Berg Insight has done a major survey among all the IoT antenna vendors and found that the global cellular IoT antenna market is served by a multitude of players of different sizes, with diverse portfolio strategies and varying degrees of specialisation when it comes to antennas. Berg Insight estimates that shipments of cellular IoT antennas will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.9 percent from 757 million units in 2025 to 1.1 billion units in 2030. The report also includes market forecasts for the IoT module market. Get up to date with the latest information about vendors, products and markets.
Highlights 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 32 cellular IoT antenna vendors.
- Overview of certifications required for cellular devices.
- Market forecasts covering seven different internal and external antenna types lasting until 2030.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
List of Figures
Executive Summary
1 IoT Networking and Communications
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.1.1 Wireless system architecture in IoT devices
- 1.2 Antenna basics
- 1.3 Antenna integration considerations
- 1.4 IoT antenna form factors
- 1.5 Internal antennas
- 1.5.1 Off-board FPC/PCB antennas
- 1.5.2 On-board PCB/chip antennas
- 1.5.3 Metal stamp antennas
- 1.5.4 PCB trace antennas
- 1.5.5 Wire antennas
- 1.5.6 LDS antennas
- 1.6 External antennas
- 1.6.1 Combination external antennas
- 1.7 Embedding cellular technology in products and systems
- 1.7.1 Regulatory, industry, mobile operator and application-specific certifications
- 1.8 Cellular IoT from 2G to 5G
- 1.8.1 2G/3G mobile networks
- 1.8.2 4G LTE mobile networks
- 1.8.3 4G/5G mobile IoT networks (LTE-M and NB-IoT)
- 1.8.4 5G mobile networks
- 1.9 Cost comparison for cellular and LPWA technologies
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 antenna market forecasts
- 2.1.3 Cellular IoT antenna vendor landscape
- 2.1.4 Internal antenna market analysis
- 2.1.5 External antenna market analysis
- 2.1.6 OEM automotive antenna market analysis
- 2.2 Market trends
- 2.2.1 The antenna industry is in a phase of consolidation
- 2.2.2 Integrated antenna-TCU solutions gain traction in the automotive market
- 2.2.3 Mission-critical networks drive demand for external combination antennas
- 2.2.4 Hybrid cellular-satellite solutions create new antenna design requirements
- 2.2.5 Revenue growth varied in 2025 for vendors active in the antenna market
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 ATTB Antennentechnik Bad Blankenburg
- 3.1.5 Aumovio
- 3.1.6 discoverIE (Antenova and 2J Antennas)
- 3.1.7 Ezurio
- 3.1.8 Harada
- 3.1.9 Hirschmann Car Communication
- 3.1.10 Huber+Suhner
- 3.1.11 Ignion
- 3.1.12 JC Antenna
- 3.1.13 KYOCERA AVX
- 3.1.14 Mobile Mark
- 3.1.15 Molex
- 3.1.16 Panorama Antennas
- 3.1.17 Parsec Technologies
- 3.1.18 PCTEL (Amphenol)
- 3.1.19 Peplink
- 3.1.20 Polomarconi
- 3.1.21 Poynting Antennas
- 3.1.22 Pulse Electronics (Yageo Group)
- 3.1.23 Quectel
- 3.1.24 Sirio Antenne
- 3.1.25 Sunnyway Technology
- 3.1.26 Synzen
- 3.1.27 Taoglas
- 3.1.28 TE Connectivity
- 3.1.29 The Antenna Company
- 3.1.30 Unictron
- 3.1.31 Walsin Technology Corporation
- 3.1.32 Yokowo
- List of Acronyms and Abbreviations