Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market Overview 

The Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market size is estimated to reach $568.1 Million by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 13.1% over the forecast period of 2021-2026.

Drones with cellular connections use the cellular network for locating, navigation, and communication. The use of cellular networks to operate drones is a critical enabler for expanding Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations at a larger scale while keeping operational costs low by leveraging existing network infrastructure.

Cellular-enabled drones give real-time situational awareness. When paired with cutting-edge technologies like computer vision, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things, they open up new avenues for creating fully autonomous drone systems.

Impact of COVID-19 on Cellular-Connected Drone Market

The cellular connection of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or 'drones 'provided the most flexibility in remote pandemic management. These increasingly helpful gadgets are now being used to carry test samples and medical supplies, do temperature checks, sterilize public places, broadcast safety notices, and more – and they are being utilized to combat coronavirus all across the world.

Key Takeaways from Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market Report:

• Evaluate market potential through analyzing growth rates (CAGR %), Volume (Units), and Value ($M) data given at country level – for type, Range, component, end-users, applications, and by different industries verticals. Understand the market dynamics – key driving factors, challenges, and hidden opportunities.
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• Get a quick outlook on the market entropy – M&As, deals, partnerships, product launches of all key players for the past 4 years. 
• Evaluate the supply-demand gaps, import-export statistics, and regulatory landscape for more than the top 20 countries globally for the market.

Market Dynamics

Driver:

Enabling Long-Range BVLOS Drones Operations Cost-Effectively drives the market demand

BVLOS offers a wide range of applications and is inexpensive. It allows service providers to carry out complicated drone operations and enable drones to fly without human intervention. Drones must first become "airworthy" to get there. BVLOS flights are mainly used to inventory infrastructure, monitor broad areas, and create orthophoto maps.

Challenge:

Lack of Network Coverage in Rural Areas is set to limit the market growth.

Aerial UEs cause minimal network interference, lowering the MCS class of ground-level UEs and increasing their transmission power marginally. However, because of the higher PRB quantity per user equipment, the resulting data rates are essentially the same as operating in the same cell (UE).

This impact is analogous to a ground-level UE switching cell to another cell in the cell edge area. Furthermore, ground-level cell edge area UE performs worse when drones are used than a UE near the serving cell antenna. Nonetheless, two drones in the air with smartphones linked to them have no significant impact on the throughput of conventional ground-level UEs, although they do raise resources used marginally.

By Range, the market for BVLOS is estimated to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period.

Based on Product, Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market is segmented into BVLOS and VLOS. BVLOS dominated the market in 2020 and is also the fastest-growing, with a CAGR of 14.4% over 2021-2026.

It is owing to increasing use for last-mile drone delivery, which is boosting the autonomous BVLOS drones market in the civil and commercial sector, which is expected to propel the segment to register a higher CAGR during the forecast period.

North America to account for the largest market share during the forecast period.

The Asia Pacific dominated the Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market with 34% in 2020. It is owing to the majority of players located in the Asia Pacific

However, North America is the fastest-growing over 2021-2026.

Key Market Players

Key Players in the Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market consist of 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.

Report Coverage and Scope:

The report "Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market" by Research Informatic covers an in-depth detailed analysis for the following segment, which are covered under the scope.

By Type

• Rotor Wings

• Single Rotor
• Multi-Rotor
• Fixed Wing
• Fixed-wing VTOL

By Range

• Visual Line of Sight (VLOS)
• Beyond Line of Sight (BVLOS)

By Components

• Hardware

• Camera
• Sensors
• Navigation and Control System
• Communication System
• LiDAr
• Power Source
• Others
• Software

By End-User

• Commercials

• Logistics and Transport
• Oil & Gas
• Construction
• Healthcare
• Agriculture
• Retail & Food
• Energy & Power
• Government
• Law Enforcement
• Homeland Security
• Consumer
• Prosumer
• Hobbyist

By Applications

• Inspection and Monitoring
• Surveying and Mapping
• Search and Rescue
• Remote Sensing
• Product Delivery
• Border Management
• Photography and Film Production
• Others

Geography

• North America
• Europe
• APAC
• RoW

Chapter 1 Cellular-Connected Drone Market Overview

1.1 Product Overview and Scope of Cellular-Connected Drone

1.2 Cellular-Connected Drone Market Segmentation By Type

1.2.1 Rotor Wings

1.2.2 Fixed Wing

1.2.3 Fixed-wing VTOL

1.3 Cellular-Connected Drone Market Segmentation By End User

1.3.1 Commercials

1.3.2 Government

1.3.3 Consumer

1.4 Cellular-Connected Drone Market Segmentation by Regions

1.4.1 North America

1.4.2 China

1.4.3 Europe

1.4.4 Southeast Asia

1.4.5 Japan

1.4.6 India

1.5 Global Market Size (Value) of Cellular-Connected Drone (2015-2027)

Chapter 2 Global Economic Impact on Cellular-Connected Drone Industry

2.1 Global Macroeconomic Environment Analysis

2.1.1 Global Macroeconomic Analysis

2.1.2 Global Macroeconomic Environment Development Trend

2.2 Global Macroeconomic Environment Analysis by Regions

Chapter 3 Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market Competition by Manufacturers

3.1 Global Cellular-Connected Drone Production and Share by Manufacturers (2021 and 2021)

3.2 Global Cellular-Connected Drone Revenue and Share by Manufacturers (2021 and 2021)

3.3 Global Cellular-Connected Drone Average Price by Manufacturers (2021 and 2021)

3.4 Manufacturers Cellular-Connected Drone Manufacturing Base Distribution, Production Area and Product Type

3.5 Cellular-Connected Drone Market Competitive Situation and Trends

3.5.1 Cellular-Connected Drone Market Concentration Rate

3.5.2 Cellular-Connected Drone Market Share of Top 3 and Top 5 Manufacturers

3.5.3 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion

Chapter 4 Global Cellular-Connected Drone Production, Revenue (Value) by Region (2015-2021)

4.1 Global Cellular-Connected Drone Production by Region (2015-2021)

4.2 Global Cellular-Connected Drone Production Market Share by Region (2015-2021)

4.3 Global Cellular-Connected Drone Revenue (Value) and Market Share by Region (2015-2021)

4.4 Global Cellular-Connected Drone Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2015-2021)

4.5 North America Cellular-Connected Drone Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2015-2021)

4.6 Europe Cellular-Connected Drone Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2015-2021)

4.7 China Cellular-Connected Drone Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2015-2021)

4.8 Japan Cellular-Connected Drone Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2015-2021)

4.9 Southeast Asia Cellular-Connected Drone Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2015-2021)

4.10 India Cellular-Connected Drone Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2015-2021)

Chapter 5 Global Cellular-Connected Drone Supply (Production), Consumption, Export, Import by Regions (2015-2021)

5.1 Global Cellular-Connected Drone Consumption by Regions (2015-2021)

5.2 North America Cellular-Connected Drone Production, Consumption, Export, Import by Regions (2015-2021)

5.3 Europe Cellular-Connected Drone Production, Consumption, Export, Import by Regions (2015-2021)

5.4 China Cellular-Connected Drone Production, Consumption, Export, Import by Regions (2015-2021)

5.5 Japan Cellular-Connected Drone Production, Consumption, Export, Import by Regions (2015-2021)

5.6 Southeast Asia Cellular-Connected Drone Production, Consumption, Export, Import by Regions (2015-2021)

5.7 India Cellular-Connected Drone Production, Consumption, Export, Import by Regions (2015-2021)

Chapter 6 Global Cellular-Connected Drone Production, Revenue (Value), Price Trend by Type

6.1 Global Cellular-Connected Drone Production and Market Share by Type (2015-2021)

6.2 Global Cellular-Connected Drone Revenue and Market Share by Type (2015-2021)

6.3 Global Cellular-Connected Drone Price by Type (2015-2021)

6.4 Global Cellular-Connected Drone Production Growth by Type (2015-2021)

Chapter 7 Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market Analysis by Application

7.1 Global Cellular-Connected Drone Consumption and Market Share by Application (2015-2021)

7.2 Global Cellular-Connected Drone Consumption Growth Rate by Application (2015-2021)

7.3 Market Drivers and Opportunities

7.3.1 Potential Applications

7.3.2 Emerging Markets/Countries

Chapter 8 Cellular-Connected Drone Manufacturing Cost Analysis

8.1 Cellular-Connected Drone Key Raw Materials Analysis

8.1.1 Key Raw Materials

8.1.2 Price Trend of Key Raw Materials

8.1.3 Key Suppliers of Raw Materials

8.1.4 Market Concentration Rate of Raw Materials

8.2 Proportion of Manufacturing Cost Structure

8.2.1 Raw Materials

8.2.2 Labour Cost

8.2.3 Manufacturing Expenses

8.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Cellular-Connected Drone 

Chapter 9 Industrial Chain, Sourcing Strategy and Downstream Buyers

9.1 Cellular-Connected Drone Industrial Chain Analysis

9.2 Upstream Raw Materials Sourcing

9.3 Raw Materials Sources of Cellular-Connected Drone Major Manufacturers in 2021

9.4 Downstream Buyers

Chapter 10 Marketing Strategy Analysis, Distributors/Traders

10.1 Marketing Channel

10.1.1 Direct Marketing

10.1.2 Indirect Marketing

10.1.3 Marketing Channel Development Trend

10.2 Market Positioning

10.2.1 Pricing Strategy

10.2.2 Brand Strategy

10.2.3 Target Client

10.3 Distributors/Traders List

Chapter 11 Market Effect Factors Analysis

11.1 Technology Progress/Risk

11.1.1 Substitutes Threat

11.1.2 Technology Progress in Related Industry

11.2 Consumer Needs/Customer Preference Change

11.3 Economic/Political Environmental Change

Chapter 12 Global Cellular-Connected Drone Market Forecast (2021-2027)

12.1 Global Cellular-Connected Drone Production, Revenue Forecast (2021-2027)

12.2 Global Cellular-Connected Drone Production, Consumption Forecast by Regions (2021-2027)

12.3 Global Cellular-Connected Drone Production Forecast by Type (2021-2027)

12.4 Global Cellular-Connected Drone Consumption Forecast by Application (2021-2027)

12.5 Cellular-Connected Drone Price Forecast (2021-2027)

Chapter 13 Appendix