Connecting the Unconnected: Closing the Fixed Wireless Access Gap

CAMPBELL, Calif., Feb. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- In their latest report, Mobile Experts outlines the growing market for fixed wireless access equipment including licensed and unlicensed options from sub-1 GHz to millimeter wave bands, including 802.11-based and 3GPP-based LTE and 5G radios.

According to the report, the fixed wireless access market will generate nearly $20 billion in cumulative equipment revenue from base station access point (AP) and customer premise equipment (CPE) sales over the next six years. Annual sales of "dedicated" fixed wireless AP equipment is forecasted to grow from $430 million in 2017 to $1.2 billion in 2023. Further, the company explains in the new report, CPE sales revenue is expected to remain around $2.4 billion annually.

"There is a fierce demand for broadband, strengthened by the cord-cutting trend," commented Principal Analyst Kyung Mun. "This is driving serious growth of fixed wireless AP shipments. Government programs like the CAF II auction in the U.S. are incentivizing operators to build broadband infrastructure in underserved areas with the support of government subsidy.   There's also a strong shift from 802.11-based formats toward 3GPP-based formats such as LTE and 5G NR."

Mobile Experts reveals in the report that the overall fixed wireless AP equipment market is forecasted to grow at 8% CAGR through 2023, but the "dedicated" LTE fixed segment is expected to grow much more quickly. Large mobile operators, especially those holding large chunks of millimeter wave spectrum, are expected to put their assets to work with 5G fixed service launch in urban settings while they await for the 5G mobile ecosystem to scale up.  With a high penetration of competitive fiber and cable footprints in developed markets, 5G fixed market penetration will be opportunistic. Mobile Experts projects a much larger adoption of LTE fixed solutions.

"For smaller players, the 802.11-based proprietary solutions will remain a good alternative. They will remain a workhorse for fixed wireless access in rural markets, and will maintain the largest share at the end of the forecast period," commented Principal Analyst Kyung Mun.

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Mobile Experts provides insightful market analysis for the mobile infrastructure and mobile handset markets.  Our analysts are true Experts, who remain focused on topics where each analyst has 20 years of experience or more.  Research topics center on technology introduction for radio frequency (RF) and communications innovation.  Recent publications focus on Fixed Wireless, Macro Base Stations, Cellular IoT, GkM, Backhaul, CBRS, LPWA, Big Picture IoT, DAS, CRAN/VRAN, Small Cells, Enterprise Mobile Infrastructure, Backhaul and Fronthaul, 5G, and more.

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