South Korea Push-To-Talk over Cellular (PoC) Market Size, Share, and COVID-19 Impact Analysis, By Solution (Devices, Software, and Services), By End User (Public Safety and Security, Construction, Energy and Utility, Transportation and Logistics, Manufacturing, Travel and Hospitality, and Others), and South Korea Push-To-Talk over Cellular (PoC) Market Insights, Industry Trend, Forecasts to 2035

South Korea Push-To-Talk over Cellular (PoC) Market Insights Forecasts to 2035

• The South Korea Push-To-Talk over Cellular (PoC) Market Size Was Estimated at USD 427.3 Million in 2024
• The Market Size is Expected to Grow at a CAGR of Around 9.82% from 2025 to 2035
• The South Korea Push-To-Talk over Cellular (PoC) Market Size is Expected to Reach USD 1196.8 Million by 2035

According to a research report published by Spherical Insights & Consulting, The South Korea Push-To-Talk Over Cellular (PoC) Market Size is anticipated to reach USD 1196.8 Million by 2035, Growing at a CAGR of 9.82% from 2025 to 2035. The South Korea push-to-talk over cellular (PoC) market is driven by rising demand for mission-critical communication, increasing adoption of LTE and 5G networks, government investments in public safety infrastructure, and the growing need for real-time communication across enterprise and industrial sectors.

Market Overview

The South Korea push-to-talk over cellular (PoC) market can be explained as the communication solutions that enable one-to-many voice communication over cellular networks such as 4G LTE and 5G, thus eliminating the need for traditional land mobile radio (LMR) communication. The PoC solutions include robust and standard devices, cloud-based and on-premises software, and managed communication services. The South Korea PoC market has found wide applications in the public safety, defense, transportation, construction, manufacturing, utilities, and logistics sectors.

The South Korea push-to-talk over cellular (PoC) market is experiencing major trends that will shape the future of the market. The South Korea 5G network supports low latency communication and high bandwidth. The need to replace outdated land mobile radio systems with efficient PoC solutions is increasing in various industries. High demand in public safety, logistics, and manufacturing sectors, where urgent communication is required. Trends included AI-powered voice analytics for enhanced efficiency.

The South Korean government is actively promoting the PoC ecosystem by investing in the country’s broadband network, 5G network, and smart city and public safety projects. The government agencies are also increasingly using PoC solutions to improve emergency response, disaster response, and coordination between government agencies. Advances in mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) communications, end-to-end encryption, artificial intelligence-based voice analytics, and device interoperability are improving the reliability, security, and performance of PoC solutions.

Report Coverage

This research report categorizes the market for the South Korea push-to-talk over cellular (PoC) market based on various segments and regions, and forecasts revenue growth and analyses trends in each submarket. The report analyses the key growth drivers, opportunities, and challenges influencing the South Korea push-to-talk over cellular (PoC) market. Recent market developments and competitive strategies, such as expansion, product launch, development, partnership, merger, and acquisition have been included to draw the competitive landscape in the market. The report strategically identifies and profiles the key market players and analyses their core competencies in each sub-segment of the South Korea push-to-talk over cellular (PoC) market.

Driving Factors

The South Korea push-to-talk over cellular (PoC) market is driven by the growing requirement for mission-critical and real-time communication. The evolution of 4G LTE and 5G cellular networks, their acceptance in the public safety, defense, logistics, and industry sectors, government initiatives for smart cities and digital public safety, and the cost-effectiveness of PoC solutions over traditional radio communication systems. South Korea leverages this advanced technology to offer PoC services with ultra-low latency and high voice quality, which are critical for mission-critical communication. PoC solutions are increasingly being integrated with GPS tracking, video streaming, and IoT sensors, enabling logistics companies to track both the goods and drivers in real time.

Restraining Factors

Despite strong growth prospects, the market faces certain challenges high initial implementation costs for enterprise-grade PoC systems. Data security and privacy concerns are particularly relevant for public safety users. Interoperability issues between legacy radio systems and cellular platforms. Dependence on network coverage and reliability in remote or rural areas.

Market Segmentation

The South Korea Push-To-Talk over Cellular (PoC) market share is classified into solution and end user.

• The devices segment accounted for the largest share in 2024 and is expected to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period. 

Based on the solution, the South Korea push-to-talk over cellular (PoC) market is divided into devices, software, and services. Among these, the devices segment held the highest market share in 2024 and is expected to have a significant CAGR throughout the forecast period. This is primarily because the PoC solution also requires some hardware solutions, such as rugged smartphones, handheld radios, and PoC terminals, which are comparatively more expensive than software and services. These hardware solutions are used in public safety, construction, manufacturing, and emergency communication, where ruggedness, reliability, and always-connected functionality are of utmost importance.

• The public safety and security segment accounted for the largest revenue market in 2024 and is expected to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period. 

The South Korea push-to-talk over cellular (PoC) market is divided on the basis of end uses into public safety and security, construction, energy and utility, transportation and logistics, manufacturing, travel and hospitality, and others. Among these, the public safety and security segment held the largest revenue market in 2024 and is also expected to register a substantial CAGR during the forecast period. The leading position of the public safety and security segment in the market is attributed to its massive reliance on mission-critical real-time communication solutions. Police forces, fire departments, emergency medical services, and disaster response authorities need secure, immediate, and extremely reliable communication solutions in order to coordinate their activities and ensure public safety, thereby making this segment the largest revenue contributor.

Competitive Analysis:

The report offers the appropriate analysis of the key organizations/companies involved within the South Korea push-to-talk over cellular (PoC) market, along with a comparative evaluation primarily based on their product offering, business overviews, geographic presence, enterprise strategies, segment market share, and SWOT analysis. The report also provides an elaborate analysis focusing on the current news and developments of the companies, which includes product development, innovations, joint ventures, partnerships, mergers & acquisitions, strategic alliances, and others. This allows for the evaluation of the overall competition within the market.

List of Key Companies

• Samsung Electronics
• SK Telecom
• LG Electronics
• Hytera Communications
• Motorola Solutions
• Ericsson
• Nokia
• Others

Key Target Audience

• Market Players
• Investors
• End-users
• Government Authorities 
• Consulting and Research Firm
• Venture capitalists
• Value-Added Resellers (VARs)

Recent Developments:

In March 2025, LG Uplus deployed 5G-enabled PTT devices across a consortium of 120 medium-sized manufacturing firms in Gwangju to modernize operations.

Market Segment

This study forecasts revenue at the South Korea, regional, and country levels from 2020 to 2035. Spherical Insights has segmented the South Korea push-to-talk over cellular (PoC) market based on the below-mentioned segments:

South Korea Push-To-Talk over Cellular (PoC) Market, By Solution

• Devices
• Software
• Services

South Korea Push-To-Talk over Cellular (PoC) Market, By End User

• Public Safety and Security
• Construction
• Energy and Utility
• Transportation and Logistics
• Manufacturing
• Travel and Hospitality
• Others