The global 5G smart antenna market is expected to reach US$ 3.1 billion by 2026, growing with a CAGR of 24.6% during the forecast period.

5G smart antennas are being deployed worldwide to support 5G mobile network, which aims to be an ‘everything network’ available to everyone and everywhere. 5G offers high reliable network at high data rate service. High data rates require higher bandwidth that are available at higher frequency bands such as mm-Wave.

By Technology SIMO MISO MIMO By Type Switched Multi-beam Antenna Adaptive Array Antenna By Application Mission Critical Communication Industrial Automation and Robotics Connected and Self-Driving Vehicles Drones and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Others By Region North America (US and Canada) Europe (UK, Germany, France and Rest of Europe) Asia Pacific (China, Japan, India and Rest of Asia Pacific) Latin America (Brazil, Mexico and Rest of Latin America) Middle East & Africa (GCC and Rest of Middle East & Africa)

5G smart antenna will be very helpful in providing mobility support for various enhanced applications and services such as self-driving cars, virtual reality, voice over 5G, and connected cars, amongst others. Autonomous vehicles require higher connectivity that can be achieved with the help of 5G connectivity. Thus, the demand for 5G smart antenna is expected to accelerate during the forecast period. In addition to this, with the proper functioning of 5G networks, continuous voice over 5G will be facilitated by directing the radio frequencies in the direction where communication is needed.

Global 5G Smart Antenna Market, 2016-2026, (US$ Bn)

The adoption of IoT, Smart Home, Smart City, and Smart Devices technology and services will be accelerated with the use of 5G antennas that provide excellent connectivity. Moreover, choosing the right antenna for a particular application is a key challenge in the 5G smart antenna market. High frequency bands are required in 5G, and the propagation loss and multipath characteristics are to be evaluated for mm wave frequencies. Thus, new radio propagation and prediction techniques are to be developed in order to cover the new frequency bands for 5G wireless systems. With the shrinking size of consumer electronics, incorporating wireless technology and making space for antennas are becoming significant challenges for the antenna designers, as they face restrictions for maintaining reasonable performance.

Based on technology, MIMO is expected to hold a significant share during the forecast period.

5G smart antenna arrays use Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) both at the source and the destination in order to improve signal quality. The market for MIMO technology is expected to reach US$ 1.5 Bn by 2026, as it supports various applications such as advanced enterprise solutions and industrial automation services, among others. The MIMO technology is used to increase the efficiency of the network and to minimize errors. The advantages provided by MIMO that are useful in 5G smart antennas are reduced latency, simplification of media access control (MAC) layer, increasing data rate, channel hardening, less costs, and low power components.

Asia Pacific region is expected to grow with the highest CAGR during the forecast period in the 5G smart antenna market.

Asia Pacific countries are adopting advanced and new technologies across various end-use industries. The use of 5G will play an important role in advanced technologies such as machine learning, IoT, machine-to-machine communication, industrial automation, and smart cities. The deployment of 5G network and 5G infrastructure such as 5G smart antenna will create opportunities for smart cities. The governments of various countries in the region are taking initiatives to improve 5G network and infrastructure. For instance, the government of China has drawn up policies to support industry R&D and 5G commercialization by 2020, under its national strategy including the 13th Five-Year Plan and Made in China 2025.

Company Profiles and Competitive Intelligence:

The key players in the 5G smart antenna market are Airspan Networks Inc., Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, TE Connectivity Ltd., Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Broadcom Inc., Laird Connectivity, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., NXP Semiconductors, and PCTEL Inc., amongst others.