Sector: 31-33 Manufacturing

NAICS Code 334210 - Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing

Industry Description

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing wire telephone and data communications equipment. These products may be stand-alone or board-level components of a larger system. Examples of products made by these establishments are central office switching equipment, cordless and wire telephones (except cellular), PBX equipment, telephone answering machines, LAN modems, multi-user modems, and other data communications equipment, such as bridges, routers, and gateways.

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Business Examples

Common types of business activities within NAICS 334210 - Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing are:

  • PBX (private branch exchange) equipment manufacturing
  • Keysets, telephone, manufacturing
  • Toll switching equipment, telephone, manufacturing
  • Private branch exchange (PBX) equipment manufacturing
  • Telephone carrier switching equipment manufacturing
  • Repeater and transceiver equipment, carrier line, manufacturing
  • Cordless telephones (except cellular) manufacturing
  • Carrier equipment (i.e., analog, digital), telephone, manufacturing
  • Facsimile equipment, stand-alone, manufacturing
  • Local area network (LAN) communications equipment (e.g., bridges, gateways, routers) manufacturing
  • Telephones, coin-operated, manufacturing
  • Telephone answering machines manufacturing
  • Central office and switching equipment, telephone, manufacturing
  • Multiplex equipment, telephone, manufacturing
  • Wide area network communications equipment (e.g., bridges, gateways, routers) manufacturing
  • Subscriber loop equipment, telephone, manufacturing
  • Modems, carrier equipment, manufacturing
  • Switching equipment, telephone, manufacturing
  • Data communications equipment (e.g., bridges, gateways, routers) manufacturing
  • Telephones (except cellular telephone) manufacturing
  • Telephone carrier line equipment manufacturing
  • Communications headgear, telephone, manufacturing

IBISWorld Industry Research Report

Telecommunications Networking Equipment Manufacturing in the US (33421)

Revenue 2025

$4.5bn

Growth 2025

-0.87%

Key Trends

  • Imports have been a major threat to the industry over the past five years

  • A shift towards outsourcing network manufacturing to low-wage companies is enabling international trade to grow rapidly

  • Manufacturers are shifting to designing and developing higher-margin networking equipment

Products and Services

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Similar Industries

For some business types, there may be a similar industry to 334210 - Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing that is a better classification match. Establishments primarily engaged in:

NAICS Hierarchy 334210 - Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing

NAICS Code 334210 - Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing sits in the 2-digit Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing sector. NAICS codes can be 2- to 6-digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be. Learn more about the structure of NAICS codes

2 Digits: 31-33

Sector Title: Manufacturing

3 Digits 4 Digits 5 Digits 6 Digits

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