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CPE Innovations and a Growing Addressable Market Drive 5G FWA
CPE Shipments to 37 Million by 2029

The 5G network roll-out for Mobile RedCap modules, and Tozed Kangwei just performance and price, so CPE
Network Operators (MNOs) continues presented a RedCap CPE. At the same vendors diversifying offerings to serve
to progress, and Fixed Wireless Access show, ZTE unveiled the industry's first this market is key to success," Belkhit
(FWA) has been a masterstroke for AI-enabled 5G CPE for better band- concludes.
network monetization. This has made width utilization and Nokia unveiled its
growing their total FWA connections latest innovations with 5G mmWave These findings are from ABI Research's
for consumer and enterprise mar- indoor and outdoor CPEs. 5G FWA CPE: Market Dynamics, Inno-
kets a key strategy for Mobile Net- vations, and Long-Term Trends report.
work Operators (MNOs). According to Furthermore, enterprise FWA This report is part of the company's
global technology intelligence firm ABI announcements have also gained 5G, 6G & Open RAN research service,
Research, 5G FWA Customer Prem- traction in 2024, especially in the U.S. which includes research, data, and ABI
ises Equipment (CPE) shipments will market as MNOs diversify their offer- Insights.
increase from 10.7 million in 2023 to ings, with Askey and Cisco added to
36.8 million in 2029 at a Compound AT&T's Business Service, and Cradle- About ABI Research
Annual Growth Rate of 22.9%. point added to T-Mobile's Connected ABI Research is a global technology
Workplace service. intelligence firm uniquely positioned
"The U.S. market has been a great at the intersection of technology
success story for 5G FWA. All three "The enterprise market, especially solution providers and end-market
major MNOs are on track to hit their Small to Medium-Sized Businesses companies. We serve as the bridge
targets for total FWA connections, (SMBs), is a fast-growing opportu- that seamlessly connects these two
achieved by serving customers with nity for FWA, especially in the US. The segments by providing exclusive
a multi-vendor portfolio of CPEs for faster deployment and scalability it research and expert guidance to drive
their varying requirements," explains offers makes it particularly attrac- successful technology implementa-
Larbi Belkhit, Industry Analyst at ABI tive for SMBs, but they have more tions and deliver strategies proven to
Research. "Traction for this technology nuanced requirements than simply attract and retain customers.
is picking up globally, with India's Reli-
ance Jio aiming to serve 100 million
residential and enterprise connec-
tions through 5G FWA. In fact, most
major service providers worldwide
are triumphantly growing their FWA
connections."

Innovations within the 5G CPEs are
being unveiled, not just proof of con-
cept but also commercial solutions. At
Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 in
Barcelona, stc Kuwait, in partnership
with Huawei, unveiled the commer-
cial deployment of 5G RedCap FWA,
module vendors MeiG and Fibocom
separately showcased their latest

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