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The Global Cellular IoT Antenna Market:1st Edition

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  • 60 Pages
  • August 2024
  • Region: Global
  • Berg Insight AB
  • ID: 5989210

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
1 IoT Networking and Communications
1.1 Introduction
1.1.1 The IoT technology stack
1.2 Embedding cellular technology in products and systems
1.2.1 Regulatory, industry, mobile operator and application-specific certifications
1.3 Cellular antenna solutions for IoT
1.4 Internal antennas
1.4.1 Off-board FPC/PCB antennas
1.4.2 On-board PCB antennas
1.4.3 Chip antennas
1.4.4 Metal stamp antennas
1.4.5 LDS antennas
1.5 External antennas
1.5.1 Combination external antennas
1.6 Cellular IoT from 2G to 5G
1.6.1 2G mobile networks
1.6.2 4G mobile networks
1.6.3 4G/5G mobile IoT networks (LTE-M and NB-IoT)
1.6.4 5G mobile networks

2 Market Forecasts and Trends
2.1 Market analysis and forecasts
2.1.1 Cellular IoT module market analysis and forecasts
2.1.2 Cellular IoT module vendor market shares
2.1.3 Cellular IoT antenna market forecasts
2.1.4 Cellular IoT antenna vendor landscape
2.1.5 Internal antenna market analysis
2.1.6 External antenna market analysis
2.1.7 Automotive antenna market analysis
2.1.8 M&A activity in the cellular IoT antenna industry

3 Company Profiles and Strategies
3.1 Cellular IoT antenna vendors
3.1.1 Abracon
3.1.2 Airgain
3.1.3 Amphenol
3.1.4 Continental
3.1.5 discoverIE (Antenova and 2J Antennas)
3.1.6 Ezurio
3.1.7 Harada
3.1.8 Huber+Suhner
3.1.9 Ignion
3.1.10 JC Antenna
3.1.11 KYOCERA AVX
3.1.12 Mobile Mark
3.1.13 Molex
3.1.14 Panorama Antennas
3.1.15 Parsec Technologies
3.1.16 PCTEL (Amphenol)
3.1.17 Peplink
3.1.18 Poynting Antennas
3.1.19 Pulse Electronics
3.1.20 Quectel
3.1.21 Sunnyway Technology
3.1.22 Synzen
3.1.23 Taoglas
3.1.24 TE Connectivity
3.1.25 Unictron
3.1.26 Walsin Technology Corporation

Glossary
List of Figures
Figure 1.1: The core elements of an IoT solution
Figure 1.2: Cost versus time diagram for cellular technology integration
Figure 1.3: Examples of off-board FPC and PCB antennas
Figure 1.4: Examples of on-board PCB antennas
Figure 1.5: Würth Elektronik chip antennas
Figure 1.6: Abracon metal stamp antenna
Figure 1.7: Taoglas LDS antenna supporting cellular and GNSS connectivity
Figure 1.8: Radiation patterns of generic omnidirectional and directional antennas
Figure 1.9: External antenna mounted on a first responder vehicle
Figure 1.10: Examples of combination external antennas
Figure 1.11: 3GPP cellular network connections by generation (World 2023)
Figure 1.12: The number of LTE-M and NB-IoT networks (World 2018-2023)
Figure 2.1: Cellular IoT module shipments by region and vertical (World 2022-2028)
Figure 2.2: Cellular IoT module shipments by technology (World 2022-2028)
Figure 2.3: Top cellular IoT module vendors, by revenues and shipments (World 2023)
Figure 2.4: Cellular IoT antenna shipments by type (World 2023-2028)
Figure 2.5: Cellular IoT antenna vendor landscape
Figure 2.6: Financial data for companies active in the cellular IoT antenna market (2023)
Figure 2.7: Major end markets for external antennas (World 2023)
Figure 2.8: Comparison of different automotive antenna concepts
Figure 2.9: Cellular antennas in Tesla’s Model 3 and Model Y
Figure 2.10: Cellular IoT antenna vendor mergers and acquisitions (2015-2024)
Figure 3.1: Abracon’s Niche LTE antenna
Figure 3.2: Airgain’s product strategy evolution
Figure 3.3: Examples of Amphenol Procom’s external antennas
Figure 3.4: Harada’s shark fin antennas
Figure 3.5: Examples of Huber+Suhner’s customers in the transportation segment
Figure 3.6: Ignion’s TRIO mXTEND chip antenna booster
Figure 3.7: Ignion’s Oxion AI-configuration tool
Figure 3.8: Implementation of KYOCERA AVX’ band switching technology
Figure 3.9: Molex’ custom OEM vehicle antenna solution
Figure 3.10: Overview of PCTEL’s product portfolio
Figure 3.11: Example of a Peplink maritime antenna
Figure 3.12: Peplink’s HD1 Dome Pro
Figure 3.13: Examples of Poynting Antennas’ external antennas
Figure 3.14: Overview of Pulse Electronics’ antenna products
Figure 3.15: A selection of Quectel’s antennas
Figure 3.16: Examples of TE’s PCB, FPC and metal stamp antennas

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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