Reference Station Antenna Research: with a CAGR-6 of 8.2% in the next six years

QY Research Inc. (Global Market Report Research Publisher) announces the release of 2025 latest report "Reference Station Antenna- Global Market Share and Ranking, Overall Sales and Demand Forecast 2026-2032". Based on current situation and impact historical analysis (2020-2024) and forecast calculations (2026-2032), this report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Reference Station Antenna market, including market size, share, demand, industry development status, and forecasts for the next few years.

The global market for Reference Station Antenna was estimated to be worth US$ 262 million in 2024 and is forecast to a readjusted size of US$ 456 million by 2031 with a CAGR of 8.2% during the forecast period 2025-2031.

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Reference Station Antenna Market Overview

Product Definition

A reference station antenna is a crucial piece of equipment specifically designed for satellite positioning base stations or continuously operating reference station systems. Its core function is to receive signals with high precision from global navigation satellite systems, including GPS, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, and other constellations. It typically serves as a key component of fixed base stations, providing a reliable data source for differential positioning, RTK services, and precision measurements through extremely high signal reception stability, interference resistance, and phase center consistency. Since the reference station is responsible for providing position correction information to surrounding mobile terminals, the antenna performance directly impacts the accuracy and stability of the base station's output data.

Working Principle

The working principle of a reference station antenna involves receiving satellite signals through its optimized internal radio frequency structure, minimizing errors caused by multipath effects, environmental noise, and electromagnetic interference. Its design focuses on phase center stability, as even millimeter-level phase center offsets can affect positioning results in precision measurements. Therefore, high-quality reference station antennas typically employ symmetrical structures, broadband designs, and multipath-resistant materials, using precise electrical characteristic control to maintain a consistent phase center across different satellite elevation and azimuth angles. Furthermore, antenna housings typically possess excellent sealing and resistance to harsh weather, enabling stable operation in long-term outdoor environments unaffected by temperature, rain, snow, and wind.

Application

In practical applications, reference station antennas are usually installed at ground control points, building rooftops, and benchmarks established by surveying departments, serving as part of a continuously operating reference station network to support various high-precision positioning services. The raw satellite signals received are processed by the receiver and transmitted to a data center, where differential correction information is generated and then sent to user-end devices via the network. This allows various mobile surveying devices to achieve centimeter-level or even higher positioning accuracy in real time. This is crucial for fields such as engineering surveying, land surveying, geological monitoring, precision agriculture, autonomous driving, and UAV aerial surveying. In scenarios requiring long-term continuous observation, such as mine safety monitoring, crustal deformation monitoring, and dam health monitoring, reference station antennas are also indispensable infrastructure; their stability and long-term reliability determine the continuity and credibility of the monitoring data.

Technological Development

As satellite navigation systems continue to improve and the demand for positioning accuracy rapidly increases, reference station antennas are also constantly evolving. Multi-constellation compatibility, multi-band reception, high anti-interference capability, and lower phase center variation have become the industry's development direction. Simultaneously, in conjunction with new positioning methods such as RTK, PPP-RTK, and satellite-based augmentation systems, the role of antennas has become even more crucial. It is not merely a hardware device, but a key link in maintaining data benchmark consistency and accuracy reliability within a high-precision positioning service system.

Overall, reference station antennas, through their high stability, multi-band reception capability, and excellent anti-interference performance, lay a precise and solid foundation for modern satellite positioning systems. Working discreetly in positioning and measurement work across various industries, they bear the core responsibility for determining accuracy and reliability, making them an irreplaceable key technological equipment in the era of precision navigation.

Industrial Chain

The upstream supply chain for reference station antennas mainly includes high-frequency dielectric ceramic materials, RF front-end chips, and high-stability PCB substrates. Typical suppliers include Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Qorvo, and Rogers. Their low-loss materials and high-linearity RF devices directly determine the antenna's phase center stability and multipath suppression capability. Downstream demand is concentrated in three major areas: high-precision mapping base stations, transportation infrastructure monitoring, and engineering safety monitoring. Representative companies include Trimble, Topcon, and Hexagon. The downstream market is experiencing rapid growth, primarily due to the rapid construction of Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) by various countries and the integration of GNSS infrastructure into smart transportation, smart water conservancy, geological disaster early warning, and natural resource survey systems. In smart city platforms, reference station antennas form the foundation for building centimeter-level spatiotemporal coordinate systems, widely used in deformation monitoring, bridge health monitoring, high-precision road network calibration, and autonomous driving vehicle-road cooperative networks, leading to a significant increase in demand.

Industry Policies

Global industry policies continuously strengthen the infrastructure construction for high-precision satellite navigation services, providing institutional impetus for the growth of reference station antennas. The EU's Galileo HAS service is driving the widespread adoption of multi-satellite, multi-frequency antennas; the US's upgrade of GPS III and RTK network optimization policies are boosting demand in the North American market; China's "BeiDou Industrialization Promotion Plan" and "New Infrastructure" initiatives are incorporating continuously operating monitoring stations into the natural disaster early warning system, accelerating the deployment of reference station antennas. Japan's QZSS expansion plan and government-driven Precise Positioning Service (CLAS) are also expanding demand for reference station antennas in the East Asian market. Overall, high-precision services across multiple systems and frequency bands are becoming a fundamental capability for governments worldwide, leading to a global policy-driven growth in reference station antenna demand.

Development Trends

Industry development trends can be summarized as higher precision, full-band coverage, and strong environmental adaptability. Antenna designs are upgrading towards lower phase center offset, higher multipath resistance, and full system compatibility (GPS, BDS, Galileo, GLONASS, QZSS, NavIC). The driving factors primarily stem from the rigid demand for centimeter-level positioning in intelligent transportation and autonomous driving, the large-scale deployment of infrastructure monitoring systems such as bridges, reservoirs, and mines in various countries, and the continuous expansion of natural resource mapping and precision agricultural management. Obstacles include cost fluctuations due to reliance on international suppliers for high-performance materials, long project deployment cycles, and high antenna reliability requirements with extremely long verification cycles, slowing down the transition between old and new equipment. Furthermore, insufficient funding approval and maintenance costs for CORS network construction in some regions limit the deployment of new reference stations.

Barriers to Entry

Barriers to entry are mainly reflected in four aspects: materials, algorithms, reliability verification, and engineering qualifications. High-end reference station antennas must rely on low-loss ceramics, highly stable RF chips, and structural components resistant to extreme weather conditions, making it difficult for new entrants to establish a stable supply chain in the short term. Simultaneously, antenna design must consider multi-system phase consistency, electromagnetic simulation, and RF front-end co-optimization, resulting in extremely high technical barriers. Since reference station antennas are often used in national-level infrastructure, they must pass long-term outdoor environment reliability testing, wind and snow resistance and high and low temperature cycling testing, and possess years of engineering case studies before being accepted by downstream large-scale projects. Engineering companies also tend to choose brands with extensive experience in large-scale CORS construction, creating significant technological and case barriers in the industry. Leading companies have long dominated the market due to their reliable stable displacement monitoring and accumulated engineering experience.

The report provides a detailed analysis of the market size, growth potential, and key trends for each segment. Through detailed analysis, industry players can identify profit opportunities, develop strategies for specific customer segments, and allocate resources effectively.

The Reference Station Antenna market is segmented as below:
By Company
Trimble
Leica Geosystems
Topcon
NovAtel
Shanghai Huace Navigation Technology
Harxon
UniStrong
Zhejiang Xingdi Internet Technology Co., Ltd.
Tallysman Wireless
ComNav Technology
Septentrio
Javad GNSS
Unicore Communications
eSurvey GNSS
Hi-Target
South Surveying
SingularXYZ

Segment by Type
Helical Antenna
Ceramic Patch Antenna
Microstrip Array Antenna
Choke Ring Antenna
Geodetic Antenna

Segment by Application
Geodesy and Land Surveying
Autonomous Driving and Vehicle Navigation
Precision Agriculture
Construction Machinery Control
UAV/Drone RTK Navigation
Other

Each chapter of the report provides detailed information for readers to further understand the Reference Station Antenna market:

Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the Reference Station Antenna report, global total market size (valve, volume and price). This chapter also provides the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry. (2021-2032)
Chapter 2: Detailed analysis of Reference Station Antenna manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales and revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc. (2021-2026)
Chapter 3: Provides the analysis of various Reference Station Antenna market segments by Type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments. (2021-2032)
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.(2021-2032)
Chapter 5: Sales, revenue of Reference Station Antenna in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and market size of each country in the world..(2021-2032)
Chapter 6: Sales, revenue of Reference Station Antenna in country level. It provides sigmate data by Type, and by Application for each country/region.(2021-2032)
Chapter 7: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc. (2021-2026)
Chapter 8: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 9: Conclusion.

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