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More about the GSA 4G-5G FWA featuring a wealth of speakers from about National Broadband policies
Forum mobile operators, regulatory bodies globally. Our latest contribution
The GSA 4G-5G FWA Forum and the equipment supply industry related to EC’s consultation on its
recognizes the important role 3GPP- all discussing and debating a wide White Paper: “How to master Europe’s
based 4G-5G FWA technologies range of key FWA industry topics. digital infrastructure needs?” and
play in offering a fast, economically These events are organized twice a can be downloaded on our webpage
attractive and future-proof year in order to promote 4G-5G FWA (https://gsacom.com/paper/gsa-
alternative to deploying broadband adoption for the benefit of citizens fwa-forum-contribution-to-eu-
services, particularly for rural and and businesses worldwide. The 6th digital-infrastructure-consultation/).
less densely populated areas. Since public event included speakers from Finally, thanks to the work of the
its creation in late 2020, the GSA Rain (South Africa), Telkomsel (Indo- GSA Research team, we are also
4G-5G FWA Forum has grown to 57 nesia) and the vendor ecosystem. publishing, twice a year, the 4G-5G
companies (as of February 2024) Replay is available on-demand FWA Market reports (https://gsacom.
that are promoting the benefits of (https://gsacom.com/webinar/gsa- com/paper/fwa-market-june-2024/)
4G-5G FWA for high-speed wireless 4g-5g-fwa-forum-plenary-6/). We which provide detailed analysis and
broadband as well as their own also participate in industry events statistics about FWA services based
position in this growing ecosystem. and organize FWA workshops such on LTE or 5G technologies worldwide.
4G-5G FWA device suppliers currently as during NetworkX 2023 in Paris Going forward, the GSA 4G-5G FWA
form the bulk of the membership but (https://gsacom.com/paper/gsa- Forum will continue to update all
there are also network infrastructure, 4g-5g-fwa-forum-workshop/). these deliverables and will look
module, chipset and service forward to participating to industry
companies involved in the Forum who In 2023, the Forum launched its online events to further promote the
support our activities. GSA 4G-5G FWA Device Ecosystem development and adoption of 4G-5G
Directory (https://gsacom. FWA services.
Overview of key activities in 2024 com/fwa-tool/), a unique on-line tool
One of the main 2024 deliverables to access mainstream and emerging Annual benefits 2024-25
is our annual FWA CPE Survey report FWA vendors and their Participation in the GSA 4G-5G FWA
(https://gsacom.com/paper/4g-5g- products. Today it lists ~200 FWA Forum is open to all companies
fwa-survey-2024) to help the industry products from more than 25 vendors involved in the 4G-5G FWA supplier
better estimate the real market size globally. The intent is to keep Ecosystem. All GSA 4G-5G FWA
and identify the major trends of the the directory updated with new Forum companies who are Partners
4G-5G FWA device market. The 2024 companies or offerings to enable all or Members of the forum can
survey report was released in August those involved in the development participate in FWA Forum activities
2024 and a dedicated webinar (or assessment) of the 4G-5G FWA and programs.
available on-demand can be viewed ecosystem or procurement of the More details can be found on our
from the GSA website (https:// resulting devices to identify potential website - https://gsacom.com/
gsacom.com/webinar/fwa-forum- partners. initiative/fwa-forum/
cpe-vendor-survey-2024/). Companies interested to join the GSA
The GSA 4G-5G FWA Forum also 4G-5G FWA Forum can contact us at
In addition, online public events contributes to public consultations [email protected]

GSA 4G-5G FWA Forum – 57 members as of September 2024

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