Name

EtherWAN Systems Inc.

Legal name

EtherWAN Systems, Inc.

Website

https://etherwan.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Ethernet Networking Equipment

NAICS

Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (33411)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Managed Industrial Ethernet Switches (L2/L3) (HDAFAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Unmanaged Industrial Ethernet Switches (HDAFAJAB), Industrial Network Redundancy & Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN/PRP/HSR/ERPS) (HDAFAJAH), Industrial Network Management & Diagnostics (OT NMS/Topology/Monitoring) (HDAFAJAI), Serial/Fieldbus-to-Ethernet Device Connectivity (Device Servers/Protocol Gateways) (HDAFAJAF)

Keywords

• Industrial Ethernet switches
• Hardened networking equipment
• PoE media converters
• Cellular IoT gateways
• Network management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Taipei

HQ country

Taiwan

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Industrial Ethernet Hardware Sales: Sale of industrial-grade Ethernet switches, media converters, Ethernet extenders, wireless cellular gateways, and network peripherals. Products are sold through direct inquiry, channel partners, and OEM arrangements.
2. OEM/ODM Services: Custom manufacturing services including design customization, branding, and product customization for partners. EtherWAN has over 27 years of networking experience and 24 years of OEM excellence.
3. Network Management Software: eVue network management software for EtherWAN devices, providing configuration, monitoring, and firmware management capabilities

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

EtherWAN Systems designs, manufactures, and sells industrial-grade Ethernet networking equipment including hardened managed and unmanaged switches, PoE++ switches, industrial media converters, Ethernet extenders, cellular LTE gateways, IoT LPWA devices, and network management software. Products are built for harsh environments with extended temperature ranges (-40°C to 75°C) and certifications for power utility (IEC 61850-3/IEEE 1613) and railway (EN 50121-4) applications, serving global industrial sectors through direct sales, channel partners, and OEM agreements.

Product overview

EtherWAN Systems Inc. is an industrial-grade Ethernet networking equipment manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of connectivity products designed for harsh environments and critical infrastructure applications. The product lineup centers on Industrial Ethernet Switches (including Hardened Managed, Hardened Unmanaged, Industrial Managed, Industrial Unmanaged, and Layer 3 switches), Industrial PoE Solutions (Managed/Unmanaged PoE switches, PoE media converters), Industrial Media Converters (Gigabit and Fast Ethernet variants), Industrial Wireless products (LTE cellular gateways, IoT LPWA devices, cybersecurity gateways), Ethernet Extenders, and Network Management Software (eVue and eLite). The portfolio emphasizes industrial-grade reliability with wide temperature tolerance (-40 to 75C for hardened models), redundancy features (ERPS/alpha-Ring, dual power inputs), and certifications for specific vertical applications including IEC 61850-3/IEEE 1613 for power utilities, EN 50121-4 for railway, and IEEE 1588v2 for precision time synchronization. Products are manufactured in-house in Taiwan with design and manufacturing partners including Phoenix Contact, and support standards such as IEEE 802.3af/at/bt (PoE), EtherNet/IP, and PROFINET.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IG5 SV Series Industrial Ethernet Switch IEC 61850-3/IEEE 1613 certified hardened managed 24-port Gigabit (optional 8x PoE) and 4-port 1G/10G SFP+ Ethernet PoE switch with IEEE 1588v2 PTP support, designed for power utility and transportation applications.
• IG5 Rack Series Industrial Ethernet Switch IEC 61850-3/IEEE 1613 hardened managed 24-port Gigabit and 4-port 1G/10G SFP+ Ethernet switch with IEEE 1588 time synchronization for substation automation applications.
• IG5 L Rack Series Industrial Ethernet Switch IEC 61850-3/IEEE 1613 industrial managed 24-port Gigabit and 4-port 1G/10G SFP+ Ethernet switch for controlled environment deployments.
• EX71900G Series Industrial Ethernet Switch Hardened managed 8-port Gigabit and 4-port 100/1G/2.5G SFP Ethernet switch with L2/L3 support, ERPS fast recovery, and EN 50121-4 compliance for railway applications.
• EX78900G Series Industrial PoE++ Switch Hardened managed 8-port Gigabit 802.3bt PoE++ (90W per port) and 4-port 100/1G/2.5G SFP Ethernet switch with 2.5G uplinks and up to 480W total power budget.
• EX78900X Series Industrial PoE Switch Hardened managed 12-port Gigabit PoE and 4-port 10G SFP+ Ethernet switch with 90W PoE support per port.
• EX78900E Series Industrial PoE Switch Hardened managed 10 to 16-port Gigabit PoE Ethernet switch for flexible port configurations in industrial environments.
• EX78900H Series Industrial PoE Switch Hardened managed 12-port Gigabit PoE and 4-port 1G SFP Ethernet switch with L2/L3 capabilities.
• EX73900E Series Industrial Ethernet Switch IEC 61850-3/IEEE 1588 hardened managed 12-port Gigabit and 4-port 1G SFP Ethernet switch for utility substation applications.
• EX73900X Series Industrial Ethernet Switch IEC 61850-3/IEEE 1588 hardened managed 12-port Gigabit and 4-port 10G SFP+ Ethernet switch with precision time protocol support.
• EX75900 Series Industrial Ethernet Switch Hardened managed 28-port Gigabit PoE Ethernet switch with 10G uplinks for high-density deployments.
• EX87000 Series Industrial Ethernet Switch IEC 61850-3/IEEE 1613 hardened managed 24-port 10/100BASE and 4-port Gigabit Ethernet switch with SFP options for substation automation.
• EG97023 Series Layer 3 Industrial Switch 12-port 10 Gigabit and 8-port Gigabit hardened managed Layer 3 switch for high-bandwidth core network applications.
• EG97244 Series Layer 3 Industrial Switch 24-port Gigabit and 4-port 1G/10G SFP+ hardened managed Layer 3 switch with advanced routing capabilities.
• EX61900G Series Industrial Ethernet Switch Industrial managed 8-port Gigabit and 4-port 100/1G/2.5G SFP Ethernet switch (-10 to 60C) with L2/L3 support.
• EX27000 Series Industrial Ethernet Switch IEC 61850-3/IEEE 1613 managed 24-port 10/100BASE and 4-port Gigabit Ethernet switch with SFP options for industrial managed networks.
• OttoE Series Non-PoE Industrial Switches Compact 5/8/16-port rugged unmanaged industrial Ethernet switches (10cm height) with QoS support for EtherNet/IP and PROFINET networks, operating at -10 to 60C (or -40 to 75C for hardened versions). Models include OttoE 05 GE, 08 FE, 08 GE, 08H FE, 08H GE, 16 FE, 16H FE, and 16 GE.
• OttoE PoE Series Industrial PoE Switches Industrial unmanaged 8-10 port Gigabit PoE switches with IEEE 802.3bt (90W per port), PoE watchdog for remote device reboot, QoS for Ethernet/IP and PROFINET, and up to 270W total power budget. Models include OttoE PoE 08 GE, OttoE PoE 08H GE, OttoE PoE 10 GE, and OttoE PoE 10H GE.
• EX46900A Series Industrial Ethernet Switch Hardened unmanaged 8-port 10/100/1000BASE PoE with 2-port 1000BASE-X SFP Ethernet switch for harsh environments.
• EX32008, EX42000, EX43008 Industrial Unmanaged Switches Industrial unmanaged switches including EX32008 (8-port 10/100BASE-TX), EX42000 Series (4 to 5-port 10/100BASE-TX with 1-port 100BASE-FX), and EX43008 (8-port Fast Ethernet) for controlled environment deployments.
• EL8315 Industrial PoE++ Media Converter Hardened PoE++ 10/100/1000BASE-T to 100/1000 Dual Rate SFP media converter supporting IEEE 802.3bt with up to 90W power delivery, -40 to 75C, fanless design, and Power Delivery Reset (PDRST) function.
• EL8100 Series Industrial Media Converter Hardened 10/100/1000BASE-TX to 1000BASE-SX/LX/BX media converter for copper-to-fiber conversion.
• EL8000 Series Industrial Media Converter Hardened 1000BASE-TX to 1000BASE-SX/LX/BX/SFP media converter with SFP flexibility.
• EL8020 Series Industrial Media Converter Hardened 10/100/1000BASE-TX to 100/1000 SFP media converter with dual-rate SFP support.
• EL2315 Series Industrial Media Converter 10/100/1000BASE-TX to 100/1000BASE-X Dual Rate SFP media converter for flexible fiber connectivity.
• EL2211 Series Industrial Media Converter 10/100/1000BASE-TX to 1000BASE-SX/LX/BX media converter for industrial fiber extension.
• Fast Ethernet Media Converters (EL900/EL100/EL200/EL1141/EL1142 Series) Fast Ethernet media converters (10/100BASE-TX to 100BASE-FX) including IEC 61850/IEEE 1613 certified models for power utility applications; EL200 Series supports WDM bidirectional transmission.
• EMC400 Series Media Converter Chassis 4-slot DIN-rail media converter chassis with hot-swappable modules and electrically isolated bays with fused over-current protection for edge and control cabinet deployments.
• EMC1600 Series Media Converter Chassis 16-bay media converter and Ethernet extender chassis with redundant power options for centralized aggregation in equipment rooms.
• ED3601 Ethernet Extender VDSL2 Gigabit Ethernet extender enabling high-speed copper retrofits over existing twisted-pair cabling without requiring new fiber installation.
• EW50-V Series Industrial LTE Cellular Gateway Industrial LTE cellular gateway with Docker containerization, guaranteed link reliability, Secure Boot with TPM 2.0, and smart data logger for edge computing and IoT applications.
• EW50 Series Industrial LTE Cellular Gateway Industrial LTE cellular gateway providing secure, reliable connectivity for industrial controllers, process automation equipment, and smart grid assets.
• EW200 Series Cellular/Wi-Fi Industrial Gateway Industrial LTE cellular gateway with IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi for wireless connectivity combining cellular and Wi-Fi access.
• EDGE 2 IoT LPWA Device Industrial LTE-M/NB-IoT edge node for low-power wide-area IoT applications with cloud connectivity.
• EDGE 3 Series IoT LPWA Wi-Fi HaLow Device Industrial IoT Wi-Fi HaLow data transmission device for extended-range low-power wireless connectivity.
• AiR GUARD Cybersecurity Device Industrial IoT cellular smart security gateway providing preventative cybersecurity for IIoT devices and networks.
• eVue Network Management Software Network configuration and monitoring tool supporting up to 512 EtherWAN devices with automatic discovery, visualized topology, real-time monitoring, customizable email notifications, and scheduled firmware upgrades.
• eLite Network Management Software Lightweight standalone network discovery and IP configuration tool (no installation required) for managing EtherWAN managed switches with firmware upgrade, configuration import/export, and password management capabilities.
• PD3041 and PD1041 Ethernet Surge Protectors Ethernet surge protectors for data port protection against voltage spikes and electromagnetic interference.
• SFP Modules SFP fiber transceiver modules for fiber optic connectivity in switches and media converters.
• DIN-Rail Power Supplies DIN-rail mountable power supplies for industrial networking equipment installations.
• TransRack Mounting Kit Adjustable DIN-rail to rack mounting kit for flexible equipment installation.
• EtherWAN OEM/ODM Services Custom manufacturing and design services for partners including design customization, branding, and product customization, supported by 27+ years of networking experience and 24 years of OEM excellence with in-house Taiwan design and manufacturing and ISO-9001/ISO-14001/ISO-27001/ISO-27034 certifications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sub-15ms network recovery time with ERPS/α-Ring protocol
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Phoenix Contact GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1996EtherWAN is one of the manufacturing partners of Phoenix Contact Group, aligned with their German manufacturing and R&D network. This partnership has been in place since 1996, providing EtherWAN with access to Phoenix Contact's distribution channels and manufacturing expertise while supplying industrial Ethernet connectivity equipment to their network.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Moxa: Taiwan-headquartered industrial networking specialist with overlapping Ethernet switches, media converters, and cellular gateways for utility, rail, and ITS verticals — EtherWAN's closest direct competitor by geography and product mix.
• Hirschmann (Belden): German industrial Ethernet switch leader (now part of Belden) competing directly in IEC 61850-3 substation and rail wayside markets where EtherWAN is certified — a primary incumbent in Europe.
• Westermo (Beijer Electronics Group): Swedish industrial data communications specialist (Beijer Group) focused on ruggedized Ethernet switches for rail, road, and utilities — a direct peer for EtherWAN's EN 50121-4 and IEC 61850-3 product lines.
• ORing Industrial Networking: Taiwan-based industrial Ethernet switch and PoE specialist targeting similar IP surveillance, transportation, and factory automation use cases as EtherWAN with comparable ruggedized product positioning.
• Advantech: Taiwan industrial computing and IoT company whose Industrial IoT group includes managed/unmanaged Ethernet switches and PoE solutions for ITS, energy, and factory automation — a direct peer with broader portfolio scope.
• GarrettCom (Hubbell): Hubbell-owned specialist in ruggedized industrial Ethernet switches for substation, rail, and oil & gas markets; competes in the same regulatory certification niches (IEC 61850-3, IEEE 1613) as EtherWAN.
• Antaira Technologies: US-based industrial networking manufacturer with hardened PoE switches, media converters, and serial-to-Ethernet device servers overlapping EtherWAN's factory automation and surveillance catalogs.

Broad incumbents

• Siemens (RUGGEDCOM / SCALANCE): Global automation giant offering RUGGEDCOM and SCALANCE industrial Ethernet; competes in utility substation automation with substantially larger R&D, sales, and installed-base resources than EtherWAN.
• Cisco (Industrial Ethernet / Catalyst IE): Networking incumbent with the Catalyst IE3300/3400 hardened switch lines for industrial environments; competes broadly across EtherWAN's verticals from a much larger resource base.
• Phoenix Contact: German industrial connectivity conglomerate that has been EtherWAN's manufacturing/OEM partner since 1996 and also produces its own industrial Ethernet switches — a hybrid strategic partner and partial competitor for industrial-grade networking.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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