IN Brief:
- Nova transfers up to 30W through glass for outdoor 5G customer premises equipment without routing a conventional power cable through the window.
- Solace has moved the FCC certified module into high volume production and opened it for customer orders.
- Integration support is available now, with customer deliveries scheduled to begin during the fourth quarter of 2026.
Solace Power has moved its Nova wireless power module into high volume production, opening customer orders for hardware designed to transfer up to 30W through glass to outdoor 5G customer premises equipment.
The module is FCC certified, and Solace is providing integration support immediately, with customer deliveries due to begin during the fourth quarter of 2026. Nova is intended for outdoor fixed wireless access equipment mounted on the outside of a window while its power source remains indoors.
Outdoor placement can improve the radio path compared with equipment installed deeper inside a building, where walls, coatings and other materials may attenuate the cellular signal. Supplying an external unit conventionally can require drilling through the wall or window frame and routing a cable between the indoor supply and the radio. Nova transfers power across the glass instead, removing that physical penetration from the installation.
The production milestone changes the status of the technology from development hardware to a module intended for repeated integration into commercial equipment. Solace has already demonstrated Nova with fixed wireless access systems, but volume production requires the electrical, mechanical and thermal design to be stable enough for customers to build around it and for manufacturing to reproduce it consistently.
A 30W transfer limit defines the practical power envelope. The available power has to support the radio, processor, networking interfaces and conversion losses inside the outdoor unit, while leaving enough thermal margin for operation in the environmental conditions specified by the equipment maker. A compact radio mounted outside a window may fit comfortably within that budget, whereas higher power equipment would require a different architecture.
Glass itself also becomes part of the installation. The indoor and outdoor sections have to remain correctly aligned across the window, and the coupling arrangement has to tolerate the glass thickness and construction used at the site. Solace has not presented Nova as a universal method for every type of glazing, so equipment developers still have to validate the complete mechanical arrangement around the target installation.
Moving power wirelessly does not remove the environmental requirements on the outdoor electronics. The customer premises unit still needs an enclosure suitable for temperature, moisture and exposure, and its mounting system has to keep the radio and power receiver stable over time. The engineering advantage is narrower: the electrical path crosses the glass without a conductor passing through it.
That can change installation economics for fixed wireless access. Operators often want customer premises hardware positioned where the cellular signal is strongest, but professional installation adds labour and scheduling cost. A system that can be mounted on a window without drilling creates another route to outdoor placement while preserving a relatively simple installation process.
Nova has been developed around that use case for several years, including demonstrations that combine through glass power with communications equipment from other suppliers. The move into volume production is therefore a manufacturing and availability step rather than the first proof that energy can be transferred through a window.
FCC certification applies to the module rather than automatically certifying every finished product that incorporates it. Equipment manufacturers still have to assess the complete customer premises unit for the radio, electromagnetic compatibility, electrical safety and mechanical requirements that apply in each market. Integrating Nova changes one part of the power architecture but does not remove those end product obligations.
Solace has not disclosed the first customer volumes or named the manufacturers due to receive production units in the fourth quarter. It has, however, opened the module for orders and integration support, giving equipment developers a defined production component rather than an evaluation system.
Nova therefore moves the through glass power concept into the point where its value will be tested in manufactured 5G equipment. The core constraint remains measurable: up to 30W must cross the window reliably while the complete outdoor unit meets its own power, thermal, mechanical and regulatory requirements.
