An antenna is a type of component required by any wireless device to convert electric current into electromagnetic waves and vice versa. Even though an antenna is a conceptually basic passive component, there are many challenges associated with the implementation of antennas. Major smartphone OEMs have teams of hundreds of engineers that design custom antennas for their devices. In contrast, cellular IoT device makers do not have the resources or scale needed to design antennas in-house and rely on specialised antenna vendors that provide off-the-shelf antennas, as well as custom antenna design services.
Antenna selection and implementation are important steps in the design of any cellular IoT device, as the antenna largely dictates how well a device performs wirelessly. There are a range of antenna types to choose from when deciding on what kind of antenna to use. The cellular IoT antenna market is served by a multitude of players of different sizes, with diverse portfolio strategies and Cellular IoT antenna shipments reached 598 million units in 2023 varying degrees of specialisation when it comes to antennas.
An important category is the major diversified electronic component manufacturers such as TE Connectivity, Kyocera and Amphenol. Taoglas is one of the leading pure-play IoT antenna vendors in North America and Europe. Sunnyway Technologies is the market leader in China and is active across all main segments. Other key antenna providers that are active in more than one segment are discoverIE (operating through the brands 2J Antennas and Antenova), Pulse Electronics and Quectel. Antenna providers that primarily focus on the internal antenna segment include Ignion, Abracon, Ezurio, Unictron and Walsin Technology Corporation.
Hightlights from the report
- Insights from 20 executive interviews with market-leading companies.
- Summary of the M2M/IoT hardware value chain.
- In-depth analysis of market trends and key developments.
- Profiles of 26 cellular IoT antenna vendors.
- Overview of certifications required for cellular devices.
- Market forecasts covering seven different internal and external antenna types lasting until 2028.
This report answers the following questions
- Which are the leading providers of cellular IoT antennas?
- What are the key trends in the internal, external and automotive antenna segments?
- Which new antenna concepts are emerging on the market?
- What is the share of external and internal antennas of total shipments?
- What are the largest end markets for cellular IoT devices?
- How will the cellular IoT antenna market evolve over the next five years?
- Which are the main applications for external antennas?
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- Abracon
- The Global Cellular IoT Antenna Market
- Airgain
- Amphenol
- Continental
- discoverIE (Antenova and 2J Antennas)
- Ezurio
- Harada
- Huber+Suhner
- Ignion
- JC Antenna
- KYOCERA AVX
- Mobile Mark
- Molex
- Panorama Antennas
- Parsec Technologies
- PCTEL (Amphenol)
- Peplink
- Poynting Antennas
- Pulse Electronics
- Quectel
- Sunnyway Technology
- Synzen
- Taoglas
- TE Connectivity
- Unictron
- Walsin Technology Corporation
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