The Global Cellular IoT Antenna Market - 2nd Edition

PUBLISHED: April 9, 2026

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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.

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

List of Figures

Figure 1.1: Frequency ranges for major wireless technologies
Figure 1.2: Radiation pattern of dipole antenna (omnidirectional pattern)
Figure 1.3: Radiation pattern of Yagi antenna (directional pattern)
Figure 1.4: Antenna with gain relative to an isotropic antenna
Figure 1.5: Linear and circular polarisation
Figure 1.6: IoT antenna form factors overview
Figure 1.7: Examples of off-board FPC and PCB antennas
Figure 1.8: Examples of on-board PCB/chip antennas
Figure 1.9: Abracon metal stamp antenna
Figure 1.10: Ezurio development kit with PCB trace antenna
Figure 1.11: Helical wire antenna
Figure 1.12: Taoglas LDS antenna supporting cellular and GNSS connectivity
Figure 1.13: Examples of combination external antennas
Figure 1.14: Cost versus time diagram for cellular technology integration
Figure 1.15: 3GPP cellular network connections by generation (World 2025)
Figure 1.16: Cost comparison for wireless modules (2026)
Figure 2.1: Cellular IoT module shipments by region and vertical (World 2024-2030)
Figure 2.2: Cellular IoT module shipments by technology (World 2024-2030)
Figure 2.3: Cellular IoT antenna shipments by type (World 2024-2030)
Figure 2.4: Business activities of key IoT antenna vendors
Figure 2.5: Internal antenna vendor landscape
Figure 2.6: External antenna vendor landscape
Figure 2.7: Major end markets for external antennas (World 2025)
Figure 2.8: Telematics control unit shipments by region (World 2023-2029)
Figure 2.9: OEM automotive antenna vendor landscape
Figure 2.10: Cellular IoT antenna vendor mergers and acquisitions (2015-2025)
Figure 2.11: Comparison of different automotive antenna concepts
Figure 2.12: Valeo's TCU with integrated antennas
Figure 2.13: Cellular antennas in Tesla's Model 3 and Model Y
Figure 2.14: Critical communications networks and services by country (World 2025)
Figure 2.15: Technology positioning of 5G NTN
Figure 2.16: Financial data for companies active in the cellular IoT antenna market (2025)
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: Example of an ATTB external combination antenna for special vehicles
Figure 3.5: Examples of Harada's shark fin antennas
Figure 3.6: Overview of Hirschmann Car Communication's product portfolio
Figure 3.7: Examples of Huber+Suhner's customers in the transportation segment
Figure 3.8: Ignion's TRIO mXTEND chip antenna booster
Figure 3.9: Ignion's Oxion AI-configuration tool
Figure 3.10: KYOCERA AVX' LDS standard antennas
Figure 3.11: Implementation of KYOCERA AVX' band switching technology
Figure 3.12: Molex' custom OEM vehicle antenna solution
Figure 3.13: Examples of Panorama Antennas' 5G/LTE 4x4 MIMO antennas
Figure 3.14: Examples of Parsec Technologies' antennas
Figure 3.15: Overview of PCTEL's product portfolio
Figure 3.16: Example of a Peplink maritime antenna
Figure 3.17: Peplink's HD1 Dome Pro and Antenna MAX S
Figure 3.18: Example of Polomarconi rail antenna
Figure 3.19: Examples of Poynting Antennas' external antennas
Figure 3.20: Overview of Pulse Electronics' antenna products
Figure 3.21: Overview of Quectel's antenna portfolio
Figure 3.22: Taoglas' Antenna Integrator tool
Figure 3.23: Examples of TE's PCB, FPC and metal stamp antennas
Figure 3.24: Overview of Yokowo's automotive antenna products