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        modules that are sourced from more   had plans to introduce such devices   Previous surveys have highlighted the
        than one third party and developed   into their portfolio. 41% of respondents   fact that respondents expect price
        in-house are expected to remain flat.   stated that they had no plans to   parity of 5G CPE to 4G CPE in 2025.
        Survey answers show that chipset     introduce a FWA device capable      However, this current survey high-
        strategies remain stable. Last year   of 3GPP U-6GHz. However, of the    lighted that the most common
        78% of respondents stated that it    remaining proportion of respondents,   expectation when it might reach price
        was sourced from more than one       28% said they plan to introduce this   parity has shifted further back to
        chipset vendor and the remaining     device in 2026, followed by 2027 or   2026.
        22% claimed that it was sourced      later (17%) and 2025 (14%).
        from one chipset vendor. In this
        year’s survey, 80% are sourcing their
        chipsets from more than one vendor
        and this is set to increase to 83% in
        2024. Conversely, 20% of respondents
        are sourcing their chipset from one
        vendor in 2023 and this is expected to
        drop to 17% in 2024.

        Similarly, the survey respondents
        were asked about their plans for
        5G RedCap-capable FWA devices
        and 63% of respondents declared
        that they had plans to introduce 5G
        RedCap-capable FWA products in
        the coming year. 5G FWA RedCap
        is expected to grow in interest as
        it offers a more affordable option
        compared to full 5G FWA, with speeds
        that are still improved compared with
        4G FWA.

        Furthermore, respondents were asked
        about 3GPP U-6GHz (Upper 6GHz)
        capable FWA devices and when they

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