Signals of Opportunity (SoOp) Market Report 2026

The signals of opportunity (soop) market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $0.72 billion in 2025 to $0.84 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to dependence on gps based navigation systems, expansion of wireless communication infrastructure, growth of defense surveillance modernization, increasing demand for maritime and aviation tracking, early adoption of radio signal processing techniques.

The signals of opportunity (soop) market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $1.58 billion by 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.2%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to rising demand for gps denied navigation solutions, growth of autonomous vehicle and drone ecosystems, increasing investment in quantum sensing technologies, expansion of smart city monitoring systems, need for resilient positioning in contested environments. Major trends in the forecast period include passive radar and ambient sensing advancement, multi signal fusion based positioning systems, quantum enhanced navigation and sensing development, AI driven signal processing and interpretation, gnss denied navigation solutions expansion.

The growing defense and military investments are anticipated to drive the expansion of the signals of opportunity (SoOp) market in the coming years. Defense and military investments refer to the allocation of financial resources by governments toward developing, maintaining, and advancing armed forces capabilities, including personnel, equipment, infrastructure, technology, and operational activities. The increase in defense and military investments is largely driven by rising geopolitical tensions, which are encouraging governments to strengthen national security, upgrade military capabilities, and improve readiness against potential threats. Defense and military investments support signals of opportunity (SoOp) by financing resilient positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) technologies that utilize existing radiofrequency signals such as cellular, satellite, and communication transmissions for navigation and positioning in environments where GPS is unavailable or disrupted. For instance, in January 2026, according to the government of the United Kingdom, a UK-based central authority responsible for governance, law implementation, public service management, and oversight of national defense, economic policy, and international relations, the United Kingdom’s defense expenditure reached £60.2 billion ($76.5 billion) in 2024/25, reflecting a £6.3 billion ($8 billion) increase year-on-year, equivalent to a 7.7% real-term growth after inflation adjustment, indicating a substantial rise in military investment. Therefore, the increasing defense and military investments are driving the expansion of the signals of opportunity (SoOp) market.

Key operating companie in the signals of opportunity (SoOp) market are concentrating on introducing advanced alternative positioning, navigation, and timing solutions, including PNT as a Service (PNTaaS) platforms, to deliver resilient navigation capabilities in GPS-denied environments while expanding global service reach. PNTaaS is a service-based navigation model that provides precise positioning, navigation, and timing data using terrestrial and non-traditional signal sources when satellite-based GPS is unavailable or disrupted. For example, in March 2026, NAVSYS Corporation, a US-based navigation technology firm, announced the expansion of its PNTaaS infrastructure with coverage across CONUS and deployment in Europe, along with planned expansion into Asia, South America, and Africa, strengthening resilient navigation through signals of opportunity technologies.

In March 2025, the European Space Agency, a France-based space agency, collaborated with Telespazio UK Ltd and associated subcontractors to develop next-generation resilient navigation technologies under its NAVISP program. Through this partnership, ESA and its industrial partners aim to design and demonstrate a proof-of-concept for Signals of Opportunity Positioning using broadband satellite communication signals, advancing resilient positioning, navigation, and timing solutions by utilizing signals not originally intended for navigation purposes. Telespazio UK Ltd is a UK-based space and defense engineering company actively involved in implementing the SoOp proof-of-concept under ESA’s NAVISP program.

Major companies operating in the signals of opportunity (soop) market are Qualcomm Incorporated, BAE Systems plc, Safran SA, L3Harris Technologies Inc., Hexagon AB, Parsons Corporation, Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc., Globalstar Inc., HawkEye 360 Inc., Kymeta Corporation, Nokomis Inc., Telespazio UK Limited, Xona Space Systems Inc., Unseenlabs SAS, Q-CTRL Pty Ltd, Novocomms Limited, AST SpaceMobile Inc., AnySignal Inc., Mayflower Communications Company Inc., PNI Sensor Corporation, Locata Corporation Pty Ltd, Silentium Defence Pty Ltd, SpacePNT LLC.

North America was the largest region in the signals of opportunity (SoOp) market in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the signals of opportunity (soop) market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the signals of opportunity (soop) market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The signals of opportunity market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as passive signal-based navigation services, signal processing and interpretation services, and integrated sensor fusion services. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The signals of opportunity market also include sales of software-defined radios (SDRs), antennas, photonic sensing components, quantum sensors, timing modules, and edge processing units. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is, the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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