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NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Industry Research Report 2026
Market perspective
The global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips market was valued at US$ million in 2025 and is projected to reach US$ million by 2032, implying a CAGR of % over 2026–2032.
The North America market for NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips is forecast to increase from US$ million in 2026 to US$ million by 2032, corresponding to a CAGR of % over 2026–2032.
The Europe market for NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips is projected to rise from US$ million in 2026 to US$ million by 2032, registering a CAGR of % over 2026–2032.
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The Asia Pacific market for NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips is expected to grow from US$ million in 2026 to US$ million by 2032, at a CAGR of % over 2026–2032.
Leading global manufacturers of NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips include , among others. In 2025, the top three vendors together accounted for approximately % of global revenue.
Report Scope
This report quantifies the global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips market in revenue (US$ million) and, where applicable, sales volume (k units), using 2025 as the base year and providing annual historical and forecast data for 2021–2032.
It standardizes definitions of types and applications, harmonizes vendor attribution, and presents comparable time series by company, type, application, and region/country, including indicative price bands (US$/k units) and concentration ratios (CR5/CR10).
The outputs are intended to support strategy development, budgeting, and performance benchmarking for manufacturers, new entrants, channel partners, and investors; the report also reviews technology shifts and notable product introductions relevant to NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section profiles leading manufacturers, combining 2021–2025 results with a 2026–2032 outlook. It reports revenue, market share, price bands, product and application mix, regional and channel mix, and key developments (M&A, capacity additions, certifications). It also provides global revenue, average price, and—where applicable—sales volume by manufacturer, and calculates CR5/CR10 and rank changes to support comparative benchmarking.
NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Market by Company
Snapdragon
Hisilicon
RDA
Sanechips
Intel
Altair
Sequans
Nordic
GCT
MTK
SIMPLIGHT
MARVELL
NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Segment by Type
LTE Category M
NB-IoT
NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Segment by Application
Utilities
Smart City
Consumer Electronics
Logistics Transportation
Agriculture and Environment
NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Segment by Region
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries
Key Drivers & Barriers
High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.
Reasons to Buy This Report
1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Research objectives, research methods, data sources, data cross-validation;
Chapter 2: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (by region, product type, application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips manufacturers competitive landscape, price, production and value market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product production/output, value, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 5: Production/output, value of NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips by region/country. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region in the next six years.
Chapter 6: Consumption of NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips in regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and production of each country in the world.
Chapter 7: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 8: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 9: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 10: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 11: The main points and conclusions of the report.
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Scope & coverage.
Types
- LTE Category M
- NB-IoT
Applications
- Utilities
- Smart City
- Consumer Electronics
- Logistics Transportation
- Agriculture and Environment
Companies covered
- Snapdragon
- Hisilicon
- RDA
- Sanechips
- Intel
- Altair
- Sequans
- Nordic
- GCT
- MTK
- SIMPLIGHT
- MARVELL
Inside the report.
1 Preface
- 1.1 Scope of Report
- 1.2 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 1.3 Research Methodology
- 1.4 Research Process
- 1.5 Data Source
- 1.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 1.5.2 Primary Sources
2 Market Overview
- 2.1 Product Definition
- 2.2 NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips by Type
- 2.2.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.2.2 LTE Category M
- 2.2.3 NB-IoT
- 2.3 NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips by Application
- 2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.3.2 Utilities
- 2.3.3 Smart City
- 2.3.4 Consumer Electronics
- 2.3.5 Logistics Transportation
- 2.3.6 Agriculture and Environment
- 2.4 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 2.4.1 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.2 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production Capacity Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.3 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.4 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Market Average Price (2021-2032)
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Manufacturers
- 3.1 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production Value by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Average Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Industry Manufacturers Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Key Manufacturers, Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Manufacturers Established Date
- 3.8 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.9 Global Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisition
4 Manufacturers Profiled
- 4.1 Snapdragon
- 4.1.1 Snapdragon NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Company Information
- 4.1.2 Snapdragon NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Business Overview
- 4.1.3 Snapdragon NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.1.4 Snapdragon Product Portfolio
- 4.1.5 Snapdragon Recent Developments
- 4.2 Hisilicon
- 4.2.1 Hisilicon NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Company Information
- 4.2.2 Hisilicon NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Business Overview
- 4.2.3 Hisilicon NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.2.4 Hisilicon Product Portfolio
- 4.2.5 Hisilicon Recent Developments
- 4.3 RDA
- 4.3.1 RDA NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Company Information
- 4.3.2 RDA NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Business Overview
- 4.3.3 RDA NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3.4 RDA Product Portfolio
- 4.3.5 RDA Recent Developments
- 4.4 Sanechips
- 4.4.1 Sanechips NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Company Information
- 4.4.2 Sanechips NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Business Overview
- 4.4.3 Sanechips NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.4.4 Sanechips Product Portfolio
- 4.4.5 Sanechips Recent Developments
- 4.5 Intel
- 4.5.1 Intel NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Company Information
- 4.5.2 Intel NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Business Overview
- 4.5.3 Intel NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.5.4 Intel Product Portfolio
- 4.5.5 Intel Recent Developments
- 4.6 Altair
- 4.6.1 Altair NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Company Information
- 4.6.2 Altair NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Business Overview
- 4.6.3 Altair NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.6.4 Altair Product Portfolio
- 4.6.5 Altair Recent Developments
- 4.7 Sequans
- 4.7.1 Sequans NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Company Information
- 4.7.2 Sequans NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Business Overview
- 4.7.3 Sequans NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.7.4 Sequans Product Portfolio
- 4.7.5 Sequans Recent Developments
- 4.8 Nordic
- 4.8.1 Nordic NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Company Information
- 4.8.2 Nordic NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Business Overview
- 4.8.3 Nordic NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.8.4 Nordic Product Portfolio
- 4.8.5 Nordic Recent Developments
- 4.9 GCT
- 4.9.1 GCT NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Company Information
- 4.9.2 GCT NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Business Overview
- 4.9.3 GCT NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.9.4 GCT Product Portfolio
- 4.9.5 GCT Recent Developments
- 4.10 MTK
- 4.10.1 MTK NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Company Information
- 4.10.2 MTK NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Business Overview
- 4.10.3 MTK NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.10.4 MTK Product Portfolio
- 4.10.5 MTK Recent Developments
- 4.11 SIMPLIGHT
- 4.11.1 SIMPLIGHT NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Company Information
- 4.11.2 SIMPLIGHT NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Business Overview
- 4.11.3 SIMPLIGHT NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.11.4 SIMPLIGHT Product Portfolio
- 4.11.5 SIMPLIGHT Recent Developments
- 4.12 MARVELL
- 4.12.1 MARVELL NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Company Information
- 4.12.2 MARVELL NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Business Overview
- 4.12.3 MARVELL NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.12.4 MARVELL Product Portfolio
- 4.12.5 MARVELL Recent Developments
5 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production by Region
- 5.1 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.2 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.2.1 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.2.2 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production Value Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.4 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production Value by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.4.1 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production Value by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.4.2 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production Value Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.5 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Market Price Analysis by Region (2021-2026)
- 5.6 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production and Value, YOY Growth
- 5.6.1 North America NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.2 Europe NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.3 China NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.4 Japan NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.5 South Korea NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
6 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Consumption by Region
- 6.1 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Consumption Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.2 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Consumption by Region (2021-2032)
- 6.2.1 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Consumption by Region: 2021-2026
- 6.2.2 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Forecasted Consumption by Region (2027-2032)
- 6.3 North America
- 6.3.1 North America NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.3.2 North America NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.3.3 United States
- 6.3.4 Canada
- 6.3.5 Mexico
- 6.4 Europe
- 6.4.1 Europe NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.4.2 Europe NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.4.3 Germany
- 6.4.4 France
- 6.4.5 U.K.
- 6.4.6 Italy
- 6.4.7 Russia
- 6.4.8 Spain
- 6.4.9 Netherlands
- 6.4.10 Switzerland
- 6.4.11 Sweden
- 6.4.12 Poland
- 6.5 Asia Pacific
- 6.5.1 Asia Pacific NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.5.2 Asia Pacific NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.5.3 China
- 6.5.4 Japan
- 6.5.5 South Korea
- 6.5.6 India
- 6.5.7 Australia
- 6.5.8 Taiwan
- 6.5.9 Southeast Asia
- 6.6 South America, Middle East & Africa
- 6.6.1 South America, Middle East & Africa NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.6.2 South America, Middle East & Africa NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.6.3 Brazil
- 6.6.4 Argentina
- 6.6.5 Chile
- 6.6.6 Turkey
- 6.6.7 GCC Countries
7 Segment by Type
- 7.1 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.1.1 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production by Type (2021-2032) & (k units)
- 7.1.2 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.2 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production Value by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.2.1 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production Value by Type (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 7.2.2 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production Value Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.3 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Price by Type (2021-2032)
8 Segment by Application
- 8.1 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.1.1 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production by Application (2021-2032) & (k units)
- 8.1.2 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production Value by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2.1 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production Value by Application (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 8.2.2 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production Value Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.3 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Price by Application (2021-2032)
9 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis of the Market
- 9.1 NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Value Chain Analysis
- 9.1.1 NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Key Raw Materials
- 9.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 9.1.3 NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Production Mode & Process
- 9.2 NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Sales Channels Analysis
- 9.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 9.2.2 NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Distributors
- 9.2.3 NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Customers
10 Global NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Analyzing Market Dynamics
- 10.1 NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Industry Trends
- 10.2 NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Industry Drivers
- 10.3 NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 10.4 NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) Chips Industry Restraints
11 Report Conclusion
12 Disclaimer
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