The global number of cellular IoT subscribers increased by 23 percent during 2023 to reach 3.3 billion at the end of the year - corresponding to around 28 percent of all mobile subscribers. Until 2028, the number of cellular IoT subscribers is forecasted to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.8 percent to reach 6.0 billion at the end of the period. During the same period, cellular IoT connectivity revenues are forecasted to grow at a CAGR of 11.2 percent from € 12.4 billion in 2023 to approximately € 21.0 billion in 2028. Meanwhile the monthly ARPU is expected to drop to € 0.31.
China is the world’s largest market for cellular IoT connectivity services by volume. According to data from the national telecom regulator, the installed base in the country grew by 26 percent year-on-year to reach 2.3 billion IoT connections at the end of 2023. This corresponded to about 71 percent of the global installed base. The publisher believes that the role of the Chinese government is the main explanation for why China is ahead of the rest of the world in the adoption of IoT. Authorities actively endorse large-scale IoT deployments as a method for addressing problems affecting the society, whether it is crime, fire safety, energy conservation or traffic management. The private sector is directed and encouraged to do the same.
North America and Western Europe ranks as the second and third largest markets for IoT solutions with 262 million and 257 million IoT connections respectively at the end of 2023. In contrast to China, developments in these regions are largely driven by commercial interests. The connected car is currently one of the strongest trends with around 90 percent of new cars sold featuring embedded cellular connectivity in the regions. Other key application areas are fleet management of commercial vehicles, smart utility metering and monitored alarm systems. Latin America, South Asia and Central & Eastern Europe had in the range of 62-80 million IoT connections, while Middle East, Africa and Southeast Asia had between 41-34 million. Australia & Oceania was the smallest region with approximately 15 million IoT connections.
Highlights from the report
- 360-degree overview of the cellular IoT communications ecosystem.
- Update on the adoption of 5G and LPWA standards for IoT networking.
- Reviews of the IoT strategies of the leading mobile operators.
- Summary of industry trends in all world regions.
- IoT business KPIs for leading global mobile operators.
- Statistical data on cellular IoT subscribers in all world regions.
- Extensive global and regional market forecasts lasting until 2028
This report answers the following questions
- How will the global cellular IoT market evolve over the next five years?
- Why has China become the world’s largest market for cellular IoT?
- Which are the main market trends in Europe and North America?
- What impact will eSIM have on the IoT market?
- What are the leading global mobile operators’ strategies for the IoT market?
- What is the status of cellular IoT in emerging markets?
- How much revenues from IoT were generated by major mobile operators in 2023?
- What is the outlook for LPWA and 5G technologies?
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- 1NCE
- 1oT
- Aeris
- Airnity
- América Móvil
- A1 Telekom Austria
- Altice Group
- AT&T
- Astrocast
- Bell
- BICS
- Blues Wireless
- Bouygues Telecom
- BT Group
- Caburn Group (CSL Group)
- CASC and CASIC
- China Mobile
- China Telecom
- China Unicom
- CK Hutchison Group Telecom
- Commsat
- Com4 (Wireless Logic)
- Cubic Telecom
- CSL Group
- Deutsche Telekom
- e&
- EMnify
- Eseye
- Eutelsat
- floLIVE
- Fleet Space Technologies
- Flickswitch
- Freeeway
- Galaxy Space
- Globalstar
- Head Aerospac
- Hologram
- iBASIS
- Innova Space
- Inmarsat
- Inmarsat
- Iridium
- iBASIS
- KDDI
- Kepler Communications
- Kineis
- KPN
- KORE Wireless
- KT
- Lacuna Space
- Ligado Networks
- Manx Telecom
- MegaFon
- MTN
- MTS
- Myriota
- NTT Docomo
- Ooredoo
- Onomondo
- Orange
- Orbcomm
- Pelion
- Plintron
- Pod Group (Giesecke+Devrient)
- POST Luxembourg
- Proximus
- Quectel
- Rogers Communications
- Sierra Wireless (Semtech)
- Singtel
- Sky and Space Company
- SK Telecom
- SoftBank
- Soracom
- Swarm Technologies
- T-Mobile USA
- Tata Communications
- Telia Company
- Telit Cinterion
- Telecom Italia
- Telefónica
- Telefónica Hispam
- Tele2
- Telenor
- Telstra
- TELUS
- Thuraya
- Transatel
- Truphone
- Turkcell
- Verizon
- Vodacom
- Vodafone
- Vodafone Idea
- Vivo
- Wireless Logic
- Zain
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Table Information
Report Attribute | Details |
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No. of Pages | 220 |
Published | August 2024 |
Forecast Period | 2023 - 2028 |
Estimated Market Value ( EUR | € 12.4 Billion |
Forecasted Market Value ( EUR | € 21 Billion |
Compound Annual Growth Rate | 11.2% |
Regions Covered | Global |