13 October 2022

Shipments of 5G FWA devices are expected to grow year on year by 111% to 7.6 million units in 2022, due to the growth in 5G coverage and growing market demand for fixed wireless access (FWA) services, according to TrendForce.

5G FWA supports both business and home applications, enabling wide bandwidth, low latency connections, and is fast becoming a viable alternative to fixed broadband connections. With faster deployment that requires less manpower and less equipment than fibre installations, governments the world over are investing heavily in 5G FWA.

For slower economic developing regions like Indonesian Borneo, central/southern India, Sumatra and the western plateau of Vietnam, 5G FWA deployment is expected to lower the threshold for the future construction and maintenance of high-speed networks.