Wireless Infrastructure By The Numbers: 2022 Key Industry Statistics

The US wireless and mobile industry spent $11.9 billion building additional capacity and coverage into the nation’s wireless networks in 2022. This does not include spending on spectrum or maintenance and ongoing network operations. In total, network operating expenses for US wireless and mobile networks in 2022 topped $46 billion. Some key statistics:

• 142,100 cellular towers were in operation;
• 209,500 macrocell sites, not including small cells, were deployed;
• 678,700 macrocell sectors, not including small cells, were in operation;
• 452,200 outdoor small cell nodes were deployed; and
• 747,400 indoor small cell nodes were in use, including private Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) networks, distributed antenna systems (DAS), small cells and mmWave, and other licensed frequency bands.