The Service Provided by The Global Over The Air Testing Market
Posted by Andrew Thomas on February 6th, 2019
The Over-The-Air (OTA) test testing is a mandated by regulating bodies, industrial bodies, standard organizations, and telecom carriers to test the speed, reliability, and safety of wireless devices to ensure optimum quality receiver and antenna performance.
According to research conducted by Netscribes, the global over the air testing market is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.13%, and generate global revenue of USD 1.77 Bn by 2023.
The adoption of smart devices and the growing penetration of internet of things (IoT) is going to propel the Global Over-The-Air testing market. Smart devices such as smart watches, medical devices and fitness wearable connected using wireless devices such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and cellular devices will fuel the growth of the OTA testing market. The trend of smart homes and smart cities is growing globally, which will increase the demand for smart connected devices, which will result in the rise of OTA testing of wireless devices to check their accessibility and reliability. Due to the increasing adoption of connected and autonomous cars, along with smart solutions in vehicles, OTA testing has seen a significant boost in the transportation and automotive sector. Introduction of emerging technologies such as 5g will positively impact the Global Over-The-Air testing market.
Some of the over the air measurement services are:
1. PTCRB and CTIA approved Testing
2. Total isotropic sensitivity
3. Intermediate Channel Degradation Sweep
4. Antennae testing, antennae characterization, antennae pattern measurement
5. Coexistence interference
Industries/ technologies that require the assistance of over the air testing:
1. Mobile phones
2. Laptops and tablets
3. Fleet management products
4. Traffic control systems
5. Utility management
6. Home automation and monitoring
7. Computing equipment
8. Vending machines
9. Other wireless products
The global over the air testing market can be segmented on the basis of technology, application, industry vertical, and region. On the basis of technology, the market is categorized into cellular, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Based on the application the market is segmented into mobile payment system, home automation, utility management product, traffic control system. The media and entertainment industry will hold the largest global over the air testing market share is expected to expand at a CAGR of 11.4% by 2023. Due to the increasing adoption of autonomous vehicles, there has been a significant boost in OTA testing in the automotive and transportation industry. Depending on the industry vertical, the market is bifurcated into aerospace & defense, automotive, healthcare, consumer electronics, logistics, and government.
According to research conducted by Netscribes, North America holds the largest share in the global over the air testing market due to massive government spending on IoT, followed by the Asia Pacific and Europe. The high usage of telecommunication devices like computers, laptops, and mobile phones is seen as a major reason for the growth in the Asia Pacific.
