The Internet of Things is weaving a new worldwide web of interconnected objects. As of Q1-2023, about 3.1 billion devices were connected to wide area networks based on cellular or LPWA technologies. The market is highly diverse and divided into multiple ecosystems. Berg Insight forecasts that annual shipments of cellular and non-3GPP LPWA IoT modules will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.3 percent from 514 million units in 2022 to 1.1 billion units in 2027. Get up to date with the latest trends from all main regions and vertical markets with this unique 120-page report.
Highlights from the report:
- 360-degree overview of the main IoT wide area networking ecosystems.
- Comparison of technologies and standards.
- Updated profiles of the main suppliers of IoT chipsets and modules.
- Cellular IoT module market data for 2022.
- Adoption trends for LPWA technologies including NB-IoT, LTE-M, LoRa and Sigfox.
- Cellular and non-3GPP LPWA IoT device market forecasts until 2027.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
List of Figures
Executive Summary
1. Wide Area Networks for the Internet of Things
- 1.1. Which things will be connected to wide area networks?
- 1.1.1. Utility meters
- 1.1.2. Motor vehicles
- 1.1.3. Buildings
- 1.1.4. Low value assets-Industry 4.0 and consumer products
- 1.1.5. The opportunity to create smarter and safer cities
- 1.2. What are the technology options?
- 1.2.1. Network deployment models
- 1.2.2. Unlicensed and licensed frequency bands
- 1.2.3. Cost comparison for cellular and LPWA technologies
- 1.3. Which are the leading technology ecosystems?
2. 3GPP Ecosystem
- 2.1. Technology characteristics
- 2.1.1. 3GPP Release 13-Introducing LTE-M and NB-IoT
- 2.1.2. 3GPP Release 14-IoT enhancements and C-V2X
- 2.1.3. 3GPP Release 15-The first phase of 5G specifications
- 2.1.4. 3GPP Release 16-URLLC enhancements, IIoT features and 5G NR C-V2X
- 2.1.5. 3GPP Release 17-RedCap and non-terrestrial network communications
- 2.1.6. Network footprint
- 2.1.7. 2G/3G mobile networks
- 2.1.8. 4G mobile networks
- 2.1.9. 4G/5G mobile IoT networks (LTE-M and NB-IoT)
- 2.1.10. 5G mobile networks
- 2.2. Semiconductor vendors
- 2.2.1. ASR Microelectronics
- 2.2.2. Eigencomm
- 2.2.3. Intel
- 2.2.4. MediaTek
- 2.2.5. MLINK
- 2.2.6. Qualcomm
- 2.2.7. Samsung Electronics
- 2.2.8. Sequans Communications
- 2.2.9. Sony
- 2.2.10. UNISOC
- 2.2.11. Xinyi Information Technology
- 2.2.12. Other semiconductor vendors
- 2.3. Module vendors
- 2.3.1. China Mobile IoT
- 2.3.2. Fibocom
- 2.3.3. Gosuncn WeLink
- 2.3.4. MeiG Smart Technology
- 2.3.5. Murata
- 2.3.6. Neoway
- 2.3.7. Nordic Semiconductor
- 2.3.8. Quectel
- 2.3.9. Rolling Wireless (Fibocom)
- 2.3.10. Sierra Wireless (Semtech)
- 2.3.11. Sunsea AIoT (SIMCom & Longsung)
- 2.3.12. Telit Cinterion
- 2.3.13. u-blox
- 2.3.14. Other cellular IoT module vendors
3. LoRa and LoRaWAN Ecosystem
- 3.1. Technology characteristics
- 3.2. Network footprint
- 3.2.1. Europe
- 3.2.2. Asia-Pacific
- 3.2.3. The Americas
- 3.2.4. Middle East & Africa
- 3.3. Semiconductor and module vendors
- 3.3.1. Semtech
- 3.3.2. Other semiconductor vendors
- 3.3.3. LoRa module vendors
4. Sigfox Ecosystem
- 4.1. Technology characteristics
- 4.2. Network footprint
- 4.2.1. Europe
- 4.2.2. The Americas
- 4.2.3. Asia-Pacific
- 4.2.4. Middle East & Africa
- 4.2.5. UnaBiz partners with the LoRaWAN ecosystem
- 4.2.6. Examples of major Sigfox use cases
- 4.3. Semiconductor and module vendors
- 4.3.1. Semiconductor vendors
- 4.3.2. Sigfox module vendors
5. Emerging LPWA Ecosystems
- 5.1. IEEE 802.15.4
- 5.1.1. Connectivity stacks based on 802.15.4
- 5.1.2. Network footprint
- 5.2. Wirepas Mesh
- 5.3. DECT-2020 NR (NR+)
- 5.4. Mioty
- 5.5. Chipset and module vendors
6. Market Forecasts and Trends
- 6.1. Market summary
- 6.2. 3GPP family
- 6.2.1. Europe
- 6.2.2. North America
- 6.2.3. Latin America
- 6.2.4. China
- 6.2.5. Rest of Asia-Pacific
- 6.2.6. Middle East & Africa
- 6.3. LoRa
- 6.4. Sigfox
- 6.5. Emerging LPWA technologies
- List of Acronyms and Abbreviations