5G Fixed Wireless CPE Shipments Doubled Last Year: GSA

The Global mobile Suppliers Association said 5G fixed wireless customer premises equipment shipments more than doubled to 3.6 million in 2021, a year-on-year increase of 162%, and are likely to double again this year. Most shipments (84%) in 2021 remained LTE-only, said vendors surveyed. Among the 5G shipments, 160,000 were millimeter-wave-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,” said a Monday release. “The majority of respondents are expecting no or minor component shortages in 2023, at the same time most are expecting inflationary pressures to remain.”