On Monday, The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA), composed of 49 companies, released its second-annual GSA Fixed Wireless Access CPE market survey, revealing that 5G FWA equipment shipments more than doubled to 3.6 million in 2021. According to a release, the year-on-year increase clocked in at 162 percent, with 2022 expected to double that number again with up to 7.6 million shipments.
“Currently, there are no agreed market definitions, there is a lack of market information, and no consensus on the volume of FWA device shipments and FWA installed bases globally,” said Julien Grivolas, chairman of the GSA 4G/5G FWA Forum. “The purpose of the GSA 4G/5G FWA Forum is to educate the industry about the FWA market, and this annual market survey plays an important role in providing a global picture of the true state of the fixed wireless access market and how it is evolving and growing.”
Vendors surveyed expect to bring more 5G products to market. In 2021, 84 percent of FWA shipments were LTE-only. However, 88 percent of the 26 CPE vendors surveyed said they have or plan to introduce 5G mmWave products in the next few years.
The market survey, performed between April to June 2022, shows vendors will continue to “connect the unconnected” in 2022. Respondents don’t anticipate component shortages in 2023, but forecast inflationary pressures to remain.
The vendors that participated in the 2022 survey were: Asiatelco Technologies Co, Askey, BEC Technologies, Casa Systems, Changhong, Da Ta Technologies, Esound Technology, Gongjin Mobile Communication, T&W, Gosuncnwelink Technology, Green Packet, Huawei, Intelbras, Jaton Technology, Jointelli, MeiG Smart Technology, MiWire, Mobot Mobile, Nokia, Notion InfoTech, Oppo, SMAWave, TCL, TigerCel, Tozed Kangwei, Wavetel and WNC.
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