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Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Industry Research Report 2026
Market perspective
The global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset 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 Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset 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 Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset 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 Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset 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 Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset include , among others. In 2025, the top three vendors together accounted for approximately % of global revenue.
Report Scope
This report quantifies the global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset 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 Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset.
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.
Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Market by Company
RDA (China)
MediaTek (Taiwan)
Huawei (China)
Qualcomm (US)
Samsung (South Korea)
Nordic Semiconductor (Norway)
Altair Semiconductor (Sony) (Israel)
Cheerzing (China)
Sercomm (Taiwan)
SIMCom (China)
Sequans Communications (France)
Sierra Wireless (Canada)
u-blox (Switzerland)
ZTE (China)
Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Segment by Type
Smart Meters
Smart Parking
Smart Street lighting
Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Segment by Application
Energy & Utilities
Infrastructure
Building Automation
Others
Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset 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 Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset 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 Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset 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 Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset.
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 Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset 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 Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset 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 Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset 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
- Smart Meters
- Smart Parking
- Smart Street lighting
Applications
- Energy & Utilities
- Infrastructure
- Building Automation
- Others
Companies covered
- RDA (China)
- MediaTek (Taiwan)
- Huawei (China)
- Qualcomm (US)
- Samsung (South Korea)
- Nordic Semiconductor (Norway)
- Altair Semiconductor (Sony) (Israel)
- Cheerzing (China)
- Sercomm (Taiwan)
- SIMCom (China)
- Sequans Communications (France)
- Sierra Wireless (Canada)
- u-blox (Switzerland)
- ZTE (China)
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 Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset by Type
- 2.2.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.2.2 Smart Meters
- 2.2.3 Smart Parking
- 2.2.4 Smart Street lighting
- 2.3 Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset by Application
- 2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.3.2 Energy & Utilities
- 2.3.3 Infrastructure
- 2.3.4 Building Automation
- 2.3.5 Others
- 2.4 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 2.4.1 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.2 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production Capacity Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.3 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.4 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Market Average Price (2021-2032)
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Manufacturers
- 3.1 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production Value by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Average Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Industry Manufacturers Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Key Manufacturers, Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Manufacturers Established Date
- 3.8 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.9 Global Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisition
4 Manufacturers Profiled
- 4.1 RDA (China)
- 4.1.1 RDA (China) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Company Information
- 4.1.2 RDA (China) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Business Overview
- 4.1.3 RDA (China) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.1.4 RDA (China) Product Portfolio
- 4.1.5 RDA (China) Recent Developments
- 4.2 MediaTek (Taiwan)
- 4.2.1 MediaTek (Taiwan) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Company Information
- 4.2.2 MediaTek (Taiwan) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Business Overview
- 4.2.3 MediaTek (Taiwan) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.2.4 MediaTek (Taiwan) Product Portfolio
- 4.2.5 MediaTek (Taiwan) Recent Developments
- 4.3 Huawei (China)
- 4.3.1 Huawei (China) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Company Information
- 4.3.2 Huawei (China) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Business Overview
- 4.3.3 Huawei (China) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3.4 Huawei (China) Product Portfolio
- 4.3.5 Huawei (China) Recent Developments
- 4.4 Qualcomm (US)
- 4.4.1 Qualcomm (US) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Company Information
- 4.4.2 Qualcomm (US) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Business Overview
- 4.4.3 Qualcomm (US) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.4.4 Qualcomm (US) Product Portfolio
- 4.4.5 Qualcomm (US) Recent Developments
- 4.5 Samsung (South Korea)
- 4.5.1 Samsung (South Korea) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Company Information
- 4.5.2 Samsung (South Korea) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Business Overview
- 4.5.3 Samsung (South Korea) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.5.4 Samsung (South Korea) Product Portfolio
- 4.5.5 Samsung (South Korea) Recent Developments
- 4.6 Nordic Semiconductor (Norway)
- 4.6.1 Nordic Semiconductor (Norway) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Company Information
- 4.6.2 Nordic Semiconductor (Norway) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Business Overview
- 4.6.3 Nordic Semiconductor (Norway) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.6.4 Nordic Semiconductor (Norway) Product Portfolio
- 4.6.5 Nordic Semiconductor (Norway) Recent Developments
- 4.7 Altair Semiconductor (Sony) (Israel)
- 4.7.1 Altair Semiconductor (Sony) (Israel) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Company Information
- 4.7.2 Altair Semiconductor (Sony) (Israel) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Business Overview
- 4.7.3 Altair Semiconductor (Sony) (Israel) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.7.4 Altair Semiconductor (Sony) (Israel) Product Portfolio
- 4.7.5 Altair Semiconductor (Sony) (Israel) Recent Developments
- 4.8 Cheerzing (China)
- 4.8.1 Cheerzing (China) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Company Information
- 4.8.2 Cheerzing (China) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Business Overview
- 4.8.3 Cheerzing (China) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.8.4 Cheerzing (China) Product Portfolio
- 4.8.5 Cheerzing (China) Recent Developments
- 4.9 Sercomm (Taiwan)
- 4.9.1 Sercomm (Taiwan) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Company Information
- 4.9.2 Sercomm (Taiwan) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Business Overview
- 4.9.3 Sercomm (Taiwan) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.9.4 Sercomm (Taiwan) Product Portfolio
- 4.9.5 Sercomm (Taiwan) Recent Developments
- 4.10 SIMCom (China)
- 4.10.1 SIMCom (China) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Company Information
- 4.10.2 SIMCom (China) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Business Overview
- 4.10.3 SIMCom (China) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.10.4 SIMCom (China) Product Portfolio
- 4.10.5 SIMCom (China) Recent Developments
- 4.11 Sequans Communications (France)
- 4.11.1 Sequans Communications (France) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Company Information
- 4.11.2 Sequans Communications (France) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Business Overview
- 4.11.3 Sequans Communications (France) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.11.4 Sequans Communications (France) Product Portfolio
- 4.11.5 Sequans Communications (France) Recent Developments
- 4.12 Sierra Wireless (Canada)
- 4.12.1 Sierra Wireless (Canada) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Company Information
- 4.12.2 Sierra Wireless (Canada) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Business Overview
- 4.12.3 Sierra Wireless (Canada) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.12.4 Sierra Wireless (Canada) Product Portfolio
- 4.12.5 Sierra Wireless (Canada) Recent Developments
- 4.13 u-blox (Switzerland)
- 4.13.1 u-blox (Switzerland) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Company Information
- 4.13.2 u-blox (Switzerland) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Business Overview
- 4.13.3 u-blox (Switzerland) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.13.4 u-blox (Switzerland) Product Portfolio
- 4.13.5 u-blox (Switzerland) Recent Developments
- 4.14 ZTE (China)
- 4.14.1 ZTE (China) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Company Information
- 4.14.2 ZTE (China) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Business Overview
- 4.14.3 ZTE (China) Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.14.4 ZTE (China) Product Portfolio
- 4.14.5 ZTE (China) Recent Developments
5 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production by Region
- 5.1 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.2 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.2.1 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.2.2 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production Value Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.4 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production Value by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.4.1 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production Value by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.4.2 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production Value Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.5 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Market Price Analysis by Region (2021-2026)
- 5.6 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production and Value, YOY Growth
- 5.6.1 North America Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.2 Europe Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.3 China Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.4 Japan Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.5 South Korea Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
6 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Consumption by Region
- 6.1 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Consumption Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.2 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Consumption by Region (2021-2032)
- 6.2.1 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Consumption by Region: 2021-2026
- 6.2.2 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Forecasted Consumption by Region (2027-2032)
- 6.3 North America
- 6.3.1 North America Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.3.2 North America Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset 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 Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.4.2 Europe Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset 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 Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.5.2 Asia Pacific Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset 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 Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.6.2 South America, Middle East & Africa Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset 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 Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.1.1 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production by Type (2021-2032) & (k units)
- 7.1.2 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.2 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production Value by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.2.1 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production Value by Type (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 7.2.2 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production Value Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.3 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Price by Type (2021-2032)
8 Segment by Application
- 8.1 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.1.1 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production by Application (2021-2032) & (k units)
- 8.1.2 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production Value by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2.1 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production Value by Application (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 8.2.2 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production Value Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.3 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Price by Application (2021-2032)
9 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis of the Market
- 9.1 Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Value Chain Analysis
- 9.1.1 Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Key Raw Materials
- 9.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 9.1.3 Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Production Mode & Process
- 9.2 Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Sales Channels Analysis
- 9.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 9.2.2 Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Distributors
- 9.2.3 Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Customers
10 Global Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Analyzing Market Dynamics
- 10.1 Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Industry Trends
- 10.2 Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Industry Drivers
- 10.3 Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 10.4 Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Chipset Industry Restraints
11 Report Conclusion
12 Disclaimer
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