Counterpoint Conversations: MiFi to FWA – Inseego Targets Enterprise with Full Stack Solution

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May 21, 2025

At MWC 2025, Jeff Fieldhack, Research Director at Counterpoint Research, had a quick chat with Inseego’s newly appointed CEO, Juho Sarvikas, who spoke about Inseego's latest FWA product, the FX5000, which is powered by Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X85 platform. Sarvikas also spoke about Inseego’s strategic focus on the enterprise market in North America and how the company is leading the charge in wireless broadband, leveraging 5G Advanced and a comprehensive solution stack to drive future growth.

The Interview

Key Takeaways from the Discussion

Sarvikas’ New Role and Inseego’s Heritage

  • CEO Sarvikas, formerly President of Qualcomm North America, sees a strong market opportunity in wireless broadband.
  • Inseego, inventor of MiFi, now emphasizes FWA advancements.

New Products Launched at MWC 2025

  • Inseego was first to demo on Qualcomm's new X85 platform.
  • Launched the FX5000 FWA device powered by the SDX85 Dragonwing chipset.

Enterprise Market and North America Focus

  • Prioritizing enterprise over consumer for better profitability.
  • Offering a full solution – hardware and cloud management platform.
  • Sees significant growth potential in enterprise wireless broadband.
  • Leveraging 5G Advanced for enhanced performance and efficiency.
  • The primary market focus for the short and medium term is North America.


Analyst Takeaways

  • Inseego’s CEO Juho Sarvikas is excited about his new role. He is re-focusing the company on the US market where FWA is the largest growing broadband technology and has accounted for the majority of broadband net adds in the past seven quarters. He is excited about leading a world-class engineering team that is building the future of wireless broadband.
  • At MWC Barcelona, Inseego unveiled 5G Advanced Mobile Broadband, launched with the Dragonwing FWA Gen 4 Elite platform, and FWA solutions, the first product featuring the Qualcomm X85 5G Modem-RF system.
  • The company is focusing its turnaround in the US enterprise market, which has a long runway of profitable revenue streams. Inseego will focus on new edge routers for FWA. It is also accelerating investments in Inseego Connect – a cloud-based device and edge management SaaS platform.

Summary

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CP Conversations

Published

May 21, 2025

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