The enterprise wireless edge is evolving as artificial intelligence workloads move closer to carrier networks. In turn, enterprises are seeking more managed and resilient wireless infrastructure.

In response, providers are adjusting their product strategies accordingly. Inseego Corp., a wireless equipment maker, is focusing on fixed wireless access and 5G routers, a push fueled by enterprise demand for greater manageability in distributed environments. The company is set on building a unified platform across mobile and fixed assets to take advantage of the current market opportunity, according to Inseego Chief Executive Officer Juho Sarvikas (pictured).

“We want to be the partner that the big service providers deploy at scale,” Sarvikas told theCUBE. “Our key focus market today is North America… in the U.S. alone, the service provider revenues are expected to grow at a 37% [compound annual growth rate] between now and the end of the decade. This is a vast opportunity.”

Sarvikas spoke with John Furrier and Dave Vellante at MWC Barcelona, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. They discussed the scaling of 5G fixed wireless access for business, the transition from hardware gadgets to managed edge solutions and the market opportunity surrounding enterprise wireless edge. (* Disclosure below.)

Scaling connectivity at the enterprise wireless edge

The projected growth for service providers reflects a broader expansion of fixed wireless access in the U.S. enterprise market. Today’s requirements demand the same reliability as heavy-duty office routers, but with the accessibility of a small-business solution, requiring a shift toward integrated software and hardware platforms, according to Sarvikas. That balance means delivering small and midsize business simplicity without sacrificing enterprise-grade capability, he added.

“One thing that we take great pride in is that we have SMB or micro-enterprise ease of use, but then the power of a full enterprise solution,” Sarvikas said. “I see a lot of deployments, not only in the carpet environments as we call them, but also in industrial verticals. Definitely the uptake of 5G is advancing — even more so with RedCap.”

RedCap, short for reduced capability, is a 5G standard designed to lower device costs and power requirements while maintaining midrange performance, a profile that can make enterprise and industrial deployments more economical. And as adoption broadens, the opportunity extends beyond connectivity and into more advanced edge functionality, Sarvikas noted. With that foundation in place, attention is turning to creating additional value at the edge.

“The next revolution really will be, how do we create more value at the edge?” Sarvikas said. “We can do so much cool stuff at the edge; making sense of these multiple value lanes and the evolution towards 6G.”

Here’s the complete video interview, part of SiliconANGLE’s and theCUBE’s coverage of MWC Barcelona:

(* Disclosure: Inseego sponsored this segment of theCUBE. Neither Inseego nor other sponsors have editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)

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