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28 JULY-SEPTEMBER 2024

5G FWA Routers Expected to Represent 42 Percent of Total Shipments
in 2024

According to the GSA’s 4G-5G Fixed fixed broadband services to monetise their fifth-generation
Wireless Access Forum, 5G-enabled consumers and enterprises, aiming to networks.
fixed wireless access (FWA) consumer
premises equipment (CPE) shipments
are expected to account for 42 per
cent of all FWA CPE shipments in 2024,
up from 34 per cent in 2023.

In 2023, shipments of 5G-enabled
fixed wireless access (FWA) reached
10.2 million units, while 4G FWA CPE
shipments declined by 5 per cent
compared to the previous year.
Further, the survey highlighted that,
innovations such as 5G standalone
(SA), reduced capability (RedCap),
millimeter-wave (mmWave), and
self-install outdoor CPEs will drive the
global growth of 5G FWA services.

Furthermore, according to the GSA,
FWA CPE shipments are expected to
grow by 23 per cent in 2024, reaching
37.5 million units, up from 30.4 million
in 2023, which marked a 2 per cent
increase from 2022. India is
significantly contributing to the rise in
5G FWA shipments, with 86 per cent of
these shipments being 5G-enabled,
followed by North America at 65 per
cent and the rest of Asia-Pacific at 39
per cent. In India, Reliance Jio and
Bharti Airtel are actively offering 5G

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