The global market for Flexible Substrate for 5G was estimated to be worth US$ 141 million in 2024 and is forecast to a readjusted size of US$ 576 million by 2031 with a CAGR of 24.1% during the forecast period 2025-2031.
This report provides a comprehensive assessment of recent tariff adjustments and international strategic countermeasures on Flexible Substrate for 5G cross-border industrial footprints, capital allocation patterns, regional economic interdependencies, and supply chain reconfigurations.
A flexible substrate is a thin, heat-resistant material that is typically made of polymers. As 5G infrastructure rolls out, it creates demand for new materials for substrates that can support high-frequency operation. The flexible substrate for 5G includes liquid-crystal polymers (LCP), polyimides (PI), and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), will compete with other emerging materials to meet this demand.
In 2024, global Flexible Substrate for 5G sales volume reached approximately 0.17million sqm, with an average global market price of around 790 US$ per sqm.
The rollout of 5G networks across Asia-Pacific, North America, and Europe is a primary driver for flexible substrate adoption. 5G technology requires components that can handle high-frequency millimeter waves (mmWave) and massive MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) antennas. Flexible substrates provide high thermal stability, low signal loss, and reliable RF performance, making them ideal for next-generation 5G devices and infrastructure.
Consumer electronics, such as smartphones, tablets, wearables, and IoT devices, are evolving toward smaller, lighter, and more ergonomically designed form factors. Flexible substrates allow manufacturers to integrate antennas, RF circuits, and sensors in tight spaces without compromising performance. This trend is particularly relevant for foldable smartphones and wearable 5G devices, driving the demand for advanced flexible materials.
5G networks operate at higher frequencies (up to 100 GHz), which increases signal attenuation and interference in conventional substrates. Flexible substrates made from materials like polyimide, liquid crystal polymer (LCP), and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) offer low dielectric loss and high-frequency stability, enabling faster, more reliable signal transmission in antennas, RF modules, and interconnects.
The deployment of massive MIMO and beamforming antennas in 5G base stations requires substrates that are flexible, lightweight, and thermally stable. Flexible substrates enable complex, multi-layered antenna designs, allowing higher gain, improved coverage, and better energy efficiency. As telecom operators upgrade infrastructure, the demand for high-performance flexible substrates continues to rise.
The automotive sector is adopting 5G-enabled connected vehicles for applications like autonomous driving, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication, and infotainment systems. Flexible substrates are used in compact RF modules and antennas, supporting the design of vehicles with space constraints and high thermal demands. Similarly, IoT devices that require wireless connectivity leverage flexible substrates for miniaturized, high-frequency circuits.
This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Flexible Substrate for 5G, focusing on the total sales volume, sales revenue, price, key companies market share and ranking, together with an analysis of Flexible Substrate for 5G by region & country, by Type, and by Application.
The Flexible Substrate for 5G market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales volume (K Sqm) and sales revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. With both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Flexible Substrate for 5G.
Market Segmentation
By Company
- Murata
- DuPont
- Sumitomo
- Fujikura
- Mektron
- Flexium Interconnect
- Holitech
Segment by Type
Segment by Application
- Phones
- Base Stations
- Peripherals
By Region
- North America
- Asia-Pacific
- China
- Japan
- South Korea
- Southeast Asia
- India
- Australia
- Rest of Asia-Pacific
- Europe
- Germany
- France
- U.K.
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Nordic Countries
- Rest of Europe
- Latin America
- Mexico
- Brazil
- Rest of Latin America
- Middle East & Africa
- Turkey
- Saudi Arabia
- UAE
- Rest of MEA
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, global total market size (value, 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.
Chapter 2: Detailed analysis of Flexible Substrate for 5G manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales and revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 3: Provides the analysis of various 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.
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.
Chapter 5: Sales, revenue of Flexible Substrate for 5G 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.
Chapter 6: Sales, revenue of Flexible Substrate for 5G in country level. It provides sigmate data by Type, and by Application for each country/region.
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.
Chapter 8: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 9: Conclusion.
Table of Contents
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Flexible Substrate for 5G Product Introduction
- 1.2 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Market Size Forecast
- 1.2.1 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value (2020-2031)
- 1.2.2 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Volume (2020-2031)
- 1.2.3 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Price (2020-2031)
- 1.3 Flexible Substrate for 5G Market Trends & Drivers
- 1.3.1 Flexible Substrate for 5G Industry Trends
- 1.3.2 Flexible Substrate for 5G Market Drivers & Opportunity
- 1.3.3 Flexible Substrate for 5G Market Challenges
- 1.3.4 Flexible Substrate for 5G Market Restraints
- 1.4 Assumptions and Limitations
- 1.5 Study Objectives
- 1.6 Years Considered
2 Competitive Analysis by Company
- 2.1 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Players Revenue Ranking (2024)
- 2.2 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
- 2.3 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Players Sales Volume Ranking (2024)
- 2.4 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Volume by Company Players (2020-2025)
- 2.5 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Average Price by Company (2020-2025)
- 2.6 Key Manufacturers Flexible Substrate for 5G Manufacturing Base and Headquarters
- 2.7 Key Manufacturers Flexible Substrate for 5G Product Offered
- 2.8 Key Manufacturers Time to Begin Mass Production of Flexible Substrate for 5G
- 2.9 Flexible Substrate for 5G Market Competitive Analysis
- 2.9.1 Flexible Substrate for 5G Market Concentration Rate (2020-2025)
- 2.9.2 Global 5 and 10 Largest Manufacturers by Flexible Substrate for 5G Revenue in 2024
- 2.9.3 Global Top Manufacturers by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) & (based on the Revenue in Flexible Substrate for 5G as of 2024)
- 2.10 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion
3 Segmentation by Type
- 3.1 Introduction by Type
- 3.1.1 PI
- 3.1.2 LCP
- 3.1.3 Others
- 3.2 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value by Type
- 3.2.1 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 3.2.2 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value, by Type (2020-2031)
- 3.2.3 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value, by Type (%) (2020-2031)
- 3.3 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Volume by Type
- 3.3.1 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Volume by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 3.3.2 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Volume, by Type (2020-2031)
- 3.3.3 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Volume, by Type (%) (2020-2031)
- 3.4 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Average Price by Type (2020-2031)
4 Segmentation by Application
- 4.1 Introduction by Application
- 4.1.1 Phones
- 4.1.2 Base Stations
- 4.1.3 Peripherals
- 4.2 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value by Application
- 4.2.1 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 4.2.2 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value, by Application (2020-2031)
- 4.2.3 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value, by Application (%) (2020-2031)
- 4.3 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Volume by Application
- 4.3.1 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Volume by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 4.3.2 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Volume, by Application (2020-2031)
- 4.3.3 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Volume, by Application (%) (2020-2031)
- 4.4 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Average Price by Application (2020-2031)
5 Segmentation by Region
- 5.1 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value by Region
- 5.1.1 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 5.1.2 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value by Region (2020-2025)
- 5.1.3 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value by Region (2026-2031)
- 5.1.4 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value by Region (%), (2020-2031)
- 5.2 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Volume by Region
- 5.2.1 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Volume by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 5.2.2 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Volume by Region (2020-2025)
- 5.2.3 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Volume by Region (2026-2031)
- 5.2.4 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Volume by Region (%), (2020-2031)
- 5.3 Global Flexible Substrate for 5G Average Price by Region (2020-2031)
- 5.4 North America
- 5.4.1 North America Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.4.2 North America Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.5 Europe
- 5.5.1 Europe Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.5.2 Europe Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.6 Asia Pacific
- 5.6.1 Asia Pacific Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.6.2 Asia Pacific Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value by Region (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.7 South America
- 5.7.1 South America Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.7.2 South America Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.8 Middle East & Africa
- 5.8.1 Middle East & Africa Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.8.2 Middle East & Africa Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
6 Segmentation by Key Countries/Regions
- 6.1 Key Countries/Regions Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value Growth Trends, 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 6.2 Key Countries/Regions Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value and Sales Volume
- 6.2.1 Key Countries/Regions Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.2.2 Key Countries/Regions Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Volume, 2020-2031
- 6.3 United States
- 6.3.1 United States Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.3.2 United States Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.3.3 United States Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.4 Europe
- 6.4.1 Europe Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.4.2 Europe Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.4.3 Europe Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.5 China
- 6.5.1 China Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.5.2 China Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.5.3 China Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.6 Japan
- 6.6.1 Japan Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.6.2 Japan Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.6.3 Japan Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.7 South Korea
- 6.7.1 South Korea Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.7.2 South Korea Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.7.3 South Korea Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.8 Southeast Asia
- 6.8.1 Southeast Asia Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.8.2 Southeast Asia Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.8.3 Southeast Asia Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.9 India
- 6.9.1 India Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.9.2 India Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.9.3 India Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
7 Company Profiles
- 7.1 Murata
- 7.1.1 Murata Company Information
- 7.1.2 Murata Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.1.3 Murata Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.1.4 Murata Flexible Substrate for 5G Product Offerings
- 7.1.5 Murata Recent Development
- 7.2 DuPont
- 7.2.1 DuPont Company Information
- 7.2.2 DuPont Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.2.3 DuPont Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.2.4 DuPont Flexible Substrate for 5G Product Offerings
- 7.2.5 DuPont Recent Development
- 7.3 Sumitomo
- 7.3.1 Sumitomo Company Information
- 7.3.2 Sumitomo Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.3.3 Sumitomo Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.3.4 Sumitomo Flexible Substrate for 5G Product Offerings
- 7.3.5 Sumitomo Recent Development
- 7.4 Fujikura
- 7.4.1 Fujikura Company Information
- 7.4.2 Fujikura Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.4.3 Fujikura Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.4.4 Fujikura Flexible Substrate for 5G Product Offerings
- 7.4.5 Fujikura Recent Development
- 7.5 Mektron
- 7.5.1 Mektron Company Information
- 7.5.2 Mektron Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.5.3 Mektron Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.5.4 Mektron Flexible Substrate for 5G Product Offerings
- 7.5.5 Mektron Recent Development
- 7.6 Flexium Interconnect
- 7.6.1 Flexium Interconnect Company Information
- 7.6.2 Flexium Interconnect Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.6.3 Flexium Interconnect Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.6.4 Flexium Interconnect Flexible Substrate for 5G Product Offerings
- 7.6.5 Flexium Interconnect Recent Development
- 7.7 Holitech
- 7.7.1 Holitech Company Information
- 7.7.2 Holitech Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.7.3 Holitech Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.7.4 Holitech Flexible Substrate for 5G Product Offerings
- 7.7.5 Holitech Recent Development
8 Industry Chain Analysis
- 8.1 Flexible Substrate for 5G Industrial Chain
- 8.2 Flexible Substrate for 5G Upstream Analysis
- 8.2.1 Key Raw Materials
- 8.2.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 8.2.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 8.3 Midstream Analysis
- 8.4 Downstream Analysis (Customers Analysis)
- 8.5 Sales Model and Sales Channels
- 8.5.1 Flexible Substrate for 5G Sales Model
- 8.5.2 Sales Channel
- 8.5.3 Flexible Substrate for 5G Distributors
9 Research Findings and Conclusion
10 Appendix
- 10.1 Research Methodology
- 10.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach
- 10.1.1.1 Research Programs/Design
- 10.1.1.2 Market Size Estimation
- 10.1.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
- 10.1.2 Data Source
- 10.1.2.1 Secondary Sources
- 10.1.2.2 Primary Sources
- 10.2 Author Details
- 10.3 Disclaimer