber optic communication links?
• In what applications do mid-board optical transceivers make sense? What is driving interest in “jump-over” cable technology? What advantages do co-packaged optics bring to system design? Are co-packaged optics an interim step toward optical computing?
• What are the distance limitations (reach) of high-speed copper channels? How is the performance of high-speed copper interconnects quantified? Are there any new technologies that will significantly improve the performance of copper cable assemblies?
• What standard writing organizations are actively developing the specifications that define the performance of high-speed copper and fiber optic links?
• What applications will continue to drive exponential demand for data center capacity and speed? Are active optical cables a long-term solution or a transitional tool between copper and fiber networks? How does thermal management issues impact I/O connector selection?
• What is the current market for medium to short-length high-speed copper cable assemblies? What is the five-year world forecast by region for these assemblies? What is the current market and five-year world forecast for high-speed fiber optic interconnects?

Bishop & Associates research report, High-Speed Copper & Fiber Optic Connectors explores these issues and others. This report offers a snapshot of fiber optic and high-speed copper connector technology and markets as it exists in the fall of 2020, and defines what may be the first steps of a major evolutionary change in the market for this class of interfaces. Be prepared for this change. Order your copy of High-Speed Copper & Fiber Optic Connectors.

World Consumer Market

for Connectors 2019

• How has the consumer appliance market changed over the last five years? How is this market anticipated to change in the next five years, the next 10-years? What factors are driving these changes? What role do interconnect products play in the future of the consumer appliance market?
• What is driving the rise and fall of the personal computer and tablets market, the consumer mobile phone and watch markets? Over the next ten years, which of these markets have the potential for the greatest growth in units? How will this growth affect the number of connectors currently being consumed in the manufacturing of these products?
• What unique product enhancements will drive the growth of the television market? Which I/O’s will prevail, and which ones will be replaced or incorporated into other connector products? How will these changes affect the number of connectors used in this market?

Bishop & Associates latest research report, World Consumer Market for Connectors - 2019 examines the technology, products, and outside influences that are shaping the consumer market. Individual chapters are devoted to the connected home appliance market, consumer mobile phone and watch markets, as well as the HD/UHDTV from 1080P to 8K, and the personal computer and tablet markets.