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Core Routers (100 Tbps class)

Critical dependencyBuild-nowTelecom & NetworkingReasoned estimateHS 8517.62
$0.40 bnAnnual import
20%Indian capability
4,850Supplier concentration (HHI)
₹3,000 crTo localise

Why India imports it. Cisco, Juniper, Huawei dominate; C-DAC and Tejas have smaller edge routers.

Why it matters. Internet backbone; cascades into data sovereignty.

Can India localise it? Partial - 5-7 years for 100T class.

Where it comes from. USA (65%), China (25%), USA (5%).

Scorecard

The ten indices

CMDI 72Dependency
LPI 46.5Localisation potential
IAI 61Investment attractiveness
SRI 67.5Supply risk
SCI 57Supply-chain complexity
TRI 44.5Technology readiness
IMI 70Industrial multiplier
NSRI 61National-security relevance
EPI 61.5Export potential
ICGI 64.25Capability gap
Who makes it

Manufacturers

In India

Tejas NetworksCentre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)

Global leaders

CiscoJuniper NetworksHuawei

Intelligence

Related signals

Sources

Primary references

Confidence: Reasoned estimate. Reasoned estimate. Part of Techadyant Labs' Critical Manufacturing Dependencies (Edition I).