Trends in FWA December 2025
The technology trends and deployment best practices shaping the future of 5G Fixed Wireless Access
5G-enabled FWA CPE shipments are now the majority in 4 out of 7 regions globally, with additional innovative features and capabilities set to keep fuelling 5G FWA momentum in the years to come. These were the headline findings from the 5th edition of the FWA Forum’s annual Fixed Wireless Access CPE market survey.
The 2025 edition of the GSA 4G-5G FWA Forum Fixed Wireless Access CPE market survey revealed that FWA CPE vendors expect shipments to accelerate, growing 26% in 2025. Globally, 5G FWA is increasingly the norm, with, for the first time, over half the world (4 out of 7 regions) reporting that over 50% of FWA CPE shipments in 2024 were 5G-enabled. This marks a significant change since last year’s survey, where only US and India reported 5G-enabled FWA CPE shipments of over 50%. Today, 5G is also in the majority in China and RoAPAC, with North America and India now reporting share of 5G CPE shipments at 93% and 92% respectively.
Growth will continue, with the consolidated 5G FWA CPE shipments of the representative cross-section of FWA CPE vendors surveyed expected to increase to 20.1 million in 2025, a 19% increase. On top of the continuous wider adoption of the 5G FWA value proposition by operators globally, several market developments will also contribute to this growth. For example, mmWave-capable 5G CPE shipments are expected to grow to over 1 million in the same period (+47% yoy) while the survey also reveals 41% of vendors expect to introduce a 5G RedCap-capable FWA product in 2025.
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Trends in FWA December 2025
