Chipsets December-2023 Summary Report
The market for cellular modem chipsets has advanced quickly in the past two years as 5G chipsets have become more widely available. In 2021, there was a 144% increase in the number of 5G New Radio mobile processors and platforms launched, and the number of 5G modems grew 85%. This continued in 2022, with mobile processors growing by 81% year-on-year in 1Q22 and by 42% in modems. Throughout 2023, this growth has continued, although at a much slower pace. So far, the number of launched mobile processors has grown by 25%, and modems have risen by 11%.
GSA’s online GAMBoD database includes the ability to search for chipsets and selected features by company and by chipset type. This report highlights the state of the market for cellular modem chipsets based on the data in the database. The focus of this report is discrete cellular modem chipsets, as well as mobile processors, system-on-chips and platforms (only those containing modems) used in devices with LTE and 5G connectivity, in addition to chipsets designed for devices using 3GPP-defined IoT technologies.
In addition, GSA has started collating information about several additional chipset subsystems for devices using 3GPP technologies including cellular front-end chipsets and radio-frequency integrated circuits, power amplifiers, as well as antenna modules and antenna-in-package solutions for millimetre-wave spectrum (modules containing antennas plus additional systems such as RF transceivers, power amplifiers, power management ICs or beam steering).
GSA is not collating data about individual components such as filters, duplexers, antennas or antenna switches, nor silicon designed primarily for base stations used as network infrastructure. Nor do we track reference designs for complete platforms or discrete components where the vendor is not involved beyond creation of IP for licensing. However, we do include chipsets designed for enterprise and residential small cells and fixed wireless access applications, as these can be considered devices (femtocells are included in the GAMBoD database).
There is a growing choice of modem and mobile processor chipsets for 5G devices, with products currently available from seven key players. In the latest report update, GSA identifies 87 commercially available 5G mobile processors and platforms and 19 commercially available discrete 5G modems, as well as six pre-commercial 5G processors and platforms, discrete cellular modems or automotive platforms. The number of 5G chipsets has increased steadily throughout 2023 and this looks set to continue in 2024, with new modems and mobile processors and platforms due from several players. This will continue to underpin the increasingly broad choice of commercially available 5G devices.
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Chipsets December-2023 Summary Report
