Definition of 5G CPE

CPE is known as customer terminal equipment. The front end is the device that comes before the customer's end device.fm350-gl When we use Wi-Fi, if we are far away or there are many rooms, it is easy to have a blind spot, so the cell phone, iPad, or computer can't receive the Wi-Fi signal. On the other hand, CPE relays the WI-FI signal twice, which extends the coverage of Wi-Fi.

How 5G relates to FWA and CPE

It can be said that FWA (Fixed Wireless Access) will be the most grounded application of 5G technology, and FWA service plays an important role in realizing the key factor of "connecting the unconnected". fwa is a low-cost, easy-to-deploy and flexible solution to the broadband problem. Compared with wired access information technology, FWA has been an ideal choice for broadband deployment in many countries and ethnic areas of China because enterprises do not need to acquire right-of-way, dig trenches and bury cables, or drill holes through walls, and the development of 5G technology is further research to promote the development of FWA.

FWA services (both 4G and 5G) have 100 million subscribers.FWA is no longer a niche service; the entire FWA industry is already supported by a wide range of providers. Why? In the 5G era, 5G CPEs receive 5G signals from an operator's base station and convert them into WI-FI or wired signals, enabling more local devices to access the Internet. For operators, the initial penetration of 5G users is low, making it difficult to realize investments quickly, while CPE services can utilize spare networks and increase revenues for operators, so major carriers are vigorously promoting the development of 5G CPE.

FWA services can be used for both home (To C) and business (To B), so customers have different requirements for CPE equipment when using FWA services in different application environments, resulting in consumer-grade 5G CPE and industrial-grade 5G CPE (similar to domestic routers and industrial routers).

5G CPE and Other Devices

CPE can support the development of the number of mobile smart terminal users through the Internet at the same time, device management can be directly inserted into the SIM card to receive mobile signals. CPE can be used in a large number of data applications in China's rural areas, cities and towns, hospitals, units, factories, neighborhoods and other wireless information network security access, can save the cost of laying wired networks.

Router is a hardware device that connects two or more networks. It acts as a gateway between networks and is the main node device of the Internet. The router decides the forwarding of data through routing. If it is a home router, it does not support SIM card slot, and it can only access fiber optic or network cable to receive signals and then convert them into WI-FI to provide a certain number (several) of end devices to access the Internet.

Industrial 5G CPE is equivalent to 5G industrial router, and there is little technical difference between the two. Industrial 5G CPE converts 5G network signals into WiFi signals for transmission on the one hand, and converts data received from WiFi network into 5G network signals for uploading on the other hand; in addition, industrial 5G CPE generally supports routing function.

5G CPE Trends

According to a research report, after evaluating the products of some mainstream 5G CPE vendors, several organizations believe that the development of 5G CPE products will be delayed in two aspects: first, it will support both millimeter wave and sub-6 GHz; second, the design will focus on user-friendly operation and installation. Industry trends will accelerate the demand for 5G in healthcare, education, and manufacturing due to epidemics, and 5G FWA will drive global shipments of 5G CPE.

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