Global Suppliers Group Sees Continuing Growth for Fixed-Wireless Gear
Shipments of fixed-wireless access customer premise equipment hit 25.5 million units in 2022, an increase of 12% over 2021, based on a survey of 27 suppliers, the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) said in a new report. Indoor and outdoor…
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CPE grew 9%, hitting 18.8 million units. “Overall FWA shipments are expected to rise 26% in 2023 to 32 million,” with indoor CPE responsible for 21.6 million units, GSA said. Most suppliers don’t expect component shortages in 2023 and 2024, “but inflationary pressures remain,” the report said: “There is a strong consensus that flexible indoor and outdoor CPE and self-installation apps are growing. Expectations are more mixed for window-mounted and hybrid fibre/DSL CPE. As with previous years, most vendors predict the prices of 5G CPE will reach parity with those of 4G CPE by 2025.”