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1.1   Evolution of Cellular-Connected Drones
1.2   Comparative Analysis of Drone Connectivity (Radio vs. Cellular vs. SATCOM)
1.3   Use Cases of Cellular-Connected Drones
1.3.1   Anti-Fire Cellular-Connected Drones to Fight Forest Fires
1.3.2   Smart Drone Fleet Management by Remote Tracking
1.3.3   Communication Services Using LTE or 5G network for Industrial Drone Applications
1.3.4   Crop Monitoring and Nutrition Management in Agriculture Sector
1.3.5   Maintenance and Inspection of Construction Sites with Previous Data Record
1.3.6   Using Cellular Networks to Manage Unmanned Air Vehicle Traffic
1.4   Revenue Generation Model of Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market
1.5   Readiness Matrix
1.6   Supply Chain Analysis
1.7   Policy and Regulatory Initiatives
1.8   Telecom Operators Revenue Stream in AI and Analytics Market

2.1   Market Drivers
2.1.1   Enabling Long-Range BVLOS Drones Operations Cost-Effectively
2.1.2   Increasing Demand for Same-Day Drone Delivery
2.1.3   Increasing Investments in the Developments of Smart Cities
2.1.4   Introduction of 5G Technology
2.2   Market Challenges
2.2.1   Lack of Network Coverage in Rural Areas
2.2.2   Security Issues in Communication Channels
2.3   Market Opportunities
2.3.1   New Opportunity for Telecom Service Providers in Software and Cloud Services
2.3.2   Market for IoT solutions and Drone Data Analytics

3.1   Key Strategies and Developments
3.1.1   New Product Development and Testing
3.1.2   Partnerships, Agreements, and Contracts
3.1.3   Mergers, Acquisitions, and Collaborations
3.1.4   Other Developments

4.1 Assumptions and Limitations
4.2 Market Overview

5.1   Market Overview
5.2   Rotor Wing
5.2.1 Single Rotor
5.2.2 Multi-Rotor
5.3   Fixed Wing
5.4   Fixed-Wing VTOL

6.1   Market Overview
6.2   Visual Line of Sight (VLOS)
6.3   Beyond Line of Sight (BVLOS)

7.1   Market Overview
7.2   Hardware
7.2.1   Camera
7.2.2   Sensor
7.2.3   Navigation and Control System
7.2.4   Communication System
7.2.5   LiDAR
7.2.6   Power Source
7.2.7   Others
7.3   Software

8.1   Market Overview
8.2   Commercial
8.2.1   Logistics and Transport
8.2.2   Oil & Gas
8.2.3   Construction
8.2.4   Healthcare
8.2.5   Agriculture
8.2.6   Retail & Food
8.2.7   Energy & Power
8.3   Government
8.3.1   Law Enforcement
8.3.2   Homeland Security
8.4   Consumer
8.4.1   Prosumer
8.4.2   Hobbyist

9.1   Market Overview
9.2   Inspection and Monitoring
9.3   Surveying and Mapping
9.4   Search and Rescue
9.5   Remote Sensing
9.6   Product Delivery
9.7   Border Management
9.8   Photography and Film Production
9.9   Others

10.1   Market Overview
10.2   North America
10.2.1   North America Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Type)
10.2.2   North America Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by End User)
10.2.2.1   Commercial Cellular-Connected Drone Market
10.2.2.2   Government Cellular-Connected Drone Market
10.2.2.3   Consumer Cellular-Connected Drone Market
10.2.3   North America Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Country)
10.3   Europe
10.3.1   Europe Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Type)
10.3.2   Europe Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by End User)
10.3.2.1   Commercial Cellular-Connected Drone Market
10.3.2.2   Government Cellular-Connected Drone Market
10.3.2.3   Consumer Cellular-Connected Drone Market
10.3.3   Europe Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Country)
10.4   Asia-Pacific
10.4.1   Asia-Pacific Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Type)
10.4.2   Asia-Pacific Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by End User)
10.4.2.1   Commercial Cellular-Connected Drone Market
10.4.2.2   Government Cellular-Connected Drone Market
10.4.2.3   Consumer Cellular-Connected Drone Market
10.4.3   Asia-Pacific Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Country)
10.5   Rest-of-the-World
10.5.1   Rest-of-the-World Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Type)
10.5.2   Rest-of-the-World Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by End User)
10.5.2.1   Commercial Cellular-Connected Drone Market
10.5.2.2   Government Cellular-Connected Drone Market
10.5.2.3   Consumer Cellular-Connected Drone Market
10.5.3   Rest-of-the-World Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Country)

11.1   Drone Manufactures/Operators
11.1.1   Airbus S.A.S
11.1.1.1   Company Overview
11.1.1.2   Role of Airbus S.A.S. in Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market
11.1.1.3   Financials
11.1.1.4   SWOT Analysis
11.1.2   XAG Drones
11.1.2.1   Company Overview
11.1.2.2   Role of XAG Drones in Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market
11.1.2.3   SWOT Analysis
11.1.3   Ehang
11.1.3.1   Company Overview
11.1.3.2   Role of Ehang in Global Cellular-Connected Drones Market
11.1.3.3   SWOT Analysis
11.1.4   DroneBase
11.1.4.1   Company Overview
11.1.4.2   Role of DroneBase in Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market
11.1.4.3   SWOT Analysis
11.1.5   Terra Drone
11.1.5.1   Company Overview
11.1.5.2   Role of Terra Drone in Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market
11.1.5.3   SWOT Analysis
11.1.6   Other Key Players
11.1.6.1   AirMap
11.1.6.2 Delair
11.1.6.3 DJI
11.1.6.4 Skyward (A Verizon Company)
11.2   Cellular Network Providers
11.2.1   Vodafone Group Plc
11.2.1.1   Company Overview
11.2.1.2   Role of Vodafone Group Plc in Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market
11.2.1.3   Overall Financials
11.2.1.4   SWOT Analysis
11.2.2   AT&T Inc.
11.2.2.1   Company Overview
11.2.2.2   Role of AT&T Inc. in Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market
11.2.2.3   Financials
11.2.2.4   SWOT Analysis
11.2.3   Verizon Communications Inc.
11.2.3.1   Company Overview
11.2.3.2   Role of Verizon Communications Inc. Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market
11.2.3.3   Overall Financials
11.2.3.4   SWOT Analysis
11.2.4   T-Mobile
11.2.4.1   Company Overview
11.2.4.2   Role of T-Mobile in Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market
11.2.4.3   Financials
11.2.4.4   SWOT Analysis
11.2.5   Telefonica
11.2.5.1   Company Overview
11.2.5.2   Role of Telefonica in Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market
11.2.5.3   Financials
11.2.5.4   SWOT Analysis
11.2.6   Other Key Players
11.2.6.1   Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
11.2.6.2 Cisco Systems Inc.
11.2.6.3 Rakuten Mobile, Inc.
11.3   Telecom Equipment Providers
11.3.1   Nokia
11.3.1.1   Company Overview
11.3.1.2   Role of Nokia in Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market
11.3.1.3   Financials
11.3.1.4   SWOT Analysis
11.3.2   Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
11.3.2.1   Company Overview
11.3.2.2   Role of Huawei Technologies in Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market
11.3.2.3   Financials
11.3.2.4   SWOT Analysis
11.3.3   Other Key Players
11.3.3.1   Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
11.3.3.2   Intel Corporation
11.3.3.3   Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
11.3.3.4   MediaTek Inc.
11.4   List of Emerging Companies

12.1 Scope of the Report
12.2 Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market Research Methodology

13.1 Related Reports

Table 1:   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Component), $Million, 2023 and 2030
Table 1.1:   Recent Advancements in the Cellular-Connected Drone Market
Table 1.2:   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market: Revenue Generation Model
Table 2.1:   Smart City Initiatives in European Cities
Table 3.1:   New Product Development by the Key Market Players, January 2017-July 2020
Table 3.2:   Partnerships, Agreements, and Contracts by the Key Market Players, January 2017-July 2020
Table 3.3:   Mergers, Acquisitions, and Collaborations by Key Market Players, January 2017-July 2020
Table 5.1:   Pros and Cons of Different Drone Types
Table 6.1:   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Component), $Million, 2023-2030
Table 6.2:   Global Cellular-Connected Drones Market for Hardware (by Component), $Million, 2023-2030
Table 8.1:   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by End User), $Million, 2023-2030
Table 8.2:   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Commercial End User), $Million, 2023-2030
Table 10.1:   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Region), $Million, 2023-2030
Table 10.2:   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Region), Units, 2023-2030
Table 10.3:   North America Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Type), $Million, 2023-2030
Table 10.4:   North America Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Type), Units, 2023-2030
Table 10.5:   Commercial Cellular-Connected Drone Market, $Million, 2023-2030
Table 10.6:   Government Cellular-Connected Drone Market, $Million, 2023-2030
Table 10.7:   Consumer Cellular-Connected Drone Market, $Million, 2023-2030
Table 10.8:   North America Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Country), $Million, 2023-2030
Table 10.9:   Europe Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Type), $Million, 2023-2030
Table 10.10:   Europe Cellular-Connected Drones Market (by Type), Units, 2023-2030
Table 10.11:   Commercial Cellular-Connected Drone Market, $Million, 2023-2030
Table 10.12:   Government Cellular-Connected Drone Market, $Million, 2023-2030
Table 10.13:   Consumer Cellular-Connected Drone Market, $Million, 2023-2030
Table 10.14:   Europe Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Country), Units, 2023-2030
Table 10.15:   Asia-Pacific Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Type), $Million, 2023-2030
Table 10.16:   Asia-Pacific Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Type), Units, 2023-2030
Table 10.17:   Commercial Cellular-Connected Drone Market, $Million, 2023-2030
Table 10.18:   Government Cellular-Connected Drone Market, $Million, 2023-2030
Table 10.19:   Consumer Cellular-Connected Drone Market, $Million, 2023-2030
Table 10.20:   Asia-Pacific Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Country), Units, 2023-2030
Table 10.21:   Rest-of-the-World Cellular-Connected Drones Market (by Type), $Million, 2023-2030
Table 10.22:   Rest-of-the-World Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Type), Units, 2023-2030
Table 10.23:   Commercial Cellular-Connected Drone Market, $Million, 2023-2030
Table 10.24:   Government Cellular-Connected Drone Market, $Million, 2023-2030
Table 10.25:   Consumer Cellular-Connected Drone Market, $Million, 2023-2030
Table 10.26:   Rest-of-the-World Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Country), Units, 2023-2030
Table 10.26:   List of Emerging Companies

Figure 1:   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market, $Million, 2023 and 2030
Figure 2:   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market, Units, 2023-2030
Figure 3:   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Type), $Million, 2023 and 2030
Figure 4:   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by End User), $Million, 2023 and 2030
Figure 5:   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Region), $Million, 2023
Figure 1.1:   Comparative Analysis of Drone Connectivity (Radio vs. Cellular vs. SATCOM)
Figure 1.2:   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market: Supply Chain Analysis
Figure 2.1:   Market Dynamics Snapshot
Figure 3.1:   Key Strategies Adopted by Market Players
Figure 3.2:   Percentage Share of Strategies Adopted by the Market Players, January 2017- July 2020
Figure 3.3:   New Product Development (by Company), January 2017-July 2020
Figure 3.4:   Partnerships, Agreements, and Contracts (by Company), January 2017- July 2020
Figure 3.5:   Mergers, Acquisitions, and Collaborations (by Company), January 2017- July 2020
Figure 3.4:   Other Developments by Key Market Players, January 2017-July 2020
Figure 4.1:   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market, $Million, 2023-2030
Figure 4.2:   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Volume), 2023-2030
Figure 5.1:   Classification of Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Drone Type)
Figure 5.2:   Global Cellular-Connected Drones Market (by Rotor Wing), $Million, 2023-2030
Figure 5.3:   Single Rotor Market (by Rotor Wing), $Million, 2023-2030
Figure 5.4:   Multi-Rotor Market (by Rotor Wing), $Million, 2023-2030
Figure 5.5:   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Fixed-Wing), $Million, 2023-2030
Figure 5.6:   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Fixed-Wing VTOL), $Million, 2023-2030
Figure 6.1:   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market (for VLOS operations), $Million, 2023-2030
Figure 6.2:   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market (for BVLOS operations), $Million, 2023-2030
Figure 7.1   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Component)
Figure 7.2:   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market for Software (by Component), $Million, 2023-2030
Figure 8.1:   Classification of Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by End User)
Figure 8.2:   Classification of Commercial Applications for the Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market
Figure 8.3:   Classification of Government Application for Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market
Figure 8.4:   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Government Application), $Million, 2023-2030
Figure 8.5:   Law Enforcement Market (by Government), $Million, 2023-2030
Figure 8.6:   Homeland Security Market (by Government), $Million, 2023-2030
Figure 8.7:   Global Consumer Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Prosumer), $Million, 2023-2030
Figure 8.8:   Global Consumer Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Hobbyist), $Million, 2023-2030
Figure 9.1:   Classification of Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Application)
Figure 9.2:   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Application), $Million, 2023-2030
Figure 9.3:   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Application), $Million, 2023-2030
Figure 9.4:   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Application), $Million, 2023-2030
Figure 9.5:   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Application), $Million, 2023-2030
Figure 9.6:   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Application), $Million, 2023-2030
Figure 9.7:   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Application), $Million, 2023-2030
Figure 9.8:   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Application), $Million) 2023-2030
Figure 9.9:   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Application), $Million, 2023-2030
Figure 10.1:   Classification of Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by Region)
Figure 10.2:   North America Cellular-Connected Drone Market, $Million, 2023-2030
Figure 10.3:   North America Cellular-Connected Drone Market, Units, 2023-2030
Figure 10.4:   North America Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by End User), $Million, 2023-2030
Figure 10.5:   Europe Cellular-Connected Drone Market, $Million, 2023-2030
Figure 10.6:   Europe Cellular-Connected Drone Market, Units, 2023-2030
Figure 10.7:   Europe Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by End User), $Million, 2023-2030
Figure 10.8:   Asia-Pacific Cellular-Connected Drone Market, $Million, 2023-2030
Figure 10.9:   Asia-Pacific Cellular-Connected Drone Market, Units, 2023-2030
Figure 10.10:   Asia-Pacific Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by End User), $Million, 2023-2030
Figure 10.11:   Rest-of-the-World Cellular-Connected Drone Market, $Million, 2023-2030
Figure 10.12:   Rest-of-the-World Cellular-Connected Drone Market, Units, 2023-2030
Figure 10.13:   Rest-of-the-World Cellular-Connected Drone Market (by End User), $Million, 2023-2030
Figure 11.1:   Airbus S.A.S. - Product Offerings
Figure 11.2:   Airbus S.A.S. – Financials, 2017-2019
Figure 11.3:   Airbus S.A.S. – Business Revenue Mix, 2017-2019
Figure 11.4:   Airbus S.A.S. – Region Revenue Mix, 2017-2019
Figure 11.5:   Airbus S.A.S.: R&D Expenditure, 2017-2019
Figure 11.6:   SWOT Analysis - Airbus S.A.S
Figure 11.7:   XAG Drones - Product Offerings
Figure 11.8:   SWOT Analysis - XAG Drones
Figure 11.9:   Ehang – Product Offerings
Figure 11.10:   SWOT Analysis - Ehang
Figure 11.11:   DroneBase –Service Offerings
Figure 11.12:   SWOT Analysis - DroneBase
Figure 11.13:   Terra Drone –Service Offerings
Figure 11.14:   SWOT Analysis - Terra Drone
Figure 11.15:   Vodafone Group Plc –Service Offerings
Figure 11.16:   Vodafone Group Plc – Overall Financials, 2018-2020
Figure 11.17:   Vodafone Group Plc – Region Revenue Mix, 2018-2020
Figure 11.18:   SWOT Analysis – Vodafone Group Plc
Figure 11.19:   AT&T Inc.: Product Portfolio
Figure 11.20:   AT&T Inc. – Financials, 2017-2019
Figure 11.21:   AT&T Inc. – Business Revenue Mix, 2017-2019
Figure 11.22:   AT&T Inc. – Region Revenue Mix, 2017-2019
Figure 11.23:   AT &T - SWOT Analysis
Figure 11.24:   Verizon Communications Inc. Major Solutions
Figure 11.25:   Verizon Communication Inc.– Overall Financials, 2017-2019
Figure 11.26:   Verizon Communication Inc – Business Revenue Mix, 2017-2019
Figure 11.27:   Verizon Communication Inc. - SWOT Analysis
Figure 11.28:   T-Mobile: Product Portfolio
Figure 11.29:   T-Mobile – Financials, 2017-2019
Figure 11.30:   T-Mobile – SWOT Analysis
Figure 11.31:   Telefonica: Product Portfolio
Figure 11.32:   Telefonica – Financials, 2017-2019
Figure 11.33:   Telefonica - SWOT Analysis
Figure 11.34:   Nokia- Product Offerings
Figure 11.35:   Nokia – Financials, 2017-2019
Figure 11.36:   Nokia - SWOT Analysis
Figure 11.37:   Huawei Technologies - Product Offerings
Figure 11.38:   Huawei Technologies – Financials, 2017-2019
Figure 11.39:   Huawei Technologies – Business Revenue Mix, 2018 and 2019
Figure 11.40:   Huawei Technologies – Region Revenue Mix, 2018-2019
Figure 11.41:   Huawei Technologies - SWOT Analysis
Figure 12.1:   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market Segmentation
Figure 12.2:   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market Research Methodology
Figure 12.3:   Data Triangulation
Figure 12.4:   Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approach:
Figure 12.5:   Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market Influencing Factors
Figure 12.6:   Assumptions and Limitations

Market Overview

Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market Forecast, 2023-2030

The global cellular-connected drone market is expected to witness static growth during the forecast period 2023-2030, due to the rising adoption of 5G and the need of real time positioning system. Cellular connected drones use cellular network for positioning, navigation, and communication of drones. Use of cellular networks to operate drone is a key enabler to rolling out Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations at a wider scale while keeping operating costs low, using the existing network infrastructure. Cellular operated drones provide real time situational analysis and when combined with innovative technologies such as computer vision, artificial intelligence, and IoT, it opens new gateway for the development of completely automated drone solutions.

According to BIS Research analysis, the global cellular-connected drone market is expected to generate $592.1 million in 2023 and is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 13.58%, during 2023-2030. Asia-Pacific is expected to dominate the global market in 2019, with China acquiring the most significant market share, globally. Also, Asia-Pacific and North America are expected to have higher growth rate compared to other regions during the forecast period, 2023-2030.

Report Description

Scope of the Cellular-Connected Drone Market

The Cellular-Connected Drone Market provides detailed market information for segmentation such as drone type, range of operation (BVLOS and VLOS), application, end user, and region. The purpose of this market analysis is to examine the cellular-connected Drone in terms of factors driving the market, trends, technological developments, and competitive benchmarking, among others.

The report further takes into consideration the market dynamics and the competitive landscape along with the detailed financial and product contribution of the key players operating in the market. While highlighting the key driving and restraining forces for this market, the report also provides a detailed study of the industry that is analyzed.

The Cellular-Connected Drone Market is segregated by region under four major regions, namely North America, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and Rest-of-the-World.

Key Companies in the Cellular-Connected Drone Market

The key market players in the cellular-connected drone market include Airbus SAS, AT&T Inc, China Mobile, Ericsson, Huawei Technologies, MediaTek, Nokia, Qualcomm, Samsung, T-Mobile , Verizon, ZTE Corporation, and start-ups like Drone Base, Ehang, Terra Drone , XAG Co., Ltd., among others.

Key Questions Answered in this Report:

•   What are the major trends in the global cellular-connected drone market across different regions?
•   Which are the players that are catering to the demand for cellular-connected drones, and how are they benchmarked against each other in different regions and countries?
•   What are the factors driving the growth of the cellular drone market during the forecast period of 2023-2030?
•   What are the new revenue pockets for the players operating in the drone/telecommunication industry?
•   How is the market expected to shape-up in the short term (2023-2025), medium term (2025-2027), and long term (2027-2030)?
•   What are the major challenges inhibiting the growth of the global cellular-connected drone market?
•   What are the major application areas anticipated to increase the demand for the cellular-connected drone market during the forecast period 2023-2030?
•   What is the estimated revenue to be generated in the global cellular-connected drone market in 2023?
•   Which end user of the cellular-connected drone market (commercial, government, and consumer) is expected to dominate the market in the forecast period?
•   What is the estimated revenue to be generated in the global cellular-connected drone market by end user in 2023, and what are the estimates by 2030?
•   Which cellular network provider/drone manufacturers/drone operators are expected to dominate the cellular-connected drone market in the coming years?
•   What is the estimated revenue to be generated by the global cellular-connected drone market across different regions (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest-of-the-World) in 2023, and what are the estimates by 2030?
•   Which are the key players in the global cellular-connected drone market, and what are the new strategies that are being adopted by them to dominate the industry?
•   What is the competitive strength of the key leading players in the cellular-connected drone market?