GSA Fixed Wireless Access vendor survey reveals 5G FWA CPE shipments 7.6 million in 2022, doubling vs 2021
GSA Fixed Wireless Access vendor survey reveals 5G FWA CPE shipments forecast to more than double 2022
Posted By The GSA
Monday 25 July 22
The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) today released the findings of its annual GSA Fixed Wireless Access CPE market survey, revealing that 5G FWA customer premises equipment shipments more than doubled to 3.6 million in 2021 – a year-on-year increase of over 162%. FWA CPE shipments are forecast to double again to 7.6 million in 2022, accounting for over 25% of all shipments by the vendors surveyed.
The strong uptake of 5G FWA devices is expected to continue, with vendors signalling their intention to bring more 5G products to market. While 5G (i.e., 4G+5G capable) FWA devices doubled in 2021, the majority (84%) of shipments in 2021 remained LTE-only, according to the FWA CPE vendors surveyed. Out of all 5G shipments, 160,000 were mmWave-based devices, an increase from 130,000 from the previous year; however, 88% of respondents indicated that they have, or plan to introduce, 5G mmWave products in the next few years.
Further key findings of the annual market survey include:
5G FWA CPEs shipments more than doubled to 3.6 million in 2021 (+162% YoY) and are forecasted to double again to 7.6 million (+114%) in 2022, representing over 25% of shipments
The aggregated shipments for the surveyed companies declined in 2021 partly due to industry-wide/component issues and a strong 2020 comparable driven by the Covid-19 pandemic, especially for battery pocket routers
FWA CPE shipments expect to grow 33% in 2022, reaching higher volumes that 2020 at 22 million units
“Connecting the unconnected” to be the most important market trend for 2022, with “5G launches” losing in importance as the initial global wave of 5G launches dissipates
The majority of respondents are expecting no or minor component shortages in 2023, at the same time most are expecting inflationary pressures to remain
The full survey report is available to download from the GSA website here: https://gsacom.com/paper/fwa-survey-july-2022/