The AV supply chain has been affected by a series of adverse incidents over the past few years. The global pandemic shut down manufacturing hotspots in China, Japan, and Taiwan, just as the work from home revolution ramped up the demand for AV supply. We also suffered the global chip shortage, worsened by the concurrent rollout of 5G infrastructure and clamor for hybrid technology.
As the AV world continues to blend into the IT ecosystem, every aspect of AV is being affected by limited supply and high demand, and no industry is immune. While the grip these challenges had on the global supply chains is slowly loosening at last, we might not be entirely out of the woods.
