Synopsis:

The number of LPWAN connections will quadruple over the next six years to reach 3.6 billion in 2028. Yet, this is a fraction of the ~200 billion total potential market size for IoT devices across all markets and applications.

Competition among network operators has intensified over the past year with over 300 commercial public LPWA networks and millions of private LPWANs in use worldwide.

Unlicensed LPWA networks (e.g, Sigfox and LoRa) cover much of Europe and many parts of Asia Pacific with IoT services offered by telcom operators such as Arqiva, Bouygues, Orange, KPN, Proximus, Swisscom as well as a growing number of IoT independent operators such as Senet, Thinxtra and UnaBiz.

Today, most of the U.S., Europe and Asia Pacific are covered with licensed IoT networks using LPWAN technologies. Mobile operators such as Deutsche Telekom, China Telecom and Vodafone are aggressively expanding their licensed NB-IoT networks in Europe, China and Australia.

We have identified over 60 unique LPWAN applications. Over half of the announced LPWA applications focus on smart city and utility applications such as metering, streetlight monitoring, parking solutions and waste management. In addition, there are a growing number of LPWA applications for other industries such as manufacturing, oil and gas, logistics, automotive, aftermarket telematics, electric vehicles, solar panels, building controls, bike tracking, healthcare and wearable devices.

In this research service, we analyze the market opportunity, competitive threats and status of LPWA network rollouts, commercial deployments, applications and technology dynamics.

Your customized data includes 6-year market size forecasts for connected devices and annual unit shipments by market and technology as well as revenues for LPWAN modules and connectivity services.

MARKET SIZE FORECASTS:

ON World's granular LPWAN market size forecasts are by market segment and technology with breakdowns by application area and region. Our forecasts are continually updated and are customized to meet your specific needs.

Target Markets:

Utilities/Metering
Smart Cities
Industrial Automation
Logistics
Smart Buildings
Consumer
Others

Applications:

Energy/Metering
Asset Tracking
Lighting
HVAC/Energy
Condition monitoring
Others

Standard Breakdowns:

• Region: Global, North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Rest of World
• Historical Data: 2 previous years
• Projections: 6 years including the current year
• Forecast unit(s): LPWAN connections, LPWAN device shipments
• Technology breakdowns: LoRa, Sigfox, NB-IoT, LTE-M, Others
• Target Markets: Utilities, Smart Cities, Industrial Automation, Logistics, Smart Buildings, Consumer, Others
• Applications: Metering, Asset Tracking, HVAC/Energy, Lighting, Condition monitoring, Others

Optional Breakdowns:

• Specific product segment(s) (e.g. geotechnical monitoring, equipment monitoring)
• Product feature/function (e.g. multi-protocol, drop-in module)
• Market shares

Delivery Format: Excel

ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH DATA:

ON World's ecosystem research data is based on ongoing surveys with organizations across the whole LPWAN/IoT value chain. Your dataset is customizable using our latest survey data or we can conduct a new survey(s) to investigate your unique market needs.

Examples of recently surveyed ecosystem segments include:

End Users:

• Consumer IoT early adopters
• Utilities
• Municipalities
• Buildings
• Healthcare systems
• Retail
• Chemicals/refining manufacturers
• Auto/Aviation manufacturers
• Long-haul trucking
• Dairy farmers
• Tunnel construction
• Metals mining
• Oil & Gas production

Professional Installers:

• Building automation installers
• CEDIA dealers
• Home builders
• Contract installers
• Industrial automation professional services

Service Providers:

• Utilities
• Security services
• Cable/telco operators

Vendors/Suppliers:

• Platform providers
• Device manufacturers
• Software developers
• Component suppliers

Delivery Format: PPT

PRIMARY RESEARCH:

Every year, ON World surveys thousands of individuals in the global IoT ecosystem including:

End User Datasets:

Consumers
Home service providers
Utilities
Municipalities
Buildings
Retailers
Healthcare
Industrial automation
Logistics
Agriculture
Construction
Mining
Oil & Gas

A few recently surveyed/analyzed companies include the following:

Components:

ARM Holdings plc
ATIM
Digi
Fibocom
GCT Semiconductor
IMST
InnoComm
Laird Technologies
Link Labs
MCS
MediaTek
Microchip
MultiTech
Murata
M2Comm
NEMEUS
Nordic Semiconductor
Quectel Wireless
Semtech
Sequans
Sierra Wireless
Silicon Labs
Sony Semiconductor
STMicroelectronics
Texas Instruments
Telit Wireless Solutions
u-blox
Wisol
Wistron NeWeb

IoT Platforms & Network Infrastructure:

Actility
ARM (Nvidia)
Axible
Carriots
Cisco
Gemalto
Ericsson
Huawei
IBM
Intent Technologies
Kerlink
Loriot
Mesh Systems
myDevices
OrbiWise
PTC/ThingWorx
relayr
Sagemcom
Samsung
ZTE

Systems/Platforms:

Adeunis RF
Advanced Optronic Devices Company
Bigbelly
Birdz
Civic Smart
CommuniThings
Compology
Connit
Datek Light Control
Diehl Metering
Elster Honeywell
Enevo
EVVOS
Flashnet
Invisible Systems
Intelkia
ista
Janz CE
Kapsch
Libelium
Meuller Systems
Nedap
Neptune
Nextek Solutions
Nke Watteco
Nordic Automation Systems
Opti
OTTO Waste Systems
Schneider Electric
Siemens
Silver Spring Networks
SmartSensor Labs
Techem
Telensa
Telematics Wireless
The Button Corporation
Trilliant
Urbiotica
Voguetek
Webthings
Wellness Telecom
Worldsensing
Zedi

Network Operators:

1NCE
AT&T
Comcast machineQ
China Mobile
China Telecom
Chunghwa Telecom
Deutsche Telekom
Iota Communications
KDDI
KPN
Orange
NTT Docomo
Objenious (Bouygues)
Proximus
Qowisio
Senet
Sigfox
Singtel
SK Telecom
SoftBank
Sprint
Swisscom
Tata
Telecom Italia (TIM)
Telefónica
Telia
Telkomsel
Telstra
Telus
Verizon
Vodafone
Zain

Industry Alliances:

3GPP
LoRa Alliance
ETSI Low Throughput Networks (LTN)
Weightless SIG

Methodology Workflow:

Forecast Summary
Forecast Scope
Methodology

I. Ecosystem Analysis

IoT Market Landscapes
Market Forces & Drivers
Total Potential Market Sizing
Smart Homes & Buildings
Utility Networks & Smart Cities
Industrial Automation & Logistics
The LPWAN Value System

II. Technologies & Standards

Non-Cellular LPWAN Technologies:

LoRa
LoRaWAN
LoRa Alliance
Sigfox Weightless SIG
ETSI’s Low Throughput Networks (LTN)
IEEE 802.15.4k (Low Energy Critical Infrastructure Networks)
RPMA (Ingenu)
Qowisio
NB-Fi (WAVIoT)
Ultra Narrow Band (UNB) Others

Cellular LPWAN Technologies:

3GPP
LTE-M
NB-IoT

Other Long Range Wireless Technologies:

Wi-SUN Alliance
JupiterMesh
IEEE 802.11ah (HaLow)

III. Value System

• Product segmentation
• Market leaders
• Innovators/Disruptors
• In-depth investigation and analysis of top 40 companies that are having the biggest impact on the LPWAN ecosystem today.
• Current offerings, products and services, pricing, differentiators
• Financials, partners, go-to-market strategy
• Standards supported, software, tools, integration, key features...

IV. Primary Research

Ecosystem Surveys:

Conduct surveys with LPWAN/IoT market stakeholders (e.g. utilities, manufacturers, logistics/industrial companies, vendors, service providers)

Sample survey questions:

• Number of LPWAN Nodes Deployed
• Types of LPWAN Devices In-Use
• Integration(s)
• IoT Platform(s) Used
• Installation Method
• When Was First LPWAN Device Installed
• Primary Adoption Driver
• When Likely to Adopt
• Planned LPWAN Applications
• Power Requirements (e.g. Sensors used, Duty cycles, Transmissions)
• Important/Most Important Features
• Reasons for Not Adopting
• Maximum Spending

V. Market Size Forecasts

• Market segmentation
• Financials/industry trends
• Geographical trends
• Forecast data models
• LPWAN device connections
• LPWAN device shipments
• Average sale prices (ASP)
• Chipset/module revenues
• Average connectivity service costs/device
• Connectivity revenues

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