As of June 2023, there were 55 GSA 4G-5G FWA Forum members covering the majority of the infrastructure, chipset, module and CPE value chain for FWA.

One of the main deliverables has been a 4G-5G FWA Ecosystem Catalogue, which is now in its 10th iteration and promotes a wide range of FWA devices, chipsets and modules. The Forum delivers an annual CPE Survey report to help the industry better estimate the real market size of the 4G-5G FWA market. The 2023 survey report is available to download now here.

In addition, plenary events featuring a wealth of speakers from mobile operators, regulatory bodies and the equipment supply industry all discussing and debating a wide range of key FWA industry topics are organised in order to promote 4G-5G FWA adoption for the benefit of citizens and businesses worldwide.

The fifth, and most recent Plenary included speakers from Bell Mobility, Telia and the vendor ecosystem. Watch the on-demand replay here.

Participation in the GSA 4G-5G FWA Forum is open to all companies involved in the 4G-5G FWA Ecosystem.

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GSA 4G-5G FWA Forum Device Ecosystem Catalogue – September 2023

The GSA 4G-5G FWA Forum Device Ecosystem Catalogue contains an overview of the growing number of companies involved in the 3GPP Fixed Wireless Access Device Ecosystem.
Companies are grouped according to where they sit in the ecosystem (ie. Chipset Suppliers, Module Suppliers or Device Suppliers)

For each company a single page overview of who they are and where further information can be obtained is provided.
A simple overview of all Fixed Wireless Related products being marketed at the time of issue by each company is also included.

GSA 4G-5G FWA Forum’s
FWA CPE Market Annual Survey

FWA Survey September 2023

The purpose of the GSA 4G–5G FWA Forum is to educate the industry about the fixed wireless access (FWA) market. There are currently no agreed market definitions, there is a lack of market information and no consensus about the volume of FWA device shipments and FWA installed base globally.

GSA’s annual FWA CPE market survey aims to address these issues. It was first conducted in 2021 and this report presents the findings of the 2023 survey, where data was collected from May to June 2023. A total of 27 vendors of customer-premises equipment (CPE) from the GSA 4G–5G FWA Forum answered the survey.

GSA defines FWA as indoor or outdoor CPE that is AC-powered and designed for continuous 24-hour broadband connectivity on a fixed location. Battery-operated devices designed specifically for nomadic or sporadic use of broadband connectivity, such as MiFi or pocket routers or hot spots, are excluded from this definition. Industrial-grade and large enterprise-grade CPE and routers are also excluded.

The results present the aggregate answers of those 27 CPE vendors. We estimate that this is a significant representation of the market for 3GPP-based 4G and 5G FWA devices. Please note that the sample sizes and participant companies differ slightly from year to year, so caution is advised when drawing comparisons.

Participants in the survey included: Asiatelco Technologies, Askey, BEC Technologies, Casa Systems, Compal, Da Ta Technologies, Elsys, Gongjin Mobile Communication/T&W, GosuncnWelink Technology, Green Packet, Huawei, Inseego, Intelbras, Jaton Technology, MeiG Smart Technology, MiWire, Nokia, Notion InfoTech, Oppo, Shenzhen Jointelli, Smawave Technology, Tozed Kangwei, Vantiva, Wavetel, WNC, YaoJin Technology and Zyxel.

The survey is intended to be repeated annually to create a baseline of data about the global 4G and 5G FWA market. This report presents a summary of selected survey findings.