5G-enabled FWA CPE shipments now the majority in 4 out of 7 regions globally, GSA 4G-5G FWA Forum CPE vendor survey reveals

Additional innovative features and capabilities will keep fuelling 5G FWA momentum in the years to come

London, UK – 25^th September 2025 – The GSA 4G-5G Fixed Wireless Access Forum today released the findings of its annual Fixed Wireless Access CPE market survey, revealing 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 (four out of seven 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 grow to 20.1 million in 2025, a 19% increase. On top of the continuous wider adoption of 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.

“This year’s survey confirms the global momentum and scale of 5G with increased adoption and uptake of 5G FWA across all continents, enabling operators to unlock new broadband service opportunities,” said John Yazlle, vice-chairman of the GSA 4G-5G FWA Forum. “Today, the majority of vendors believe that the main benefit of AI capabilities for 5G FWA CPE lies in improved 5G connectivity performance and experience. Millimetre-wave is proving its value across a range of broadband use cases, from dense residential areas, targeted enterprise deployments to closing digital divide in rural areas, and 5G RedCap is emerging as a viable complementary option for FWA in markets transitioning away from LTE. The survey results are not only encouraging news for the health of the FWA vendor ecosystem today but, with more spectrum becoming available and the evolution of 5G networks to 5G-Advanced on the horizon, also clear evidence that the partnership between FWA CPE vendors and operators can continue to drive global growth through innovation.”

Key findings of the 2025 GSA Fixed Wireless Access CPE Market Survey include:

1. 2025 shipments are expected to grow 26% to reach 35.3 million units. Reported 2024 total CPE shipments were 28.0 million, a 22% increase compared to 2023.
2. 5G-enabled FWA shipments are now established as the mainstream globally, reaching 16.8 million in 2024. The growth of 5G FWA CPE shipments is expected to grow to 20.1 million, accounting for 57% of 2025 shipments and compared to 60% in 2024.
3. Asia Pacific accounts for 35% of the 2024 shipments, followed by Middle East & Africa at 30%. North America and India lead the share of 5G CPE shipments at 93% and 92% respectively.
4. The majority of FWA CPE shipments in 2024 were integrated indoor CPE (54%), followed by battery-operated hotspots (33%) and outdoor CPE (13%). 58% of the outdoor CPE were flexible self-install indoor/outdoor CPEs during 2024.
5. mmWave-capable 5G CPE shipments reached 739,000 in 2024 and are expected to grow to over 1 million in 2025.
6. FWA supporting 5G standalone (SA) adoption stood at 95% of 5G CPE shipments in 2024. 5G SA-enabled CPE shipments expected to grow 11% to 17.7 million in 2025 compared to 16.0 million in 2024.
7. The majority of vendors believe that the main benefit of AI capabilities for 5G FWA CPE would lead to an improved 5G connectivity performance and experience.
8. There is sustained interest for 5G RedCap FWA, with 18% of respondents claiming that they already have such a product in their portfolio and a further 41% expecting to introduce a 5G RedCap-capable FWA product in 2025.
9. Over 50% of respondents either already have (29%) or plan to launch in 2025 (24%) FWA devices with 8RX support in their portfolio.
10. 38% of respondents believe that price parity of 5G CPE will be achieved by 2027 in comparison with last year’s survey where price parity was expected to be reached in 2026.

A free executive summary of the survey report is available to download from the GSA website here: https://gsacom.com/paper/fwa-cpe-vendor-survey-september-2025/.

The GSA research team and FWA Forum will also discuss the findings of the survey, along with FWA deployment insights from Telstra, during a its public Plenary, open to all industry stakeholders, on 30^th September 2025. You can register to attend the online event here: https://gsacom.com/webinar/fwa-forum-plenary-8/

The GSA 4G-5G Fixed Wireless Access Forum was established in late 2020 by 14 initial Partners and Members and now includes 58 members covering the majority of the infrastructure, chipset, module and CPE value chain for FWA. To mark the 5^th anniversary of its foundation, the FWA Forum is curating Industry Insights from within its membership to delve deeper into the technology trends and monetisation opportunities shaping the fixed wireless access market.

“The purpose of the GSA 4G-5G FWA Forum is to bring together the FWA ecosystem and champion the role FWA technologies play in offering a fast, economically attractive and future-proof alternative to deploying broadband services, particularly for rural and less densely populated areas,” said Julien Grivolas, chairman of the GSA 4G-5G FWA Forum. “This unique survey plays an important role in providing facts and insights into the true state of the fixed wireless access market and how it is evolving and growing globally. The Forum is firmly established as the industry voice of the 4G-5G FWA ecosystem and we continue to welcome new members.”

The survey results present the aggregate answers of 17 CPE vendors that together form a statistically valid representation of the 3GPP-based 4G/5G FWA device market. All companies are members of the GSA 4G-5G FWA Forum and were surveyed on a range of topics including shipments, market trends, form factors and device features, current and future.

The GSA FWA CPE market survey was first conducted in 2021. The data for the latest annual GSA Fixed Wireless Access CPE market survey was collected between April-July 2025. Participants in the 2025 survey included: Asiatelco Technologies Co, Askey, AVM, BEC Technologies, Da Ta Technologies, Gemtek, GreenPacket, Huawei, Jaton Technology, MeiG Smart Technology, Nokia, Shenzhen Jointelli, SMAWave, Tozed Kangwei, Vantiva, WNC, YaoJin Technology.

The full report, including supporting MS Excel tables, is available to purchase from the GSA reports library https://gsacom.com/paper/fwa-cpe-vendor-survey-september-2025-2/. The full report, including additional analysis of questions asked, is available to all GSA 4G-5G FWA Forum members as part of their annual subscription.

Companies wishing to join the GSA 4G-5G FWA Forum please contact Joe Barrett at membership@gsacom.com. This is the fifth-edition GSA 4G-5G FWA Forum device ecosystem survey and the next iteration of this survey will be undertaken in 2026

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