Underwater Acoustic Communication Market by Interface Platform, Communication Range, Application (Environmental Monitoring, Pollution Monitoring, Climate Recording, Hydrography, Oceanography), End User, and Geography - Global Forecast to 2023
The global underwater acoustic communication market is estimated to be valued at USD 1.31 billion in 2017 and reach USD 2.86 billion, at a CAGR of 13.8% between 2017 and 2023.
By application, the underwater acoustic communication market for environmental monitoring is expected to hold the largest market share during the forecast period
Based on application, environmental monitoring is estimated to hold the largest share of 28.2% of the underwater acoustic communication market in 2017. Environmental monitoring is used to monitor potential effects on the terrestrial and nearshore environment associated with onshore construction activities. The pollution monitoring application is estimated to hold the second-largest share of 14.1% of the underwater acoustic communication market in 2017.
By end user, the underwater acoustic communication market for scientific research and development is estimated to hold the largest market size during the forecast period
On the basis of end user, scientific research and development is estimated to hold the largest share of 30.9% of the underwater acoustic market in 2017. Leading oil companies are expected to increase their exploration capital expenditure and resume drilling in deep-water in a bid to build hydrocarbon-based assets.
North America to account for the largest market size during the forecast period.
North America is estimated to hold the largest share of the underwater acoustic communication market during the forecast period. The US and Canada are using unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) for various defense operations such as anti-submarine warfare, security, and surveillance, due to the growing security concerns in these countries. Thus, the increasing applicability of UUVs in defense and commercial sectors is anticipated to drive the growth of the market in North America.
Market Dynamics
Driver: Increasing adoption of underwater acoustic modems in navel defense
Underwater acoustic modems are used to transmit data wirelessly in the water or marine surroundings. With the use of underwater modems, the navy can monitor, navigate, and communicate under water. The use of technologies, such as GPS and Wi-Fi, beneath the water surface, has been made possible through the introduction of underwater modems, which are also known as acoustic modems. Researchers and scientists are performing an extensive research to overcome the difficulties inherent in the propagation of information bearing signals underwater. The underwater communication demands reliable, and high capacity underwater acoustic networks. End users such as offshore oil & gas, navy have been relying on the data gathered through acoustic communication for their business operations. Therefore, several end users rely on acoustic modems to carry out underwater communication instead of other traditional communication technique. There have been some recent efforts to develop underwater acoustic networks in shallow and medium water regions such as Deployable Autonomous Distributed System (DADS) funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the Autonomous Oceanographic Sampling Network sponsored by the ONR and the National Science Foundation. For instance, the DADS, which provide undersea surveillance, is an underwater array of fixed sensor platforms interconnected by acoustic modems. All these factors have increased the adoption of underwater acoustic communication modems in naval defense.
Restraint: Limited speed of data transmission and delayed delivery rates due to the relatively slow speed of sound in water
Acoustic waves are used as the primary carrier for underwater wireless communication systems due to its relatively low absorption in underwater environments. Underwater acoustic communication is relatively slow compared with radio communication, which can only travel upto 100 meters of the water depth. This is because the speed of sound in water is roughly 1500 meters/second, which results in a relatively low baud rate. Moreover, there are complications with the transmission due to signal absorption, geometric spreading losses, boundary effects, and multipath. Thus, difficult wave propagation limits the speed of data transmission, thereby restricting the use of acoustic communication under water.
Opportunity: Growing demand for environmental protection
Underwater acoustic sensors can be used for monitoring pollution such as chemical, biological, and nuclear. Some examples of environmental monitoring are monitoring of ocean currents and winds, providing improved weather forecast, detecting climate change, and understanding and predicting the effect of human activities on marine ecosystems. Another application of underwater acoustic communication is water quality monitoring, which can have a huge impact on aquaculture management, wastewater treatment, drinking water, and some other applications. Different wireless underground sensor network (WUSN) monitoring system detects the pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, temperature, Oxidation-Reduction Potential (ORP), Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), and flow. Thus, increasing environmental protection concerns creates a lucrative opportunity for the growth of the underwater acoustic communication market.
Challenge: Availability of limited usable frequency brand
The bandwidth limitation caused by severe frequency dependent attenuation of acoustic signals pose a huge challenge for the growth of the underwater acoustic communication market. The spectrum is a scarce resource, and a large part of spectrum is used by underwater acoustic systems for communication. Due to the frequency-dependent attenuation, the available communication frequencies in water are severely limited, usually from tens of hertz to hundreds of kilohertz. Majority of artificial and natural acoustic systems operate in the frequency band from 1 kHz to 100 kHz, thereby resulting in the congestion of the acoustic channel.
Scope of the Report
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Report Metric |
Details |
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Market size available for years |
20152023 |
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Base year considered |
2016 |
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Forecast period |
20172023 |
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Forecast units |
Million (USD) |
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Segments covered |
Interface Platform, Communication Range, Application, End User, and Geography |
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Geographies covered |
North America, Europe, APAC, RoW (South America, Middle East, and Africa) |
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Companies covered |
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (Teledyne Technologies) (US), Kongsberg Gruppen (Kongsberg) (Norway), Thales Group (Thales) (France), Ultra Electronics Group (Ultra Electronics) (UK), Sonardyne International Ltd. (Sonardyne International) (UK),Evologics GmbH (Evologics) (Germany), DSPComm (Australia), Mistral, Inc. (Mistral) (US), Nortek AS (Nortek) (Norway), Aquatec Group Ltd. (Aquatec Group) (UK), Baltrobotics Sp.z.o.o (Baltrobotics) (Poland), Tritech International Limited (Tritech International) (UK), Gavial Holdings, Inc. (Gavial Holdings) (US), HAI, Inc. (Hydroacoustic) (US), LinkQuest, Inc. (LinkQuest) (US), AquaSent LLC. (Aquasent) (US), Proserv (UK), Subnero Pte. Ltd. (Subnero) (Singapore), RTSys (Caudan), G5 Scientific, LLC. (G5 Scientific) (US), JPAnalytics LLC. (JPAnalytics) (US), Seagnal SAS (Seagnal) (France). |
The research report categorizes the Underwater Acoustic Communication to forecast the revenues and analyze the trends in each of the following sub-segments:
Underwater Acoustic Communication Market, By Interface Platform
- Sensor Interface
- Acoustic Modem
- Others
Underwater Acoustic Communication Market, By Communication Range
- Shallow Water Range
- Medium Water Range
- Long Water Range
- Full Ocean Range
Underwater Acoustic Communication Market, By Application
- Environmental Monitoring
- Pollution Monitoring
- Climate Recording
- Hydrography
- Oceanography
- Others
Underwater Acoustic Communication Market, By End User
- Oil & Gas
- Military & Defense
- Scientific Research & Development
- Marine
Underwater Acoustic Communication Market, By Geography
- North America
- Europe
- APAC
- RoW
Key Market Players:
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (Teledyne Technologies) (US), Kongsberg Gruppen (Kongsberg) (Norway), Thales Group (Thales) (France), Ultra Electronics Group (Ultra Electronics) (UK), Sonardyne International Ltd. (Sonardyne International) (UK),Evologics GmbH (Evologics) (Germany), DSPComm (Australia), Mistral, Inc. (Mistral) (US), Nortek AS (Nortek) (Norway), Aquatec Group Ltd. (Aquatec Group) (UK), Baltrobotics Sp.z.o.o (Baltrobotics) (Poland), Tritech International Limited (Tritech International) (UK), Gavial Holdings, Inc. (Gavial Holdings) (US), HAI, Inc. (Hydroacoustic) (US), LinkQuest, Inc. (LinkQuest) (US), AquaSent LLC. (Aquasent) (US), Proserv (UK), Subnero Pte. Ltd. (Subnero) (Singapore), RTSys (Caudan), G5 Scientific, LLC. (G5 Scientific) (US), JPAnalytics LLC. (JPAnalytics) (US), Seagnal SAS (Seagnal) (France).
Teledyne Technologies provides electronic components, instruments, and communications products. The company provides a broad range of end-to-end undersea interconnect solutions to the offshore oil and gas, naval defense, oceanographic, and telecom markets. The company offers an extensive product portfolio for several industries adopting underwater acoustic communication technology. For instance, in November 2017 the company introduced a new Lidar sensor, which can be used in ports and harbors, environmentally sensitive areas, construction and inspection zones, dams and reservoirs, harbors, and rivers, etc. The company focuses on product development as one of its major growth strategies to strengthen its position in the underwater acoustic communication market. Moreover, the company strives to provide one-stop purchasing capability, worldwide customer support, and technical expertise to its customers worldwide.
Recent Developments:
- In November 2017, Teledyne introduced the new LiDAR sensor for their Z-Boat 1800RP unmanned surface vehicle (USV) product line.
- In March 2017, Mistral introduced the Bounce Imaging Explorer at the 2017 AUSA Global Force Symposium & Exhibition. The product provides real-time live omnidirectional video and recording capabilities for military applications.
- In April 2015, EvoLogics, a company with experts in underwater information technologies, launched S2CM-HS, a high-speed mini modem, which offers data rates of up to 62.5 kbps for short-range data transmissions.
- In August 2016, Ultra Electronics received a contract worth USD 27 million from Lockheed Martin for the non-recurring engineering, production of the MK 48 Torpedo Array Nose Assembly, as well as engineering services and spares.
- In March 2017, Proserv has entered into a strategic alliance with JDR in West Africa to provide operators with enhanced subsea technology solutions to effectively support their life of field services requirements in this region.
Critical questions the report answers:
- Where will all these developments take the industry in the long term?
- What are the upcoming trends for the Underwater Acoustic Communication market?
- Which segment provides the most opportunity for growth?
- Who are the leading vendors operating in this market?
- What are the opportunities for new market entrants?
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Table of Contents
1 Introduction (Page No. - 14)
1.1 Objectives of the Study
1.2 Definition
1.3 Study Scope
1.3.1 Markets Covered
1.3.2 Geographic Analysis
1.3.3 Years Considered for This Study
1.4 Currency
1.5 Limitation
1.6 Stakeholders
2 Research Methodology (Page No. - 17)
2.1 Research Data
2.1.1 Secondary Data
2.1.1.1 Secondary Sources
2.1.2 Primary Data
2.1.2.1 Key Data From Primary Sources
2.1.2.2 Key Industry Insights
2.1.2.3 Breakdown of Primaries
2.2 Market Size Estimation
2.2.1 Bottom-Up Approach
2.2.2 Top-Down Approach
2.3 Data Triangulation Methodology
2.4 Research Assumptions
3 Executive Summary (Page No. - 25)
4 Premium Insights (Page No. - 29)
4.1 Attractive Market Opportunities in Underwater Acoustic Communication Market
4.2 Market, By Interface Platform
4.3 Market, By Communication Range
4.4 Market, By Application
4.5 Market in North America, By Application and Countries
4.6 Market, By Geography
5 Market Overview (Page No. - 34)
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Market Dynamics
5.2.1 Drivers
5.2.1.1 Increasing Adoption of Underwater Acoustic Modems in Naval Defense
5.2.1.2 Growing Importance of Reliable and Secured Communication in Defense and Homeland Security End User
5.2.2 Restraints
5.2.2.1 Limited Speed of Data Transmission and Delayed Delivery Rates Due to the Relatively Slow Speed of Sound in Water
5.2.3 Opportunities
5.2.3.1 Growing Demand for Environmental Protection
5.2.4 Challenges
5.2.4.1 Availability of Limited Usable Frequency Band
6 Underwater Acoustic Communication Market, By Interface Platform (Page No. - 37)
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Sensor Interface
6.3 Acoustic Modem
6.3.1 Hardware
6.3.2 Software
6.4 Others
7 Market, By Communication Range (Page No. - 43)
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Shallow Water Range
7.3 Medium Water Range
7.4 Long Water Range
7.5 Full Ocean Range
8 Underwater Acoustic Communication Market, By Application (Page No. - 49)
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Environmental Monitoring
8.3 Pollution Monitoring
8.4 Climate Monitoring
8.5 Hydrography
8.6 Oceanography
8.7 Others
9 Underwater Acoustic Communication Market, By End User (Page No. - 60)
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Oil & Gas
9.3 Military & Defense
9.4 Homeland Security
9.5 Scientific Research & Development
9.6 Marine
10 Geographic Analysis (Page No. - 81)
10.1 Introduction
10.2 North America
10.2.1 US
10.2.2 Canada
10.2.3 Mexico
10.3 Europe
10.3.1 Germany
10.3.2 UK
10.3.3 France
10.3.4 Italy
10.3.5 Spain
10.3.6 Rest of Europe
10.4 Asia Pacific
10.4.1 China
10.4.2 Japan
10.4.3 India
10.4.4 Rest of Asia Pacific
10.5 Rest of the World
10.5.1 Middle East & Africa
10.5.2 South America
11 Competitive Landscape (Page No. - 92)
11.1 Overview
11.2 Ranking of Players, 2016
11.3 Competitive Scenario
11.3.1 Product Launches
11.3.2 Partnerships, Contracts, Agreements, and Collaborations
12 Company Profiles (Page No. - 96)
(Business Overview, Products & Services, Key Insights, Recent Developments, SWOT Analysis, MnM View)*
12.1 Teledyne Technologies
12.2 Kongsberg Gruppen
12.3 Thales Group
12.4 Ultra Electronics
12.5 Sonardyne International
12.6 Evologics
12.7 Dspcomm
12.8 Mistral
12.9 Nortek
12.10 Aquatec Group
12.11 Baltrobotics
12.12 Tritech International
12.13 Gavial Holdings
12.14 Hydroacoustic
12.15 Linkquest
12.16 Aquatic Sensor Network Technology
12.17 Proserv
12.18 Startup Ecosystem
12.18.1 Subnero
12.18.2 Rtsys
12.18.3 G5 Scientific
12.18.4 Jpanalytics
12.18.5 Seagnal
*Details on Business Overview, Products & Services, Key Insights, Recent Developments, SWOT Analysis, MnM View Might Not Be Captured in Case of Unlisted Companies.
13 Appendix (Page No. - 130)
13.1 Insights From Industry Experts
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13.4 Introducing RT: Real-Time Market Intelligence
13.5 Available Customization
13.6 Related Reports
13.7 Author Details
List of Tables (61 Tables)
Table 1 Underwater Acoustic Communication Market, By Interface Platform, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 2 Market, By Interface Platform, 20152023 (Thousand Units)
Table 3 Market for Sensor Interface, By Communication Range, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 4 Market for Acoustic Modem, By Communication Range, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 5 Market for Acoustic Modem, By Offering, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 6 Market for Others, By Communication Range, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 7 Market, By Communication Range, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 8 Market for Shallow Water Range, By Application, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 9 Market for Medium Water Range, By Application, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 10 Market for Long Water Range, By Application, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 11 Market for Full Ocean Range, By Application, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 12 Market, By Application, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 13 Market for Environmental Monitoring, By End User, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 14 Market for Environmental Monitoring, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 15 Market for Pollution Monitoring, By End User, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 16 Market for Pollution Monitoring, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 17 Market for Climate Monitoring, By End User, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 18 Market for Climate Monitoring, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 19 Market for Hydrography, By End User, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 20 Market for Hydrography, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 21 Market for Oceanography, By End User, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 22 Market for Oceanography, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 23 Market for Others, By End User, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 24 Market for Others, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 25 Market, By End User, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 26 Market for Oil & Gas, By Application, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 27 Market for Oil & Gas, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 28 Market for Oil & Gas in North America, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 29 Market for Oil & Gas in Europe, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 30 Market for Oil & Gas in APAC, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 31 Market for Oil & Gas in Rest of the World, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 32 Market for Military & Defense, By Application, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 33 Market for Military & Defence, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 34 Market for Military & Defense in North America, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 35 Market for Military & Defense in Europe, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 36 Market for Military & Defense in APAC, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 37 Market for Military & Defense in Rest of the World, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 38 Market for Homeland Security, By Application, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 39 Market for Homeland Security, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 40 Market for Homeland Security in North America, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 41 Market for Homeland Security in Europe, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 42 Market for Homeland Security in APAC, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 43 Market for Homeland Security in Rest of the World, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 44 Market for Scientific Research & Development, By Application, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 45 Market for Scientific Research & Development, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 46 Market for Scientific Research & Development in North America, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 47 Market for Scientific Research & Development in Europe, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 48 Market for Scientific Research & Development in APAC, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 49 Market for Scientific Research & Development in Rest of the World, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 50 Market for Marine, By Application, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 51 Market for Marine, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 52 Market for Marine in North America, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 53 Market for Marine in Europe, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 54 Market for Marine in APAC, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 55 Market for Marine in Rest of the World, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 56 Market, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 57 Market in North America, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 58 Market in Europe, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 59 Market in APAC, By Country, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 60 Market in RoW, By Region, 20152023 (USD Million)
Table 61 Ranking Analysis of Top 5 Companies in Market, 2016
List of Figures (37 Figures)
Figure 1 Underwater Acoustic Communication Market
Figure 2 Research Design
Figure 3 Process Flow of Market Size Estimation
Figure 4 Data Triangulation
Figure 5 Market, By Interface Platform, 2017 vs 2023
Figure 6 Market, By Communication Range, 2017 vs 2023
Figure 7 Market, By Application, 20172023 (USD Million)
Figure 8 Market, By End User, 20172023 (USD Million)
Figure 9 Market, By Region, 2017
Figure 10 Oil & Gas and Naval Defense End Users Drive the Growth of Market Between 2017 and 2023
Figure 11 Acoustic Modem Expected to Dominate Market Between 2017 and 2023
Figure 12 Medium Water Range Expected to Dominate Market Between 2017 and 2023
Figure 13 Environmental Monitoring Expected to Lead Market Between 2017 and 2023
Figure 14 Environmental Monitoring Held Largest Share of Market Based on Applications in North America in 2017
Figure 15 US & India Expected to Register Highest CAGR in Market Between 2017 and 2023
Figure 16 Drivers, Restraints, Opportunities, and Challenges in Market
Figure 17 Acoustic Modem Expected to Grow at Highest CAGR in Market Between 2017 and 2023
Figure 18 Medium Water Range Expected to Register Highest CAGR in Underwater Acoustic Communication Between 2017 and 2023
Figure 19 Hydrography Expected to Hold Largest Share of Market for Long Water Range Between 2017 and 2023
Figure 20 Environmental Monitoring Expected to Register Highest CAGR for Market Between 2017 and 2023
Figure 21 Scientific Research & Development Expected to Register Highest CAGR in Market for Pollution Monitoring Between 2017 and 2023
Figure 22 Scientific Research & Development Expected to Register Highest CAGR in Market for Oceanography Between 2017 and 2023
Figure 23 Oil & Gas Expected to Register Highest CAGR in Market for End User Between 2017 and 2023
Figure 24 India Expected to Register Highest CAGR in Market for Oil & Gas in APAC Between 2017 and 2023
Figure 25 North America Expected to Register Highest CAGR in Market for Military & Defense Between 2017 and 2023
Figure 26 North America Expected to Register Highest CAGR in Market for Homeland Security Between 2017 and 2023
Figure 27 North America Expected to Register Highest CAGR in Market for Homeland Security Between 2017 and 2023
Figure 28 Pollution Monitoring Expected to Register Highest CAGR in Market for Marine Between 2017 and 2023
Figure 29 US Expected to Register Highest CAGR in Market Between 2017 and 2023
Figure 30 North America: Market Snapshot
Figure 31 Europe: Market Snapshot
Figure 32 APAC: Market Snapshot
Figure 33 Top Companies Adopted Partnerships, Agreements, Contracts, & Collaboration as Key Growth Strategies Between 2015 and 2017
Figure 34 Teledyne Technologies: Company Snapshot
Figure 35 Kongsberg Gruppen: Company Snapshot
Figure 36 Thales Group: Company Snapshot
Figure 37 Ultra Electronics: Company Snapshot
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