5G to grow despite parts shortage

New York THE market for radio components used in cellular user equipment grew in 2020 despite the pandemic and will continue to grow 8 percent per year through 2025, according to a new report. The radio component revenue reached an all-time high in 2020 and strong growth will continue, according to latest research from Strategy Analytics. The radio components include baseband processors, RF transceivers, power amplifiers, RF filters, switches, antenna tuners, drain modulators, tuners, and other RF front-end components. "Despite the pandemic, RF component revenue, including baseband processors and the RF front-end (RFFE), reached an all-time high in 2020, and we predict that the cellular radio component market will grow 8 per cent per year through 2025," said Christopher Taylor, Director of RF and Wireless Components at Strategy Analytics.