IoT WAN Market Outlook Forecasts 2020 – 2028
The 3GPP is standardizing three cellular communications approaches to Wide Area Network (WAN) communications for the Internet of Things (IoT). These three methods are known as EC-GSM-IoT/3GPP, LTE-M/3GPP, and NB-IoT/3GPP. There is also a non-cellular alternative Low Power WAN (LPWAN) approach that allows for long range communications at a low bit rate.
LPWAN technologies represent a great threat to incumbent mobile network operators as $10 LPWAN radios are capable of ten-mile ranges with 10-year battery lifetimes. This provides an attractive alternative to cellular-based communications, especially for certain low-volume transaction applications for IoT.
This research evaluates IoT WAN technologies, companies, and solutions. The report assesses developments in the IoT WAN ecosystem, analyzes use cases, and provides a view into the future of IoT WAN communications. The report includes detailed forecasts for cellular and non-cellular IoT WANs 2020 to 2028.
This research includes the following market findings:
• The IoT WAN market will approach $125.1 billion by 2028 and the market will grow at 22.4% CAGR during 2020-2028
• The non-cellular IoT is the largest connectivity and service with 65% of the total market in 2020
• The extended coverage-GSM-IoT (EC-GSM-IoT) is the largest segment in cellular IoT with 40% of the total market, while SIGFOX in non-cellular IoT in 2020.
• Smart building, industrial, transport and logistics, and smart cities are the major industry verticals of the global IoT WAN market
• North America is the largest region with a 37% of the total market in 2020
Global IoT WAN Connectivity and Service combined market is expected to reach $125.1 billion by 2028 growing a CAGR of 22.4% during the forecasted period 2020 – 2028. Mind Commerce sees extended Coverage-GSM-IoT (EC-GSM-IoT) leading the Cellular IoT WAN revenue with 40% market share of revenue generated from Cellular IoT WAN connectivity and service revenue followed by Narrowband (NB) IoT (LTE CAT-M2, NB IoT, NB-CLTE or NB-CIoT) connectivity with 31% share.
Target Audience:
• Industrial services providers
• Broadband wireless suppliers
• IoT equipment and service providers
• Mobile network operators and VNOs
• Managed communication service providers
• Enterprise verticals offering mission critical services
• Manufacturing and automation companies of all types
- 1.0 Executive Summary
- 2.0 Introduction
- 2.1 Wide Area Networks (WAN)
- 2.2 WAN Technologies
- 2.3 IoT Networks and Applications
- 2.4 Wireless IoT and WAN
- 2.5 IoT WAN Standardization
- 2.6 IoT WAN Growth Drivers
- 2.6.1 Communications Protocols
- 2.6.2 Network Topology and Interoperability
- 2.6.3 Intelligent IoT Network
- 2.6.4 M2M Communications
- 2.6.5 White Box Solutions Extended to IoT
- 2.6.6 Smart City Initiatives
- 2.6.7 The Rise of Low Power Wide Area Networks
- 2.7 IoT WAN Challenges
- 2.7.1 Security Issues
- 2.7.2 Continuous Power Supply
- 3.0 Wireless IoT WAN Technologies
- 3.1 The Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) Alternative
- 3.2 LPWAN Characteristics
- 3.2.1 Range vs. Battery Life
- 3.2.2 Noise vs. Bandwidth
- 3.2.3 Unlicensed Spectrum
- 3.2.4 No Uniform Bandwidth
- 3.2.5 Localization
- 3.2.6 Network Configuration
- 3.2.7 LPWAN Optimization
- 3.3 Cellular IoT (CIoT)
- 3.4 Non-Cellular IoT
- 3.5 Cellular vs. Non-Cellular IoT WAN Comparison
- 3.6 Need for Data Compression in LPWAN
- 4.0 Opportunities with IoT WAN Technology Market
- 4.1 Need of IoT WAN Technology
- 4.2 Benefits of IoT WAN Technology
- 4.3 LoRa and LoRaWAN are the part of the fast growing LPWAN ecosystem
- 4.4 LoRa and LoRaWAN used in public IoT networks across the globe
- 4.5 Impact of 5G on IoT WAN Technology
- 5.0 Non-Cellular Organizations
- 5.1.1 LoRa Alliance
- 5.1.1.1 Company Background
- 5.1.1.2 Product Portfolio
- 5.1.1.3 Recent Development
- 5.1.2 SIGFOX
- 5.1.2.1 Company Background
- 5.1.2.2 Product Portfolio
- 5.1.2.3 Recent Developments
- 5.1.3 Ingenu
- 5.1.3.1 Company Background
- 5.1.3.2 Product Portfolio
- 5.1.3.3 Recent Developments
- 5.1.4 Nwave
- 5.1.4.1 Company Background
- 5.1.4.2 Product Portfolio
- 5.1.4.3 Recent Developments
- 5.1.5 LinkLabs Symphony Link
- 5.1.5.1 Company Background
- 5.1.5.2 Product Portfolio
- 5.1.5.3 Recent Developments
- 5.1.6 Weightless
- 5.1.6.1 Company Background
- 5.1.6.2 Product Portfolio
- 5.1.6.3 Recent Developments
- 5.1.7 SemTech
- 5.1.7.1 Company Background
- 5.1.7.2 Product Portfolio
- 5.1.7.3 Recent Developments
- 5.1.8 Senet
- 5.1.8.1 Company Background
- 5.1.8.2 Product Portfolio
- 5.1.8.3 Recent Developments
- 5.1.9 Tata Communication
- 5.1.9.1 Company Background
- 5.1.9.2 Product Portfolio
- 5.1.9.3 Recent Developments
- 5.1.10 IBM
- 5.1.10.1 Company Background
- 5.1.10.2 Product Portfolio
- 5.1.10.3 Recent Developments
- 5.1.11 Cisco
- 5.1.11.1 Company Background
- 5.1.11.2 Product Portfolio
- 5.1.11.3 Recent Developments
- 5.1.12 Huawei
- 5.1.12.1 Company Background
- 5.1.12.2 Product Portfolio
- 5.1.12.3 Recent Developments
- 5.1.13 Ericsson
- 5.1.13.1 Company Background
- 5.1.13.2 Product Portfolio
- 5.1.13.3 Recent Developments
- 5.1.14 Intel
- 5.1.14.1 Company Background
- 5.1.14.2 Product Portfolio
- 5.1.14.3 Recent Developments
- 5.1.15 Nokia
- 5.1.15.1 Company Background
- 5.1.15.2 Product Portfolio
- 5.1.15.3 Recent Developments
- 5.1.16 Greenvity
- 5.1.16.1 Company Background
- 5.1.16.2 Product Portfolio
- 5.1.16.3 Recent Developments
- 5.1.17 Aclara
- 5.1.17.1 Company Background
- 5.1.17.2 Product Portfolio
- 5.1.17.3 Recent Developments
- 5.1.18 Rajant
- 5.1.18.1 Company Background
- 5.1.18.2 Product Portfolio
- 5.1.18.3 Recent Developments
- 5.2 Select Cellular Organizations
- 5.2.1 British Telecom
- 5.2.1.1 Company Background
- 5.2.1.2 Recent Developments
- 5.2.2 GSMA
- 5.2.2.1 Company Background
- 5.2.2.2 Recent Developments
- 5.2.3 Vodafone
- 5.2.3.1 Company Background
- 5.2.3.2 Recent Developments
- 5.2.4 Deutsche Telekom
- 5.2.4.1 Company Background
- 5.2.4.2 Recent Developments
- 5.2.5 3GPP
- 5.2.5.1 Company Background
- 5.2.5.2 Recent Developments
- 5.2.6 Orange
- 5.2.6.1 Company Background
- 5.2.6.2 Recent Developments
- 5.2.7 Proximus
- 5.2.7.1 Company Background
- 5.2.7.2 Recent Developments
- 5.2.8 AT&T
- 5.2.8.1 Company Background
- 5.2.8.2 Recent Developments
- 5.2.9 KPN
- 5.2.9.1 Company Background
- 5.2.9.2 Recent Developments
- 5.2.10 Bouygues Telecom
- 5.2.10.1 Company Background
- 5.2.10.2 Recent Development
- 5.2.11 Du
- 5.2.11.1 Company Background
- 5.2.11.2 Recent Developments
- 5.2.12 SK Telecom
- 5.2.12.1 Company Background
- 5.2.12.2 Recent Developments
- 6.0 LPWAN Use Cases
- 6.1 LPWAN Application Landscape
- 6.1.1 Lighting Control
- 6.1.2 Parking Management
- 6.1.3 Security Access and Control
- 6.1.4 Smart Grid and Demand Response
- 6.1.5 Logistics and Asset Tracking
- 6.1.6 Water Metering and Leak Detection
- 6.1.7 Supermarkets and Food Distribution Supply Chains
- 6.1.8 Agriculture Technology: Irrigation Management and More
- 6.2 IoT WAN Implementation Examples
- 6.2.1 Kerlink and ClearBlade Offering IoT-Edge LoRaWAN® Solution for Smart-City, Smart-Agriculture Asset Tracking
- 6.2.2 Connected Cities Adelaide
- 6.2.3 City of Greater Geelong Case Study
- 6.2.4 Northumbrian Water Case Study
- 7.0 IoT WAN Connectivity and Service Revenue Forecasts
- 7.1 Global Market Revenue Forecasts 2020 – 2028
- 7.1.1 Combined Revenue 2020 – 2028
- 7.1.2 Revenue by Cellular and Non-Cellular IoT WAN 2020 – 2028
- 7.1.2.1 Cellular IoT WAN Revenue by Category 2020 – 2028
- 7.1.2.2 Non-Cellular IoT WAN Revenue by Category 2020 – 2028
- 7.1.3 Revenue by Industry Vertical 2020 – 2028
- 7.1.3.1 Cellular IoT Revenue by Industry Vertical 2020 – 2028
- 7.1.3.2 Non-Cellular IoT Revenue by Industry Vertical 2020 – 2028
- 7.2 Regional Market Revenue Forecasts 2020 – 2028
- 7.2.1 Revenue by Region 2020 – 2028
- 7.2.1.1 Cellular IoT WAN Revenue by Region 2020 – 2028
- 7.2.1.2 Non-Cellular IoT WAN Revenue by Region 2020 – 2028
- 7.2.2 North America Market Revenue 2020 – 2028
- 7.2.2.1 Revenue by Type 2020 – 2028
- 7.2.2.2 Revenue by Industry Vertical 2020 – 2028
- 7.2.3 APAC Market Revenue 2020 – 2028
- 7.2.3.1 Revenue by Type 2020 – 2028
- 7.2.3.2 Revenue by Industry Vertical 2020 – 2028
- 7.2.4 Europe Market Revenue 2020 – 2028
- 7.2.4.1 Revenue by Type 2020 – 2028
- 7.2.4.2 Revenue by Industry Vertical 2020 – 2028
- 7.2.5 Latin America Market Revenue 2020 – 2028
- 7.2.5.1 Revenue by Type 2020 – 2028
- 7.2.5.2 Revenue by Industry Vertical 2020 – 2028
- 7.2.6 Middle East and Africa Market Revenue 2020 – 2028
- 7.2.6.1 Revenue by Type 2020 – 2028
- 7.2.6.2 Revenue by Industry Vertical 2020 – 2028
- 8.0 IoT WAN Connected Device Deployment Forecasts 2020 – 2028
- 8.1 Global Deployment Unit Forecasts 2020 – 2028
- 8.1.1 Combined Deployment Units 2020 – 2028
- 8.1.2 Deployment Units by Type 2020 – 2028
- 8.1.2.1 Cellular IoT WAN Deployment Unit by Category 2020 – 2028
- 8.1.2.2 Non-Cellular IoT WAN Deployment Unit by Category 2020 – 2028
- 8.1.3 Deployment Units by Industry Vertical 2020 – 2028
- 8.1.3.1 Cellular IoT WAN Deployment Unit by Industry Vertical 2020 – 2028
- 8.1.3.2 Non-Cellular IoT WAN Deployment Unit by Industry Vertical 2020 – 2028
- 8.2 Regional Deployment Unit Forecasts 2020 – 2028
- 8.2.1 Deployment Units by Region 2020 – 2028
- 8.2.1.1 Cellular IoT WAN Deployment Unit by Region 2020 – 2028
- 8.2.1.2 Non-Cellular IoT WAN Deployment Unit by Region 2020 – 2028
- 8.2.2 North America Deployment Units 2020 – 2028
- 8.2.2.1 Deployment Units by Type 2020 – 2028
- 8.2.2.2 Deployment Units by Industry Vertical 2020 – 2028
- 8.2.3 APAC Deployment Units 2020 – 2028
- 8.2.3.1 Deployment Units by Type 2020 – 2028
- 8.2.3.2 Deployment Units by Industry Vertical 2020 – 2028
- 8.2.4 Europe Deployment Units 2020 – 2028
- 8.2.4.1 Deployment Units by Type 2020 – 2028
- 8.2.4.2 Deployment Units by Industry Vertical 2020 – 2028
- 8.2.5 Latin America Deployment Units 2020 – 2028
- 8.2.5.1 Deployment Units by Type 2020 – 2028
- 8.2.5.2 Deployment Units by Industry Vertical 2020 – 2028
- 8.2.6 Middle East and Africa Deployment Units 2020 – 2028
- 8.2.6.1 Deployment Units by Type 2020 – 2028
- 8.2.6.2 Deployment Units by Industry Vertical 2020 – 2028
- 9.0 Conclusions and Recommendations
- 9.1 IoT WAN Evolution and Roadmap
- 9.2 Mobile Network Operator IoT WAN Strategies
- 9.3 Enterprise IoT WAN Strategies
- 9.4 Public Access LPWAN
- Figures
- Figure 1: Wireless Network Standards for IoT
- Figure 2: Wireless IoT Wide Area Network Connectivity Ecosystem
- Figure 3: Wireless Network Standardization for IoT
- Figure 4: Wireless IoT Communication and Protocol Stack
- Figure 5: Star and Mesh Network Topology and Interconnection Pattern
- Figure 6: Intelligent IoT Network
- Figure 7: M2M Powered Air Traffic Control System with WAN
- Figure 8: Smart City Connectivity
- Figure 9: LPWAN Radios Range vs. Battery Life
- Figure 10: LPWAN Range vs. Bandwidth and Combination Point
- Figure 11: 3GPP IoT Proposals for LTE, Narrowband and 5G Network
- Figure 12: LoRaWAN Network Architecture
- Figure 13: LPWAN Technology Comparison
- Figure 14: Cellular vs. Non-Cellular IoT WAN Comparison
- Figure 15: Intelligent Compression for LPWAN
- Figure 16: LoRaWAN Network Architecture
- Figure 17: LoRa LPWAN Network Connectivity Structure
- Figure 18: AT&T WAN Solution Architecture
- Figure 19: Cellular IoT Network Standard, Data Rates, and Sample Use Cases
- Figure 20: Cellular IoT Use Cases and Specific Requirements
- Figure 21: Global IoT WAN Technology Connectivity and Service Revenue 2020 – 2028
- Figure 22: Global IoT WAN Connected Device Deployment Unit 2020 – 2028
- Tables
- Table 1: Data Compression and Savings for LPWAN
- Table 2: Global IoT WAN Technology Connectivity and Service Revenue by Types 2020 – 2028
- Table 3: Global Cellular IoT WAN Connectivity and Service Revenue by Category 2020 – 2028
- Table 4: Global Cellular IoT WAN Connectivity and Service Revenue by Network Type 2020 – 2028
- Table 5: Global Non-Cellular IoT WAN Connectivity and Service Revenue by Category 2020 – 2028
- Table 6: Global IoT WAN Connectivity and Service Revenue by Industry Vertical 2020 – 2028
- Table 7: Global Cellular IoT WAN Connectivity and Service Revenue by Industry Vertical 2020 – 2028
- Table 8: Global Non-Cellular IoT WAN Connectivity and Service Rev by Industry Vertical 2020 – 2028
- Table 9: IoT WAN Connectivity and Service Revenue by Region 2020 – 2028
- Table 10: Cellular IoT WAN Connectivity and Service Revenue by Region 2020 – 2028
- Table 11: Non-Cellular IoT WAN Connectivity and Service Revenue by Region 2020 – 2028
- Table 12: North America IoT WAN Connectivity and Service Revenue by Types 2020 – 2028
- Table 13: North America Cellular IoT WAN Connectivity and Service Revenue by Network Type 2020 – 2028
- Table 14: North America IoT WAN Connectivity and Service Revenue by Industry Vertical 2020 – 2028
- Table 15: APAC IoT WAN Connectivity and Service Revenue by Type 2020 – 2028
- Table 16: APAC Cellular IoT WAN Connectivity and Service Revenue by Network Type 2020 – 2028
- Table 17: APAC IoT WAN Connectivity and Service Revenue by Industry Vertical 2020 – 2028
- Table 18: Europe IoT WAN Connectivity and Service Revenue by Type 2020 – 2028
- Table 19: Europe Cellular IoT WAN Connectivity and Service Revenue by Network Type 2020 – 2028
- Table 20: Europe IoT WAN Connectivity and Service Revenue by Industry Vertical 2020 – 2028
- Table 21: Latin America IoT WAN Connectivity and Service Revenue by Type 2020 – 2028
- Table 22: Latin America Cellular IoT WAN Connectivity and Service Revenue by Network Type 2020 – 2028
- Table 23: Latin America IoT WAN Connectivity and Service Revenue by Industry Vertical 2020 – 2028
- Table 24: MEA IoT WAN Connectivity and Service Revenue by Type 2020 – 2028
- Table 25: MEA Cellular IoT WAN Connectivity and Service Revenue by Network Type 2020 – 2028
- Table 26: MEA IoT WAN Connectivity and Service Revenue by Industry Vertical 2020 – 2028
- Table 27: Global IoT WAN Connected Device Deployment by Type 2020 – 2028
- Table 28: Global Cellular IoT WAN Connected Device Deployment by Category 2020 – 2028
- Table 29: Global Non-Cellular IoT WAN Connected Device Deployment by Category 2020 – 2028
- Table 30: Global IoT WAN Connected Device Deployment by Vertical 2020 – 2028
- Table 31: Global Cellular IoT WAN Connected Device Deployment by Vertical 2020 – 2028
- Table 32: Global Non-Cellular IoT WAN Connected Device Deployment by Vertical 2020 – 2028
- Table 33: IoT WAN Connected Device Deployment by Region 2020 – 2028
- Table 34: Cellular IoT WAN Connected Device Deployment by Region 2020 – 2028
- Table 35: Non-Cellular IoT WAN Connected Device Deployment by Region 2020 – 2028
- Table 36: North America IoT WAN Connected Device Deployment by Type 2020 – 2028
- Table 37: North America IoT WAN Connected Device Deployment by Industry Vertical 2020 – 2028
- Table 38: APAC IoT WAN Connected Device Deployment by Type 2020 – 2028
- Table 39: APAC IoT WAN Connected Device Deployment by Industry Vertical 2020 – 2028
- Table 40: Europe IoT WAN Connected Device Deployment by Type 2020 – 2028
- Table 41: Europe IoT WAN Connected Device Deployment by Industry Vertical 2020 – 2028
- Table 42: Latin America IoT WAN Connected Device Deployment by Type 2020 – 2028
- Table 43: Latin America IoT WAN Connected Device Deployment by Industry Vertical 2020 – 2028
- Table 44: Middle East and Africa IoT WAN Connected Device Deployment by Type 2020 – 2028
- Table 45: MEA IoT WAN Connected Device Deployment by Industry Vertical 2020 – 2028