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Indoor CPE makes up the most of Regional Trends
FWA CPE shipments, but its share When looking at the regional
decreased by 2% points YoY to repre- breakdown, Middle East and Africa
sent 60% of the total FWA CPE ship- accounted for the largest share of
ments this year. This is forecasted to shipments at 23% of volumes. That
drop marginally to 59% in 2024. Bat- is followed by North America (17%),
tery-operated pocket routers made Europe (16%), China (15%) and Rest of
up 25% of total FWA CPE shipments in Asia-Pacific (15%).
2023 and this isn’t expected to fluctu-
ate in the coming year. Outdoor FWA Various regions driving 5G FWA
CPE constitutes the remaining 15% of shipment growth in 2023. North
CPE shipments, having grown from America accounts for the largest
11% in 2022. Within the outdoor CPE share of 5G FWA shipments at 31%.
segment there is an expected growth However, the percentage of FWA
of flexible indoor/outdoor self-in- shipments that are 5G for North
stallation devices from 1.6m in 2023 America is 65%, which is lower than
to 1.9m. These flexible install devices Evolution of 5G FWA Millimetre-wave India that has the highest share of 5G
capable shipments (thousands)
represented 36% of the outdoor CPE FWA shipments at 86%.
Sample: 2022 FWA Survey, 26 respondents,
segment in 2023 and is expected to
2023 FWA survey, 25
remain at similar level during 2024.
and this is anticipated to increase by
In 2023, 7.2 million
5G FWA Device Shipments 44% to 10.4 million in 2024. 3.0 million shipments were 5G
5G FWA device shipments grew by shipments were 5G non-standalone standalone activated/
18% from 8.7 million in 2022 to 10.2 activated/enabled and this is also
million in 2023, representing 34% of set to grow to 5.2 million in 2024, an enabled and this is
total FWA CPE shipments. In 2024, 5G increase of 73%. anticipated to increase
FWA device shipments are forecasted by 44% to 10.4 million in
to be 15.6 million, comprising 42% of 5G millimetre-wave capable FWA 2024. 3.0 million shipments
shipments. devices have experienced significant were 5G non-standalone
growth from 452 thousand units in
activated/enabled and this
is also set to grow to 5.2
million in 2024, an increase
of 73%.

Device Form Factors and Capability
Trends
Looking at future device trends, there
is clear consensus that the majority
of the survey respondents think
Window Mounted CPE, Flexible Indoor
and Outdoor CPE and Self-Installation
Apps are growing. In contrast,
respondents are increasingly
pessimistic towards Hybrid fibre/
DSL CPE with 47% of respondents
Evolution of 5G FWA-enabled device shipments, millions
Sample: 2022 FWA Survey, 26 respondents, 2023 FWA Survey, 25 respondents, 2024 expecting it to be flat and 13% state
survey, 30 respondents that it is declining.

The survey this year asked 2022 to 736 thousand units in 2023. Survey respondents were also asked
respondents to share what By 2024, 5G FWA millimetre-wave about module and chipset strategies.
proportion of their 5G shipments capable shipments are expected 47% said that their current module is
were standalone activated/enabled. to grow by 22% to just under 900 from more than one third party, an
In 2023, 7.2 million shipments were thousand units. increase from 41% last year. Looking
5G standalone activated/enabled forward to the full 2024 year, both

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