The GSA discovered that shipments of 4G/5G FWA CPE are anticipated to develop 23%, hitting 37.5 million items in 2024
The outcomes of the GSA’s Mounted Wi-fi Entry (FWA) CPE market survey, which gathered responses from 30 CPE distributors, indicated that shipments of 4G/5G FWA CPE are anticipated to develop 23%, hitting 37.5 million items in 2024.
Additional, 42% of shipments of these shipments will probably be for 5G-enabled FWA CPE, up from 34% in 2023. In distinction, between 2022 and 2023, 4G FWA CPE shipments fell 5% and fewer than half of respondents stated they introduce a brand new 4G CPE product this yr. This dynamic, in accordance with John Yazlle, vice-chairman of the GSA 4G/5G FWA Discussion board, “proves past doubt that 5G FWA has hit the mainstream.”
He continued: “Not solely has the expansion in vendor shipments swung firmly behind 5G-enabled CPE units, however operators are turning to FWA as the important thing driver for monetising their 5G community investments.”
The report additionally discovered that indoor CPE nonetheless leads the best way for FWA, making up 60% of shipments, adopted by battery-operated sizzling spots (25%) and outside CPE (15%). Using millimeter wave (mmWave) for FWA can also be changing into extra outstanding, because the GSA discovered that variety of 5G units with mmWave functionality rose 63% in 2023 and is forecast to develop 22% by 2024. Nonetheless, the GSA did notice that mmWave-capable FWA merchandise will proceed to account for lower than 10% of all 5G shipments.
Different key take aways embody the prediction that 8.9 million items supporting 5G standalone will probably be shipped this yr, up from 6 million final yr, in addition to 63% of respondents stating that they are going to be introducing a 5G RedCap CPE in 2024.
“The aim of the GSA 4G/5G FWA Discussion board is to deliver collectively the FWA ecosystem and educate the trade in regards to the FWA market as at present there’s a lack of market definition and consensus on the quantity of FWA machine shipments and put in base,” defined Julien Grivolas, chairman of the GSA 4G/5G FWA Discussion board. “This distinctive survey performs an vital function in offering information and insights into the true state of the fastened wi-fi entry market and the way it’s evolving and rising globally.”