A new report from Bishop & Associates examines the way in which advanced technologies and expanded applications have created exceptional growth for the RF coax connector industry.
Bishop & Associates’ new market research report, World RF Coax Connector Market 2025, explores the market surrounding one of the fastest growing categories of interconnects. RF coax interconnects are essential components in expanding technologies such as 5G and IoT, and have widespread use in mil/aero, industrial, and other programs that involve RF, microwave, mmWave, and THz frequencies.
The report presents past data (2022 and 2023), recent performance (2024), and future (2025F and 2030F) sales results and forecasts, plus details on the newest coax connector product developments, from the smallest MHF to higher frequency 1.35 mm, 0.8 mm, and 0.6 mm connectors, as well as information on related industry standards, including IEEE-287-2021, MOSA, VITA, and MIL-Spec revisions, with application discussions, and reviews of primary suppliers. The report highlights the importance of miniaturization and higher frequency capabilities, with connectors now operating above 145 GHz.
Products in this report include connectors, cable assemblies, new coax connectors, and waveguides, as well as technologies, applications, and market areas with unique growth potential. With the defense industry increasingly adopting mmWave technology for enhanced communication capabilities, the World RF Coax Connector Market 2025 report shows how the need for higher bandwidth and secure connections with emphasis on SWaPC2 is shaping this industry.
Military drones involving high speed video use new 18 GHz 75-ohm connectors and cables. Although high volume implementation for 6G is still years away, R&D and prototyping currently underway has pushed new connector development, such as the 0.6 mm connector for sub-THz frequencies where connectors can operate instead of waveguides, well above the prior top-level of 145 GHz provided by 0.8 mm connectors.
5G communications are set to take advantage of newly redefined E-Band for backhaul transmission using microwave connectors performing to 90 GHz, while also expanding sales for lower frequency low PIM and standard connectors such as 7/16, N, and NEX10. 5G and IoT mobile devices will expand demand for automated production (and automated pick-and-place installation) of micro-miniatures such as U.FL, X.FL, MHF, mini RF PCI, and miniatures such as MMCX, primarily for operation under 6 GHz.
The report also highlights the significance of international suppliers and standards with an illustrated section on the Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance of the MQ4/MQ5 cluster connector developed by Huawei for 5G cluster antenna interface.
Topics include:
- How did the RF coax connector market perform in 2024? How will the RF connector market perform in 2025, in 2030? What industries and geographical regions present the greatest potential for growth in RF (coaxial) connectors and why?
- How do new and higher frequency allocations, especially for 5G/6G and IoT, influence design, production tolerances, test equipment, and cost and supply chain sourcing? What is the role and how does this role affect the demand for waveguides? Are all waveguides alike? What sets them apart from other RF products?
- Which specific RF coax connectors (families and product types) are projected to show the greatest growth over the forecast period? In areas of slower growth what has precipitated this slowdown in growth? Is it the introduction of new products or increased variations of existing products?
Predictions include effects of trends for higher frequencies, broader application bandwidths, and international shifts. Major changes are currently underway for coaxial connectors and applications.
With an academically focused appendix, this 8-chapter, 389-page report examines the way in which advanced technologies and expanded applications have created exceptional growth for the RF coax connector industry. The report details how the RF coax connectors market is projected to have the second highest growth rate of all connector types, with a CAGR of 9.0%, from 2025F to 2030F.
Included in the report is a detailed chapter on the billion-dollar waveguide market, a market that has proven to be essential for high-speed data transmission, communications, and IoT applications, spanning military, aerospace, medical, and industrial sectors. The discussion regarding RF cables and assemblies includes overall market size and new cable technology.
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