Boosting Coverage And Capacity: The Future Of mmWave Fixed Wireless Access

As global demand for high-speed, low-latency connectivity accelerates, Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) has emerged as a key solution, especially in areas where wired broadband is limited or expensive. Leveraging high-frequency mmWave bands and phased array antennas, FWA delivers broadband to homes via wireless networks. However, mmWave signals face challenges like limited range, signal attenuation, and environmental interference. Qorvo addresses these limitations through advanced Beamforming Integrated Circuits (BFICs) and phased array technology.

Qorvo’s BFICs significantly improve key performance metrics, including Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP), Equivalent Isotropic Sensitivity (EIS), and Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR), leading to better signal quality, higher modulation and coding schemes (MCS), and greater user capacity. These improvements support a layered deployment strategy that combines mid-band and mmWave frequencies, maximizing coverage and gigabit-level speeds across diverse environments—from dense urban centers to rural areas.

Qorvo's innovative approach results in an 18 dB uplink and 10 dB downlink improvement, expanding coverage by up to four times and tripling user capacity per cell site, while reducing deployment cost per square kilometer by up to 70%. Their solutions support both gNodeB (base stations) and Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), streamlining deployment and offering economic scalability.

Additionally, advanced features such as digital pre-distortion (DPD) enhance transmitter efficiency, helping reduce overall system power consumption by up to 50%. With proven field performance, Qorvo’s BFIC-powered FWA systems are setting new standards for future-ready, cost-effective wireless infrastructure across 5G and upcoming 6G networks.