Tv White Space Spectrum Market - Forecast(2024 - 2030)

TV White Space Spectrum Market Overview

TV White Space Spectrum Market is analysed to grow at a CAGR of 26.1% during the forecast 2022-2027, to reach $450.8 million by 2027. TV white space spectrum is the unused spectrum or frequencies that lie between the active frequencies of the very high frequency (VHF) and ultra-high frequency (UHF) spectrum. TV White space spectrum provides a wide range of end-use applications for digital audio broadcasting, urban connectivity, vehicle broadband access, and supreme smart grid networks connectivity. This wide range of applications of TV white space spectrum tends to drive its growth in the global market. White space is potentially available to support delivery of other services such as wireless broadband Internet. TV White space spectrum technology is presently focused on making use of unused spectrum in over-the-air television bands and adoption for smart grid applications which is anticipated to significantly drive its market growth during the forecast period. TV White space spectrum involves the transition of data from analogue to digital broadcasting which is carried out with the help of digital migration technology. This tend to boost its demands in telecommunication sector. Moreover, digital images are becoming large in size day-by-day which may cause problems in digital migration. The application of discrete cosine transform (DCT) in TV white space spectrum offers compressed form of digital images for quick migration which tends to drive its market growth for various connectivity applications.

Report Coverage

The report: “TV White Space Spectrum Industry Outlook – Forecast (2022-2027)”, by IndustryARC covers an in-depth analysis of the following segments of the TV White Space Spectrum Market.

By Component: Radios, Antennas, Cables, Power supplies, Backhaul and Services and Others.
By Devices: Fixed TV White Space Devices and Portable TV White Space Devices.
By Range: Medium range, Long range and Very long range.
By End-Use Applications: Rural Internet Access, Digital Audio Broadcasting, Urban Connectivity, Emergency & Public Safety, Smart Grid Networks, Transportation & Logistics, Vehicle Broadband Access, IoT & M2M and Others.
By Geography: North America(U.S., Canada and Mexico); Europe(U.K., Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Russia, Rest of Europe); APAC (China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia, Rest of APAC); South America(Brazil, Argentina, Rest of South America); RoW (Middle East & Africa).

Key Takeaways

• Increasing popularity of TV white space spectrum technology in smart grid applications across the globe is analysed to significantly drive the TV White Space Spectrum Market during the forecast period 2022-2027.

• Radios is analysed to hold significant share in 2021, owing to its importance in the working of TV white space spectrum technology as its acts as a base station and is responsible for long-range coverage for delivering point-to-multipoint connectivity. This features tend to uplift its market growth during the forecast period.

• Smart grid networks are expected to hold the highest market share in the forecast period among other end-use industries owing to the increasing adoption in the smart grid sector for providing middle-mile connectivity to facilitate smart and other smart grid solutions. 

• North America is analysed to hold the highest share in 2021, owing to the extensive application of TV white space spectrum technology in various infrastructural facilities. 

 Global TV White Space Spectrum Market Share, By Region, 2021 (%)

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TV White Space Spectrum Market Segment Analysis - By Device

By Device, the TV White Space Spectrum Market Report is segmented into Fixed TV White Space Devices and Portable TV White Space Devices. Portable TV White Space Spectrum devices is analysed to hold highest share 45.2% in 2021, owing to its availability in various portable devices such as laptops, Wi-Fi access points, tablets and smartphones. These devices generate a relatively small spectrum footprint and are allowed to operate in more places and on more channels than fixed devices. This tends to uplift its market growth as compared to Fixed TV White Space Devices.  According to Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) Mobile economy report 2021, there were approximately 5.2 billion unique mobile subscribers in 2020 which was forecasted to reach 5.7 billion by the end of 2025 among which smartphones accounted for 60% of the connections and it is expected that the number would reach approximately six billion in 2026, with an 80% share of smartphones. This increasing production of smartphones with Wi-Fi access points tend to create huge impact in the Portable TV white space devices market growth during the forecast period.

TV White Space Spectrum Market Segment Analysis - By End-Use Applications

By End-Use Applications, the TV White Space Spectrum Market Report is segmented into Rural Internet Access, Digital Audio Broadcasting, Urban Connectivity, Emergency & Public Safety, Smart Grid Networks, Transportation & Logistics, Vehicle Broadband Access, IoT & M2M and Others. Urban Connectivity is analysed to grow with the highest CAGR of 18.6% in the global TV white space spectrum market during the forecast period 2022-2027. In last few years, the production and sales of smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices has brought significant growth in the demand for wireless connectivity solutions. This huge growth in wireless usage has led to increased wireless data traffic across various parts of the world. This tend to bring significant growth in the demand of TV White space spectrum technology for urban connectivity as it offers several advantages compared to conventional Wi-Fi such as better coverage of about 35 km diameter due to their superior range and ability to penetrate obstacles such as trees, buildings, and rough terrains, further driving its market growth during the forecast period.

TV White Space Spectrum Market Segment Analysis – By Geography

North America is analysed to be the major region with a share of 35% in 2021 for the TV White Space Spectrum Market owing to the extensive application of TV white space spectrum technology in various infrastructural facilities such as urban connectivity, smart grid networks, transportation and logistics and many others. The growth of the TV white space spectrum market in North America region can be attributed to the adoption of TVWS spectrum regulations by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FCC has approved the usage of TVWS technology in the 470 to 698MHz spectrum band without causing interference to the existing TV channels. This has brought huge demand of TV White space spectrum technologies for various end-use applications such as urban connectivity, vehicle broadband access, transportation and logistics, and IoT & M2M, among others. Moreover, according to World Bank Reports, in 2020, urban population percent in North America elevated from 81% in 2017 to 82.5% in 2020 and is analyzed to grow during the forecast period. This increasing urban development will bring significant growth in the demand for high efficient urban connectivity solutions which will drive the TV white space spectrum market growth during the forecast period in this region.   

TV White Space Spectrum Market Drivers

Increasing popularity of TV white space spectrum (TVWS) technology in smart grid applications across the globe will enhance its market growth

Smart grid refers to the technology that brings utility electricity delivery systems using computer-based remote control and automation. These smart grids are expected to revolutionize the existing electricity grid by allowing two-way communications, thereby improving efficiency, reliability, and sustainability of generation, transmission, and distribution of electric power. However, there are several issues associated with these grids such as communication between the control center and smart metering installed at the customer premise. To overcome these issues, several companies are using TVWS based communication to provide middle-mile connectivity to facilitate smart metering and other smart grid solutions. For instance, Singapore is one of the first countries to deploy TVWS-based communication for various smart community projects. Through this TVWS communication network, the power grid control center helps to provide middle wire connectivity between control center and the smart metering at the customer base. Moreover, the U.S. DOT introduced a program named “Building on Beyond Traffic 2045” which has leveraged nearly $350 million in public and private funds for smart city and advanced transportation technologies. The Smart City Challenge provided a spark for cities looking to revolutionize their transportation systems to help improve people’s lives. These huge investments and adoption of TVWS spectrum technologies in smart grid sector tend to drive its market growth during the forecast period.

Increasing adoption of Super Wi-Fi to cover larger distances with the help of TVWS communications propels the TV White Space Spectrum Market

The increasing utilization of TVWS spectrum technology for improving the Internet connectivity in rural regions and intensive demand for low-cost broadband connectivity are the key factors driving the growth of TV white space spectrum market during the forecast period. With the advancement in technologies, leading market players of TVWS technologies are offering fixed wireless connectivity access across the globe due to increasing demand of high connectivity Wi-Fi. For instance, Adaptrum Inc., a global leader in simplifying the delivery of reliable Internet access to people, communities and machines anywhere in the world introduced an end-to-end fixed wireless solution for delivering high-speed broadband using TV White Space wireless technology by offering maximum performance when it comes to range, capacity and reliability. It is designed to offer 94% channel efficiency with up to 35 Mbps speed and latency less than 15 ms even at remote homes, hilly terrain and heavy foliage. These developments tend to drive the market growth of TV White space spectrum during the forecast period for rural internet access applications.

TV White Space Spectrum Market Challenges

Lack of commercialization for the use of TV White space spectrum technology is analysed to hamper TV White Space Spectrum Market growth

Lack of commercial standards for the use of TV White space spectrum technology has hampered the market growth of TV White space spectrum market across the globe. In the recent years, wireless communication systems have developed rapidly. The various types of services provided by the wireless networks are growing significantly causing a huge volume of traffic flow. This has resulted in the ever-increasing demand of wireless spectrum. So the Radio Spectrum has now become a scarce entity. Due to this, adoption of White Space Devices came into place which uses White Space Spectrum but they may cause harmful interference to protected services with complex limitations with existing TV bands. This hinders in the adoption of TVWS spectrum technologies, further impacting the major challenges in its market growth. Moreover, most part of the existing usable spectrum has been already licensed, so the task of accommodating the demand of bandwidth with such less available spectrum is challenging which restrain the market growth of TV White space spectrum market during the forecast period.

TV White Space Spectrum Market Landscape

Production Innovation, Acquisitions, Collaboration, and R&D activities are key strategies adopted by players in the TV White Space Spectrum Market. In 2021, the market of TV White Space Spectrum industry outlook has been fragmented by several companies. TV White Space Spectrum top 10 companies include:

1. Adaptrum, Inc.
2.  Atdi S.A.
3. Aviacomm Inc.
4. Carlson Wireless Technologies, Inc.
5.  Iconectiv
6. Keybridge LLC.
7. Kts Wireless
8.  Meld Technology Inc.
9.  Metric Systems Corporation
10. Shared Spectrum Company

Acquisitions/Technology Launches/Partnerships

• In April 2021, RADWIN announced about the commercial availability of an advanced TV White Space PtMP solution, named Outland, as a part of complementing its fixed wireless access portfolio. This was meant to help service providers connect unserved rural customers to the digital world, leveraging reliable Non-Line-of-Sight broadband wireless connectivity capable of overcoming terrain as well as foliage obstructions.   
• In March 2021, a company focused on developing as well as operating dynamic spectrum sharing solutions within US and UK, RED Technologies had revealed about receiving approval as a TV white Space (TVWS) Database Administrator from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED). This was meant to include deployment of its CBRS SAS solution with Amdocs in the US mid-2020, alongside the company getting awarded both Ofcom and FCC qualifications, required to operate TVWS database in U.S and U.K.
• In February 2020, RED Technologies in collaboration with Microsoft's Airband initiative, announced about the launch of its TV white space (TVWS) database service within U.S. This was done in order to enable deployment of low-cost terrestrial wireless broadband internet for communities across the country.

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