5G Smart Antenna Market Report 2025-2030: 5G Smart Antennas to Transform IoT Market with $12.8B Growth by 2030 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "5G Smart Antenna Market by Type (Switched Multi-Beam Antenna and Adaptive Array Antenna), Technology (SIMO, MISO, and MIMO), Use Case, Application, and Region 2025 - 2030" has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

This report delivers an in-depth analysis of the 5G smart antenna market, examining pivotal companies, cutting-edge technologies, and innovative solutions. It covers product and service strategies among vendors while highlighting the smart antenna's integral role in optimizing 5G networks by enhancing data speed, extending coverage, and maintaining quality of service.

Included are forecasts segmented by antenna type (SIMO, MISO, MIMO), frequency range (FR1 and FR2), connectivity, and specific applications. The report forecasts the burgeoning support of 5G smart antennas for IoT solutions, outlining expected growth in applications and services.

Revenue projections and smart antenna shipment forecasts span from 2025 to 2030, with additional forecasts evaluating smart surface solutions for 6G communications from 2030 to 2035.

Select Report Findings:

• The market for 5G smart antennas in IoT is projected to hit $12.8 billion by 2030.
• Smart antennas contribute to network optimization while reducing energy requirements and conserving resources.
• Smart antennas are indispensable for supporting smart cities and their associated services.
• Smart surfaces promise to significantly enhance smart antenna capabilities by incorporating next-gen technologies.

Smart antennas leverage multiple antennas to improve signal quality beyond traditional wireless systems, primarily using MIMO technology. By employing multiple antennas at both sending and receiving points, these systems achieve greater efficiency over conventional single-path communication links. The evolution of 5G has magnified the importance of smart antennas to support advanced applications like virtual reality, autonomous vehicles, and interconnected transport systems.

Beamforming is another revolutionary characteristic of smart antennas, focusing RF energy into a concentrated beam for intended users. Particularly critical in 5G networks using high-frequency bands, this method combats signal attenuation, enhancing signal reliability at greater distances. By directing RF energy akin to a flashlight rather than a lantern, beamforming optimizes power usage and ensures solid connectivity.

The future of wireless communication envisions a partnership between smart antennas and emerging smart surfaces. Currently in R&D, smart surfaces are projected to integrate with infrastructure to enhance communication, heat dissipation, and sensing applications. These surfaces will enable dynamic adaptation of radio signals between transmitters and receivers, significantly boosting network capacity, coverage, and security.

Looking ahead, as 6G technology emerges, the industry anticipates higher frequency challenges, requiring innovations like smart surface-enhanced signal relay for expansive coverage. Concurrently, edge computing is expected to evolve into a joint responsibility shared between network architecture and user devices.

Smart antennas remain vital for network optimization, enhancing 5G performance by focusing RF signals strategically. They will support seamless mobile connectivity, particularly at the edges of coverage areas, preserving user experience during transitions between 5G and legacy LTE networks.

The 5G wave promises improved mobile broadband, greater IoT scalability, and ultra-reliable communications for critical applications, relying on both 4G LTE evolution and 5G New Radio infrastructure. Smart antennas, with their focused energy and dynamic signal control, will be pivotal in realizing the full potential of these breakthroughs, especially in demanding mobile environments like autonomous vehicles.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Executive Summary

2. Introduction

2.1 What Makes an Antenna Smart

2.2 Smart Antenna Systems

2.3 Smart Antenna Benefits

2.4 Smart Antennas for 5G

2.4.1 Electronically Scanned Arrays and Phased Antenna Array Design

2.4.2 Slot Coupled Microstrip Patch Antenna Array Synthesizer App

2.5 Smart Antenna Techniques

2.5.1 Fixed Switched Beam Arrays vs. Directional Finding Arrays

2.5.2 MRC, STBC, and Spatial Multiplexing

2.5.3 SIMO, MISO, and MIMO

2.5.4 Space Division Multiple Access (SDMA)

2.5.5 Beamforming

2.5.5 Smart Surfaces

2.6 Smart Antennas Market Factors

2.7 Smart Antennas Shipment and Sales

3. 5G Smart Antenna Technology and Application Analysis

3.1 Smart Antenna Types

3.1.1 Switched Multi-beam Antennas

3.1.2 Adaptive Array Antennas

3.2 Digital Antenna Array

3.3 5G NR Infrastructure and Active Antennas

3.4 Mobile Device Antennas

3.5 System Connectivity

3.6 Adaptive Beamforming

3.7 5G MIMO Multiple Input/Multiple Output

3.8 Digital Signal Processing

3.9 Software Re-Programmability

3.10 Software Defined Radio

3.11 Smart Antennas Application Sectors

3.12 Smart Antennas in IoT

3.13 Machine Learning and Artificial Neural Network

4. 5G Smart Antenna Market Dynamics

4.1 5G Smart Antenna Market Drivers

4.2 5G Smart Antenna Market Challenges

4.3 5G Smart Antenna Solution Considerations

4.4 5G Smart Antenna Use Case Analysis

4.4.1 Voice over 5G

4.4.2 Mission Critical Communications

4.4.3 Industrial Automation and Robotics

4.4.4 Connected and Self-Driving Vehicles

4.4.5 Drones and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

5. 5G Smart Antenna Ecosystem Analysis

5.1 Ericsson

5.2 Cobham Antenna Systems

5.3 Intel Corporation

5.4 Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

5.5 ArrayComm LLC

5.6 Nokia Corporation

5.7 Motorola Solutions Inc.

5.8 Broadcom Inc.

5.9 California Amplifier Inc.

5.10 Sierra Wireless (Accel Networks)

5.11 ZHEJIANG JC Antenna Co. Ltd.

5.12 Qualcomm Incorporated

5.13 Honeywell International Inc.

5.14 Linx Technologies

5.15 Ruckus Networks

5.16 ANSYS Inc.

5.17 Smart Antenna Technologies Ltd

5.18 NXP Semiconductors

5.19 NEC Corporation

5.20 COMMSCOPE

5.21 PCTEL Inc.

5.22 Comba Telecom

5.23 Airgain Inc.

5.24 Laird Technologies

5.25 MediaTek Inc.

5.26 LOCOSYS Technology Inc.

5.27 Leica Geosystems AG

6.0 5G Smart Antenna Market Analysis and Forecasts

6.1 Global 5G Smart Antenna Market 2025 - 2030

6.1.1 Total 5G Smart Antenna Market

6.1.2 5G Smart Antennas by Frequency Range

6.1.3 5G Smart Antennas by Network Type

6.1.4 5G Smart Antennas by Antenna Type

6.1.5 5G Smart Antennas by Connectivity System

6.1.6 5G Smart Antenna Market by Application

6.1.7 AI Embedded 5G Smart Antenna Market

6.1.8 5G Smart Antenna Market in IoT

6.2 Regional 5G Smart Antenna Market 2025 - 2030

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