Statistics on Coaxial Connectors Market

History of coaxial connectors

The history of coaxial connectors is not as long as other electrical components. The UHF connector that created in 1930 was the earliest RF connector. During the Second World War, with the development of radar, sma connector and microwave communications, medium-sized connectors such as N, C, BNC, TNC, etc. appeared. Miniaturized products like SMA, SMB, and SMC didn’t show up before 1958. The US military standard MIL-C-39012 "General Specification for RF Connectors" was adopted in 1964. Since then, RF connectors have started to develop mmcx connector in standardization, serialization and generalization. Over 60 years, through the joint efforts of experts from various countries, an independent and complete professional system has formed in coaxial connectors industry.

mmcx connector industry in China emerged in the early 1960s. The reform and opening up injected vitality in RF connector development bringing a rapid move. Since the 1980s, international standards have been adopted to produce international general-purpose products, mainly in state-owned and collective enterprises. In the 1990s, tremendous changes have taken place in the international market of RF connectors. With the development of civil communications, sma connector systems and broadband networks, private company, joint venture and foreign-funded enterprises have emerged one after another.

2.Current market situation of coaxial connectors

Due to the development of high-tech science and technology such as wireless communication, aerospace and military cutting-edge technology, the requirements for RF connectors are getting higher and higher and the demand is increasing as well, which promotes development of mmcx connector technology. In recent years, RF connector industry in English country have had breakthrough in both quality and quantity. K-type, V-type, SSMA-type, SSMB-type, OSSP-type miniaturized, high-frequency, and high-performance products have been introduced to the market. Some developed countries have developed RF connector of 110 GHz

The key technologies of cutting-edge sma connector are monopolized by manufacturers in the United States, Britain, France and other coaxial connectors. They have an intact process for design, production, testing.

The coaxial connectors from domestic enterprises are mainly low-end products with low technical skill. At present, domestic sma connector manufacturers generally have few models and specifications, insufficient production automation and so on, which cannot meet the needs of high-end RF connectors and their components in markets such as communication equipment. High-end products in the RF connector industry rely too much on foreign companies.

The domestic coaxial connectors industry is in rapid development and new companies thrive in this field. Some powerful companies are no longer satisfied with the previous strategy to follow English countries and begin to research and develop some products with independent intellectual property rights. Up to now, there are hundreds of domestic RF connector manufacturers in China. The technology of key manufacturers and the quality of general connectors are comparable to counterparts in other countries.