Wireless Ad hoc Network Market - Industry Analysis, Market Size, Share, Trends, Growth and Forecast 2024 - 2030

The global Wireless Ad Hoc Network Market size was $647.50 Million in 2022 & is projected to grow $1078.17 Million by 2030, at a CAGR of 8.87% during the forecast period 2024 - 2030. The increasing adoption of IoT devices across various industries, including healthcare, manufacturing, transportation, and smart cities, is driving the demand for wireless ad hoc networks. These networks enable seamless communication and data exchange among IoT devices without the need for a fixed infrastructure, making them ideal for dynamic and rapidly changing environments. As IoT deployments continue to grow, there is a corresponding increase in the deployment of ad hoc networks to support the connectivity requirements of IoT devices, such as sensors, actuators, and smart appliances. Mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) are self-configuring networks of mobile devices that communicate with each other without relying on a fixed infrastructure or centralized control. MANETs are gaining traction in various applications, including military communications, emergency response, vehicular networks, and outdoor events. Advancements in wireless communication technologies, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Zigbee, along with the development of routing protocols optimized for mobile environments, are driving the adoption of MANETs. These networks offer flexibility, scalability, and resilience, making them well-suited for scenarios where traditional infrastructure-based networks are impractical or unavailable. 

The report: “Wireless Ad Hoc Network Market Forecast (2024-2030)”, by Industry ARC covers an in-depth analysis of the following segments of the Wireless Ad Hoc Network Market.

By Type: Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET), Wireless Sensor Network (WSN), Vehicular Ad Hoc network (VANET), Wireless Mesh Network (WMN), Smartphone Ad Hoc Network (SPAN) and Others.

By offering: hardware (Modules, PCI-E card, Networking System, networking wearable radio, break-out board and others), software and services

By Applications: emergency communications, inter vehicle communication, Intelligent transporatation system (ITS), data mining, home automation, environmental monitoring, positionmonitoring, Peer to Peer network system, smart lighting, disater rescue and others.

By End Product: smart phones, bluetooth, IP phones, Laptops, electric meters, tablets, computers, industrial robots, home appliances, satelite phones, Implantable medical devices, wearable devices and others.

By End-User Industry: General Manufacturing, mining, Oil & gas, chemical, pharmaceutical, Healthcare, millitary & defense, constructions, media & entertainment, automotive and Others

By Geography: North America (U.S., Canada and Mexico); Europe (U.K., Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Rest of Europe); APAC (Japan, China, India, Australia, South Korea, Rest of APAC); South America (Brazil, Argentina, Rest of Americas); RoW (Middle East & Africa)

• The market of wireless ad hoc networks is estimated to witness significant upsurge during the forecast period, owing to its low cost of ownership and its suitability for emergency communication.

• The wireless ad hoc network market outlook is consolidated with top market players including Cisco Systems, Inc., NeoCortec, Soarland & Hexin Technology Limited, Creomagic LTD, Persistent Systems LLC and others.

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By type, this market is segmented into Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET), Wireless Sensor Network (WSN), Vehicular Ad Hoc network (VANET), Wireless Mesh Network (WMN), Smartphone Ad Hoc Network (SPAN) and Others. MANET is a major segment, accounting for around 20.2% wireless ad hoc market share globally in 2023 and is anticipated to witness significant growth during the forecast period 2024-2030. MANET nodes which can move freely due the frequent m change, are connected to a self configuring, self-healing wireless network which doesn’t have a pre-existing fixed infrastructure, makes this product suitable for disaster rescue missions, road safety, health, defense and others. owing to the above mentioned characteristics, MANET is very flexible and can be created anywhere, at anytime with mobile devices. Apart from that, due to its self-configuring and self healing property, this technology don’t require human intervention, thereby becoming more cost effective than other networks. Furthermore, high investments and initiatives for the development for MANET, drives the growth of this segment. For instance, This will allow the war-fighters in establishing the communication system with lesser amount of equipment's. Hence, the above mentioned factors are set to boost the market growth.

The wireless ad hoc network market is segmented into general manufacturing, mining, oil and gas, chemical, pharmaceutical, healthcare, millitary and defence, constructions, media and entertainment, automotive and others, based on end-user industry. Healthcare sector is estimated to witness the fastest growth with a CAGR of 12.2% in the forecast period 2024-2030. This growth is primarily driven by the rising penetration of IoT along with wireless communication in healthcare industry and increasing investment for digital transformation of this sector. Invest India published a report on digital healthcare investment, according to which, the digital health market will reach $504.4 billion by 2025. In addition, the wide adoption of smart monitoring systems plays a major role in the growth of this market. Apart from this, Government is also taking initiatives to promote digital healthcare services, which is a major growth fueling factor of the market Furthermore, in current situation, the growing demand for smart monitoring can be attributed to the global pandemic Covid-19, wherein such systems help to monitor all the details related to the patients’ health. This technology is also perfectly suitable for communication during an emergency situation. Thus, these factors will ultimately contribute to the market growth during 2024-2030.

North America dominated the Wireless Ad hoc Network market in 2023 with a share close to 42%, followed by Europe owing to the early adoption of this product, advancements in wireless communication technologies, increasing demand for IoT across industries. Governments initiative for enhancing public safety system, increasing collaboration between investors and the Government for several on going research projects regarding the development of the communication system plays a major role in the growth of this market. According to some recent studies, the U.S dominates the VANET (a type of ad hoc network protocol) market, as this region held the major share of automotive industry. Along with this, growing adoption of connected car, smart energy projects and home automation plays a major role in growth of this market in this region. Furthermore, APAC is estimated to have the highest growth rate during the forecast period 2024-2030 owing to rising demand for smart and connected equipment's across different industries. APAC has many developing countries with tremendous growth opportunities which is encouraging investors for investing heavily in this region. Due to this, APAC has become a major industrial manufacturing hub which is also positively affecting the growth rate of this market in this region. However, the demand for the secured communication system is increasing in this region due to the growing conflicts between the coutries of this region, which is one the key influencing factor of this market.

 

Unlike other network systems, wireless ad hoc network is perfectly suitable for emergency situation. Ad hoc networks do not require a central server or a device to offer its services, which makes them more desirable during the emergency situations than the cellular wireless networks or any other networking system. For instance, after the bombing incident in Boston, people were not able to get information about their loved ones because the cellular network system was down. cellular and fixed-line telecommunication networks were knocked down after the earthquake hit eastern Turkey. During these types of emergency situations, setting up a fix infrastructure for communication is difficult. But with wireless ad hoc network system, there is no need for fix setups. They are easily deployable, which makes them suitable for emergency situations such as natural disasters, military conflicts and others.

Wireless Ad-hoc networking system doesn’t need any router or access point; it can connect two or more devices directly. Since the devices that are connected to ad hoc network can have direct access to each other’s resources through a basic client to client connection, there is no requirement for a central device. This in turn makes this technology a cost effective one. It can use nodes for the networking operations. The set up process of wireless ad hoc network is easier than infrastructural network system because they don’t have any requirement for central servers. This network provides a cost effective way for point to point connection.

One of the major drawbacks for wireless ad-hoc network market is that many WIFI enabled devices such as android gadgets, Google Chromecast, wireless printers and others don’t support Ad-hoc mode due to their technological limitation which only allows them to connect to network under infrastructure mode. Apart from that, Ad-hoc networking system faces scalability issues. With increasing number of connected devices, the speed of data processing decreases and it becomes harder to manage all those devices at the same time and this is one of the major challenges which hampers the market growth during the forecast period.

Technology launches, Acquisitions, Collaboration, and R&D activities are key strategies adopted by players in the Wireless Ad hoc Network market. Wireless Ad hoc Network top companies include Cisco Systems, Inc., NeoCortec, Soarland & Hexin Technology Limited, Creomagic LTD, Persistent Systems LLC, Arch Rock Corp. and Others.