The Far-Field Speech and Voice Recognition market is currently experiencing dynamic shifts, fueled by the growing integration of voice-based technologies across various industries. The artificial intelligence, demand for smart home devices along with rising popularity of virtual assistants affect dynamics in this market.
One of the main factors that influence market dynamics is steady progress in far-field microphone technology. Far-field microphones play a critical role in enabling devices to listen and understand voice commands far away. With more and more consumers turning to voice-controlled devices such as smart speakers, TVs, appliances etc., manufactures are focusing on further researching far-field microphone solutions. This technical advancement makes the voice recognition more precise and increases possible applications of these tools.
The proliferation of smart home devices is yet another contributor to the dynamism characterizing this particular market. As the adoption of IoT technology continues to grow, many consumers are relying on voice-controlled devices in their homes for ease and efficacy. Using voice recognition systems, users can operate lighting fixtures and thermostats or security gates via verbal cues. This development forms a positive reflection stimulating advanced innovation of smart speech and voice recognition technologies.
In addition, the explosion of popularity for virtual assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple Siri is transforming competitive markets. To understand and respond to user commands accurately, these virtual assistants largely depend on far-field speech recognition. As companies compete in the virtual assistant market for a bigger share, they must spend on improving their voice recognition power. Such competitive pressure stimulates constant research and development by which there are continuous improvements in far-field speech recognition as well as voice recognition.
Another factor that affects the market dynamics is changing consumer expectation about user experience. As consumers get used to effortless voice interactions, they request more sophisticated capabilities such as natural language processing and contextual awareness from voice-driven products. This has prompted companies in the for-field speech and voice recognition market to develop more intuitive and responsive systems that mimic human conversation. As a result, user-centric innovation is becoming the major force in market dynamics and determines product development and competitive fields structure.
With regard to the regulatory aspect, issues of data privacy and security have emerged as key elements influencing this market. Given that the use of voice-activated devices increases, people understand the imperative to protect personal data and avoid unnecessary unauthorized access. Regulatory bodies are responding by implementing and updating privacy laws and security standards, influencing how companies design and deploy far-field speech and voice recognition technologies.
Far-Field Speech and Voice Recognition Market size was valued at USD 4.24 Billion in 2023. The far-field speech and voice recognition industry is projected to grow from USD 5.1 Billion in 2024 to USD 19.75 Billion by 2032, exhibiting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.33% during the forecast period (2024 - 2032). The growing impact of front-end hardware components on speech and voice recognition accuracy and the technological development of deep-learning-based far-field microphones are the key market drivers enhancing market growth.
Source: Secondary Research, Primary Research, MRFR Database, and Analyst Review
The rising use of deep neural engines and networks to increase speech and voice systems is driving the market growth
Market CAGR for far-field speech and voice recognition is driven by the rising use of deep neural engines and networks to increase speech and voice systems. Superior adoption of emerging technologies, such as IoT, Al, and machine learning, fuels the far-field speech and voice recognition market growth. Voice-based authentications in smartphone applications have increased the demand for voice and speech biometric systems. Moreover, the usage of deep learning and neural networks in applications, such as audio-visual speech recognition, isolated word recognition, speaker adaptation, and digital speaker recognition, is propelling the demand for voice technologies. Key players are focusing on such emerging technological advancements to grow their businesses in the long run. For instance, in April 2022, Google LLC released speech recognition technology to help boost the voice UI. Google's Speech-to-Text API further utilizes a neural sequence-to-sequence model to develop exactness in 23 dialects and 61 supported localities.
Additionally, the evolution of artificial intelligence is creating potential opportunities for the digitalization of numerous industries. The dominance of Al-powered devices indicates that search algorithms and systems have evolved to improve machine learning and its applications in daily life. Google's RankBrain is a crucial example of recognizing phrases and words to learn, understand, and better predict outcomes. It utilizes machine learning and natural language processing technologies to transcript voice searches.
The increasing impact of front-end hardware components necessary to maintain the accuracy of speech and voice recognition programs and enable the inclusion of technological advancements in deep-learning-based far-field microphones are expected to drive the far-field speech and voice recognition market revenue.
The growing use of voice identification with speech intelligence in numerous industrial sectors drives global demand. Several players are merging innovations with speech identification techniques to make it simpler for enterprises to implement systems that augment their interaction centers with an AI-based digital workplace. For instance, in June 2022, ArkX Laboratories unveiled the release of EveryWord Voice Control, which incorporates the Sensory TrulyHandsfree SDK software stack. When combined with the manufacturing-ready EveryWord Audio Front End (AFE) or Voice Control unit, the two businesses' innovative far-field voice acquisition and speech recognition advancements facilitate OEMs to generate tailored wake-words, small to medium-sized command sets (21 dialects), and speaker confirmation concepts for voice interfaces.
The Far-Field Speech and Voice Recognition Market segmentation, based on components, includes microphones, digital signal processors, and software. The microphones segment dominated the market, accounting for 35% of market revenue (1.48 Billion). In developing economies, category growth is driven by the ongoing technological evolutions in the field of extended reality and the Internet of Things (IoT). However, the digital signal processor is the fastest-growing category due to its cost benefits; digital signal processing has grown as the leading technology for developing high-performance communication systems.
The Far-Field Speech and Voice Recognition Market segmentation, based on microphone solutions, includes signal microphones, linear arrays, and circular arrays. The signal microphones category generated the most income due to the growing adoption of AI and voice assistance technologies across end-user verticals. However, linear arrays are the fastest-growing category, as linear array processing algorithms are designed for signal enhancement to reduce the distortion in the speech waveform prior to feature extraction and recognition.
Figure 1: Far-Field Speech and Voice Recognition Market, by Microphone Solution, 2022 & 2032 (USD Billion)
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The Far-Field Speech and Voice Recognition Market segmentation, based on application, includes in-vehicle infotainment systems, smart TV, smart speakers, robotics, smart thermostats, smart lighting, and others. The smart speakers category generated the most income (70.4%). This is due to the evolving demand for smart speakers among middle-class customers in developing countries. However, smart TV is the fastest-growing category due to the deployment of far-field speech and voice recognition in smart home devices.
By region, the study provides market insights into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Rest of the World. The North American far-field speech and voice recognition market will dominate, owing to the existence of early adopters and key smart speaker providers. The willingness of consumers to accept and use new technologies has also encouraged manufacturers to develop new and advanced products that will boost market growth in this region. Further, the US far-field speech and voice recognition market held the largest market share, and the Canadian far-field speech and voice recognition market was the fastest-growing market in the North American region.
Further, the major countries studied in the market report are The US, Canada, German, France, the UK, Italy, Spain, China, Japan, India, Australia, South Korea, and Brazil.
Figure 2: Far-Field Speech and Voice Recognition Market SHARE BY REGION 2022 (USD Billion)
Source: Secondary Research, Primary Research, MRFR Database, and Analyst Review
Europe's far-field speech and voice recognition market accounts for the second-largest market share due to the increasing deployment of far-field voice recognition systems in smart home devices, and in-vehicle infotainment systems provide major growth opportunities in this region. Further, the German far-field speech and voice recognition market held the largest market share, and the UK far-field speech and voice recognition market was the fastest-growing market in the European region.
The Asia-Pacific far-field speech and voice recognition market is expected to grow at the fastest CAGR from 2023 to 2032. This is due to a surge in the adoption of AI technologies across various industries in this region. Moreover, China’s far-field speech and voice recognition market held the largest market share, and the Indian far-field speech and voice recognition market was the fastest-growing market in the Asia-Pacific region.
Leading market players are investing heavily in research and development to expand their product lines, which will help the far-field speech and voice recognition market grow even more. Market participants are also undertaking various strategic activities to expand their global footprint, with important market developments including new product launches, contractual agreements, mergers and acquisitions, higher investments, and collaboration with other organizations. To expand and survive in a more competitive and rising market climate, the far-field speech and voice recognition industry must offer cost-effective items.
Manufacturing locally to minimize operational costs is one of the key business tactics manufacturers use in the global far-field speech and voice recognition industry to benefit clients and increase the market sector. Major players in the far-field speech and voice recognition market, including Synaptics Incorporated, Texas Incorporated Instruments, Andrea Electronics, Cirrus Logic, Inc., Microsemi, DSP GROUP, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc, Sensory Inc., and others, are attempting to increase market demand by investing in research and development operations.
iFlytek Co Ltd is an information technology company that develops speech technology, software, and chip products and services. The company's product portfolio comprises Jarvisen translator, Jingle Magic, a global Chinese learning platform, and an artificial intelligence outbound system. iFlytek provides payment and stolen card inquiries, self-study solutions, and internet system infrastructure solutions. It conducts technological research in speech and languages, machine learning, natural language understanding, machine reasoning, and adaptive learning. In August 2022, iFlytek launched multilingual Al subtitling solutions and translation and transcription services for live and video streams. The solution enabled machine translation between Chinese and 168 languages and speech and voice recognition for 70 languages.
RWS Holdings PLC provides intellectual property support services based in the UK. The company's service offerings include life science language services, intellectual property services, consulting services, infrastructure, cloud services, the Internet of Things (IoT), and data services for AI. RWS caters to manufacturing, energy, chemical, media, retail and e-commerce, telecom, managed care, insurance, legal, finance, marketing communications, medical device documentation, automotive and training, and e-learning industries. In June 2021, RWS, the world's leading supplier of technology-enabled language, content management, and intellectual property services, announced a new partnership and the launch of a live subtitling and captioning solution for online meetings and events with CEDAT85, the innovators in speech recognition technology.
Synaptics Inc. (US)
Texas Instruments Inc. (US)
Qualcomm Inc. (US)
Sensory Inc. (US)
STMicroelectronics NV (Switzerland)
Harman International Industries, Inc. (US)
Andrea Electronics Corporation (US)
Cirrus Logic Inc. (US),
Microsemi Corporation (US)
DSP Group, Inc. (US)
Knowles Corporation (US)
Meeami Technologies, Inc. (US)
Alango Technologies Ltd (Israel)
Fortemedia, Inc. (US)
VOCAL Technologies, Ltd (US)
September 2021: IBM Corporation launched additional automation and Al capabilities in IBM Watson Assistant to make it easy for firms to create great customer experiences. This launch includes a new partnership with IntelePeer to test a voice agent. IntelePeer is a Communications Platform-as-a-Service provider.
June 2021: Voiceitt has launched a new app on the Apple App Store. Individuals, institutions, nursing homes, and organizations can all download the software for free to enable folks with speech difficulties to navigate their environments and manage smart home devices with their voices.
Microphones
Digital Signal Processor
Software
Signal Microphone
Linear Arrays
Circular Arrays
In-Vehicle Infotainment Systems
Smart TV
Smart Speakers
Robotics
Smart Thermostats
Smart Lighting
Others
North America
US
Canada
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Spain
Rest of Europe
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
India
Australia
South Korea
Australia
Rest of Asia-Pacific
Rest of the World
Middle East
Africa
Latin America
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