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Larbi

Larbi Belkhit

Industry Analyst

Research Focus

Industry Analyst Larbi Belkhit is part of ABI Research's Strategic Technologies research group focused on 5G, 6G, and Open RAN research. He is responsible for producing qualitative analysis and market forecasts on indoor and outdoor network infrastructure, Fixed Wireless Access (FWA), Massive MIMO, and other trends impacting network technologies.

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Topics Covered

5G & 6G Cloud-Native Systems Hybrid Cloud & 5G Markets
Distributed Antenna Systems
5G FWA: What Industry Players Need To Know

Insights

The Growing 5G FWA Enterprise Opportunity

The Growing 5G FWA Enterprise Opportunity

Insight | 3Q 2024 | IN-7419

Is NVIDIA Showing Us the Future of 6G?

Is NVIDIA Showing Us the Future of 6G?

Insight | 2Q 2024 | IN-7303

Research

In-Building Cellular Systems
In-Building Cellular Systems

Market Data | 1Q 2025 | MD-INDOOR-101

Macro Baseband Units Market Data Overview: 1Q 2025
Macro Baseband Units Market Data Overview: 1Q 2025

Presentation | 1Q 2025 | PT-2859

Macro Baseband Units
Macro Baseband Units

Market Data | 1Q 2025 | MD-BU-24

5G Massive MIMO
5G Massive MIMO

Market Data | 1Q 2025 | MD-MIMO-102

Indoor, Outdoor, and IoT Network Infrastructure
Indoor, Outdoor, and IoT Network Infrastructure

Market Data | 1Q 2025 | MD-INFR-108

5G RAN Automation
5G RAN Automation

Market Data | 1Q 2025 | MD-5GRAN-101

5G RAN Automation Market Data Overview: 1Q 2025
5G RAN Automation Market Data Overview: 1Q 2025

Presentation | 1Q 2025 | PT-2860

Cellular Standards Essential Patents Analytics
Cellular Standards Essential Patents Analytics

Market Data | 4Q 2024 | MD-CSEPA-22

3GPP Contribution and Rapporteur Analytics
3GPP Contribution and Rapporteur Analytics

Market Data | 4Q 2024 | MD-3GPPRA-22

5G FWA CPE Vendor
5G FWA CPE Vendor

Competitive Ranking | 4Q 2024 | CA-1319

5G Fixed Wireless Access Vendor Market Share
5G Fixed Wireless Access Vendor Market Share

Market Data | 2Q 2024 | MD-FWAMS-101

Fixed Wireless Access Market Data Overview: Q1 2024
Fixed Wireless Access Market Data Overview: Q1 2024

Presentation | 1Q 2024 | PT-2855

Fixed Wireless Access
Fixed Wireless Access

Market Data | 1Q 2024 | MD-FWA-103

5G Massive MIMO
5G Massive MIMO

Market Data | 1Q 2024 | MD-MIMO-101

5G Massive MIMO Market Data Overview: 1Q 2024
5G Massive MIMO Market Data Overview: 1Q 2024

Presentation | 1Q 2024 | PT-3136

Distributed Antenna Systems
Distributed Antenna Systems

Market Data | 1Q 2024 | MD-DAS-101

Indoor, Outdoor, and IoT Network Infrastructure
Indoor, Outdoor, and IoT Network Infrastructure

Market Data | 1Q 2024 | MD-INFR-107

5G Massive MIMO Market Developments
5G Massive MIMO Market Developments

Report | 4Q 2023 | AN-5714

Larbi Belkhit In The News

ZTE, Nokia, and Huawei Lead ABI Research's 5G FWA CPE Vendor Competitive Ranking
Market Screener (2025-01-15)
'The 5G FWA market is rapidly growing and is now a proven monetization strategy for service providers. FWA of previous cellular generations was viewed as a backup or placeholder broadband technology for both the consumer and enterprise verticals; however, the advancements within both the 5G networks...
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ZTE tops 5G FWA CPE market, surpasses Nokia and Huawei
Broadcast & Cablesat (2025-01-15)
“The 5G FWA market is rapidly growing and is now a proven monetization strategy for service providers. FWA of previous cellular generations was viewed as a backup or placeholder broadband technology for both the consumer and enterprise verticals; however, the advancements within both the 5G networks...
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ABI Research Names ZTE Leader in 5G FWA Innovation and Implementation
The Fast Mode (2025-01-14)
“The 5G FWA market is rapidly growing and is now a proven monetization strategy for service providers. FWA of previous cellular generations was viewed as a backup or placeholder broadband technology for both the consumer and enterprise verticals; however, advancements within both the 5G networks and...
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ABI forecasts surge in 5G FWA CPE shipments
Mobile World Live (2024-07-12)
ABI Research tipped 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) CPE shipments to increase from 10.7 million in 2023 to 36.8 million by 2029 with a CAGR of 22.9 per cent, due in part to increased uptake by businesses. Larbi Belkhi, an industry analyst at ABI Research, highlighted the US market as a success story...
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Has 5G FWA reached its growth potential?
SDX Central (2024-06-7)
ABI Research recently forecast that it expects the global FWA market to growth at a 14% compound annual growth rate through 2029, hitting nearly 265 million connections over that time frame. However, it also noted that network integrity will be a key point to supporting that growth across all market...
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Fixed wireless access gains momentum from 5G
Mobile Europe (2024-04-5)
ABI’s 5G, 6G, and Open RAN research analyst Larbi Belkhit said as the demand for a more connected world continues to grow, the performance and efficiency of FWA technology remain a key driver in bridging the connectivity divide, providing high-speed, reliable internet access in both the enterprise...
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Fixed Wireless Subscriptions to Increase by 14% in 5 Years
Broadband Breakfasst (2024-04-5)
“As the demand for a more connected world continues to grow, the performance and efficiency of FWA technology remains a key driver in bridging the connectivity divide, providing high-speed, reliable internet access in both the enterprise and consumer markets” says Larbi Belkhit, an Open RAN research...
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AT&T’s $5B broadband pledge boosts FWA’s potential
SDX Central (2024-04-4)
A recent ABI Research report noted that this level of growth is also happening around the world. It predicts FWA connections will grow at a 14% CAGR through 2029, totaling 265 million connections. “As the demand for a more connected world continues to grow, the performance and efficiency of FWA...
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FWA to reach 265 million subscriptions by 2029
Electronics 360 (2024-04-3)
“As the demand for a more connected world continues to grow, the performance and efficiency of FWA technology remain a key driver in bridging the connectivity divide, providing high-speed, reliable internet access in both the enterprise and consumer markets,” said Larbi Belkhit, 5G, 6G and Open RAN...
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ABI bullish on 5G FWA growth
Mobile World Live (2024-04-3)
Larbi Belkhit, 5G, 6G, and Open RAN research analyst for ABI, noted “the performance and efficiency of FWA technology remain a key driver in bridging the connectivity divide, providing high-speed, reliable internet access in both the enterprise and consumer markets”
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FWA subscriptions to expand at CAGR of 14% during 2023-29: ABI
RCR Wireless News (2024-04-3)
“As the demand for a more connected world continues to grow, the performance and efficiency of FWA technology remains a key driver in bridging the connectivity divide, providing high-speed, reliable internet access in both the enterprise and consumer markets,” said Larbi Belkhit, 5G, 6G and Open RAN...
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Fixed Wireless Access Market to Continue Its Strong Growth, Reaching Almost 265 Million Subscriptions by 2029
The Malaysian Reserve (2024-04-2)
“As the demand for a more connected world continues to grow, the performance and efficiency of FWA technology remains a key driver in bridging the connectivity divide, providing high-speed, reliable internet access in both the enterprise and consumer markets,” says Larbi Belkhit, 5G, 6G & Open RAN...
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Open RAN risks missing its targets
Light Reading (2024-03-18)
But ABI Research's Larbi Belkhit warns the long-term single-vendor deployments potentially threaten all of these. "If the market continues to be dominated by single-vendor solutions, there could be less incentive for vendors to innovate, which could slow the pace of technological advancements for...
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Open RAN to close performance gap with AI and ML
The Evolving Enterprise (2023-11-16)
“Advanced AI and ML techniques are poised to help close the performance gap by enhancing key capabilities such as beamforming and channel estimation,” said Larbi Belkhit, a 5G, 6G and open RAN research analyst. “Integration of these models, likely in the distributed unit (DU), will be instrumental...
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AI Advancements Boost Open RAN mMIMO Performance Read more at: https://www.bisinfotech.com/ai-advancements-boost-open-ran-mmimo-performance/
BISinfotech (2023-11-16)
“Advanced AI and ML techniques are poised to help close the performance gap by enhancing key capabilities such as beamforming and channel estimation,” said Larbi Belkhit, a 5G, 6G and open RAN research analyst. “Integration of these models, likely in the distributed unit (DU), will be instrumental...
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AI Innovations in Open RAN mMIMO Will Help Bridge the Performance Gap
TelecomTV (2023-11-15)
“Advanced AI and ML techniques are poised to help close the performance gap by enhancing key capabilities such as beamforming and channel estimation,” states 5G, 6G and Open RAN Research Analyst Larbi Belkhit. “Integration of these models, likely in the Distributed Unit (DU), will be instrumental...
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