Airgain Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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August 6, 2024

There are 5 speakers on the call.

Operator

Good afternoon. Welcome to Airgain's Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. My name is Joe, and I will be your operator for today's call. Joining us today are Airgain's President and CEO, Jacob Swen and CFO, Michael Albaaz. As a reminder, this call will be recorded and made available for replay via a link found in the Investor Relations section of Airgain's website at investors.

Operator

Airgain.com. Following management's prepared remarks, the call will be opened for questions from Airgain's covering analysts. I caution listeners that during this call, Airgain Management will be making forward looking statements about future events as well as Airgain's business strategy and future financial and operating performance. Actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied by these forward looking statements due to risks and uncertainties associated with the company's business. These forward looking statements are qualified by the cautionary statements contained in today's earnings release and Airgain's SEC filings.

Operator

This conference call contains time sensitive information that is accurate only as of the date of this live broadcast, August 6, 2024. Airgain undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this conference call. In addition, this conference call will include a discussion of non GAAP financial measures. Please see today's earnings release for further details, including a reconciliation of GAAP to non GAAP results. Now, I'd like to turn the call over to Airgain's CEO, Jacob Swen.

Operator

Jacob?

Speaker 1

Thank you, operator. Welcome, everyone, and thank you for joining us this afternoon. To begin today's discussion, I will give some company background, followed by a review of our performance for the quarter before handing the call over to our CFO, Michael Albaas. He will review our financial results for the quarter in more depth as well as provide our outlook for the Q3. After that, I will share some closing remarks before opening the call for questions.

Speaker 1

Before we dive into our quarterly results, I would like to take a moment to introduce Airgain to those who may be new to our story. At Airgain, we simplified wireless connectivity across the value chain from embedded components to integrated systems. Our primary markets encompass the enterprise, consumer and automotive sectors. Within our enterprise market, our products include embedded cellular modems, asset truckers, custom IoT products, 5 gs IoT antennas, our new 5 gs fixed wireless access device and our 5 gs smart network control cellular repeaters. Our consumer market is comprised mostly of our embedded antennas business, a traditional area of expertise for Airgain.

Speaker 1

Our consumer products include custom embedded antenna design for customer premises equipment, devices such as those that enable WiFi 6E and WiFi 7. Lastly, our automotive market encompasses both aftermarket antennas and vehicle networking devices, notably our AirgainConnect fleet solution. The global connectivity opportunity is substantial and enduring. We believe secular trends, including increased adoption of connectivity technologies and expanding addressable markets across our product range will drive industry and company growth. Again has consistently developed and delivered optimized wireless solutions, enabling our channel partners and customers to connect efficiently.

Speaker 1

As new technologies emerge, we are well positioned to continue providing cutting edge products to meet evolving demands. Turning now to a review of our recent operational results in 3 core markets. We generated $15,200,000 in sales in the 2nd quarter, above the midpoint of our guidance range and a 7% increase over the prior quarter. This increase was largely driven by higher consumer market sales to our cable, broadband and mobile network operators. In Q2, we delivered the first shipments of our fixed wireless access lantern solutions along with the first shipments of Wi Fi 7 antennas to a Tier 1 MSO partner.

Speaker 1

We also secured multiple design wins for our embedded modems in our 5 gs automotive and enterprise antennas. Still, we are paying close attention to the macroeconomic environment as industry wide headwinds that we have faced in recent quarters continue to dissipate. Our indicators suggest that previously broad demand softness has become more product and customer specific. As the industry recalibrates optimal inventory levels, while some key customers continue to adjust their inventories affecting order timing, our broader product portfolio generally enjoys clear channels. We anticipate that fluctuating inventory levels will impact our business.

Speaker 1

However, we are confident that our existing design wins and the launch of our strategic product initiatives will lead to overall revenue growth. Taking a closer look at our 3 markets. Our enterprise market performance in 2nd quarter remained stable compared to Q1, albeit with a different mix of key drivers, Following a robust Q1 driven by a substantial shipment to a strategic partner in our custom products, We anticipated an inventory adjustment in Q2 affecting order volume. However, the expected softness in custom products was counterbalanced by sequential sales increases in our embedded modems, asset truckers and enterprise antennas along with the commencement of lantern FWA product shipments, enabling us to maintain enterprise revenue compared to Q1. We expanded our RC Truckers portfolio with new railcar focused features with the design win we announced last year.

Speaker 1

The railcars segment provides us with a unique opportunity to leverage our RC Truckers competitive advantages such as cellular connectivity and battery life and customize them to meet the technical and environmental requirements of the sector. We expect to leverage our railcar product portfolio to the broader transportation segment. In addition, our RECOM 13 sales pipeline has continued to grow for enterprise applications, specifically with counties and municipalities. RECOM 13 is a low profile, rugged, outdoor antenna designed to provide high performance LTE and 5 gs connectivity. Although the sales cycle for these antenna contracts is long, we are confident in the demand that we are seeing and believe that this is a growth opportunity for us through the rest of 2024.

Speaker 1

Looking ahead to Q3, we anticipate a slower quarter for design wins based on our product timeline and recognize that inventory with our strategic custom product customer will require time to normalize. Nevertheless, we believe our robust embedded modems product portfolio, expanding IoT antennas and asset trucker sales pipelines and launch of the Lantern FWA solution strategically position us to offset the temporary softness in custom products. Increasing demand we have seen across these product lines bolsters our confidence in their growth potential through the remainder of 2024 and into 2025. Our consumer market saw notable progress in 2nd quarter. Over recent quarters, we have highlighted the anticipated industry transition from WiFi 6 and 6E to WiFi 7 among MSOs, driven by their desire to enhance performance and user experience.

Speaker 1

Our team has been diligently working to meet this demand. This quarter marked a significant milestone as we deliver our 1st Wi Fi 7 router antenna system to a Tier 1 MSO, a long anticipated achievement. While WiFi 7 adoption rates vary among MSOs, with some moving swiftly and others targeting 2025. We believe that Airgain will play a significant role in driving this industry wide shift in the coming quarters. Consumer demand continues to shift from wire to wireless Internet service providers with a growing preference for FWA.

Speaker 1

Recognizing this trend early, we strategically focus on penetrating this expanding market. A key milestone was our Tier 1 MNO design win for an indoor FWA router antenna announced last November. While shipments began in Q1, we significantly ramped up production during the Q2. We expect this positive trend to gain momentum in Q3, projecting further sequential growth in our consumer market. In addition, we recently secured a significant design win with 1 of Europe's leading telecommunications providers for our advanced embedded antennas, and we expect first shipments to occur by the end of the year.

Speaker 1

Now let's focus on our automotive product, which currently serves public safety and transportation vehicles with our advanced aftermarket products. While our growth in this sector has traditionally been driven by several key customers. The industry wide excess inventory challenge that emerged late last year persisted through Q2. We project this inventory recalibration to continue through the end of the year, but we are actively implementing strategies to navigate this temporary market condition. In Q2, our highly configurable RECOM 13 5 gs antenna continue to gain significant market traction in automotive applications, helping to offset inventory challenges and maintain revenue stability compared to Q1.

Speaker 1

We anticipate that RECOM 13's projected growth will help mitigate ongoing inventory challenges in other areas of this product market in the coming quarters. 1 of our lead customers selected RECOM 13 for its transition from 4 gs to 5 gs in car systems, further validating its capabilities and market potential. Additionally, our AirgainConnect fleet or AC fleet product is generating significant market interest, and we are in the final certification phase with trials currently in progress with multiple customer prospects. We anticipate this strong interest in ongoing trials to convert into material revenue streams beginning in Q3 and ramping up in Q4. Overall, we are encouraged by the ongoing recovery across several of our product lines.

Speaker 1

While we recognize that industry challenges persist and require ongoing vigilance regarding the macroeconomic environment, we anticipate continued progress. Our robust and diverse product portfolio positions us well for growth opportunities, reinforcing our confidence in a sustained rebound. As previously communicated, we are advancing our strategic transition from an exclusive component manufacturer to a comprehensive wireless system solutions provider. As such, our growth strategy is focused on 2 key elements. First, continued execution of our established business.

Speaker 1

A. Gains' traditional expertise lies in component based products deployed across consumer, automotive and enterprise applications, including embedded modems, custom products, embedded antennas and aftermarket automotive products. We have cultivated strong relationships with partners throughout the value chain and achieved several significant milestones in recent quarters. Furthermore, we anticipate lucrative opportunities in these product categories, driven by upcoming shipment ramps for Tier 1 MSO WiFi 7 and MMO embedded antenna design wins. Expansion of RECOM 13 Antenna Automotive and Enterprise Sales Pipelines and new IoT custom products.

Speaker 1

Given our expanding product portfolio in customer sales pipeline, we are optimistic about the growth potential of our established business. 2nd, integrated wireless Solutions expansion. While we continue to advance our existing components business, Our forward looking indicators for 2024 and into 2025 highlight our wireless connectivity product lines as having the greatest upside potential. Specifically, our asset trucking and 5 gs connectivity solutions present the most significant strategic growth opportunities. On the asset trucking side, our truckers are deployed across transportation, supply chain and other specialized applications.

Speaker 1

This segment offers recurring revenue opportunities through multiple subscription based components, including our NimbleLink cloud based device enablement platform and trucking information dashboards. In addition, we continue to make meaningful progress with a product portfolio designed for the transportation sector. Our 5 gs connectivity products include lantern FWA designed to enhance connectivity in homes and offices. Lighthouse Smart Repeater engineered to expand high quality coverage for mobile network operators and our next generation AC Fleet 5 gs vehicle gateway, EVALO to provide wide area, cellular and local WiFi connectivity for public safety, transportation and various vehicle fleets. We have garnered significant interest across these solutions.

Speaker 1

For Lighthouse, we are progressing steadily with the previously mentioned international strategic collaboration. Having conducted successful live network trials for in building service and outdoor coverage solutions. We're working on committed trials with 3 international mobile network operators and 1 domestic power company through the end of this year. Regarding AC Fleet, we are working on over 25 customer trials domestically and internationally in Q3, and we anticipate initial shipments by the end of this quarter. Again, these three product lines represent over $700,000,000 of potential projected serviceable addressable market in 2024 and $1,700,000,000 of potential additional same in 2025, effectively doubling our foundational same of $1,800,000,000 for our existing product lines.

Speaker 1

Our connectivity products are the combination of several years of investments in shifting air game from exclusively components to full systems, and we believe that we have significant upside in these areas. We shipped the Lantern FWA in Q2 and we continue to advance our smart FWA technology announced earlier this year. Our focus is on transforming the 5 gs customer experience by optimizing connectivity and minimizing operators' truck growth and customer returns. With that, I'll turn the call over to Michael to discuss our Q2 2024 financial results and Q3 2024 outlook in greater detail. Michael?

Speaker 2

Thank you, Jacob. Before diving into the numbers, please note that my review of our financial results and guidance refers to non GAAP figures. Information about the non GAAP financial measures, including GAAP to non GAAP reconciliations, can be found in our earnings release. Now let's turn to our 2nd quarter results. As Jacob mentioned, Q2 sales were $15,200,000 above the $15,000,000 midpoint of the guidance range.

Speaker 2

Our 2nd quarter sales increased sequentially by $1,000,000 driven by strong contributions from our consumer markets. While sales increased by 7% sequentially, they were lower by 4% year over year, primarily because we are still addressing an excess inventory environment. Enterprise sales were $8,600,000 reflecting a sequential decrease of $300,000 or 3%. The slight decrease in sales was due to the large shipment of costume products in Q1, which was mostly offset by increases in our embedded modems, asset trackers, enterprise antennas and first shipments of our lantern FWA product. Consumer sales reached $4,800,000,000 representing a sequential increase of $1,300,000 This growth was primarily driven by a broad based market recovery and the ramp up of Tier 1 MNO shipments.

Speaker 2

Additionally, we completed our first shipments of Tier 1 MSO WiFi7 antennas. Automotive sales were $1,700,000 reflecting a sequential decrease of $100,000 Q2 gross margin was 41.5%, 130 basis points higher sequentially due to a higher enterprise margin and a favorable market sales mix. On a year over year basis, Q2 gross margin was 110 basis points higher as a result of continuous margin improvement in our Automotive and Enterprise markets. These improvements more than offset the unfavorable year over year market sales mix. Q2 operating expenses totaled $6,900,000 relatively flat sequentially.

Speaker 2

On a year over year basis, Q2 expenses increased by $300,000 Our first half of twenty twenty four expenses amounted to $13,400,000 reflecting a decrease of $400,000 or 3% from our first half of twenty twenty three expenses. Despite the relatively flat year over year OpEx, our G and A and Marketing Communication expenses declined by approximately 25% year over year as we drove process and system efficiencies. Our engineering and sales expenses increased by approximately 20% year over year as we focused on the development and launch of our strategic product initiatives. Q2 adjusted EBITDA was negative $400,000 and non GAAP EPS was negative $0.05 Our cash balance as of June 30, 2024 was $8,400,000 1 $200,000 higher sequentially, resulting from net cash proceeds of $2,500,000 from the ATM offering, partially offset by negative free cash flows of $1,300,000 Our account receivable balance was $8,600,000 $1,000,000 lower sequentially. Net inventory was $3,100,000 which was $500,000 higher sequentially.

Speaker 2

Now moving to our outlook for the Q3 ending September 30, 2024. As a reminder, we provide quarterly guidances for sales, non GAAP gross margin and expenses, non GAAP EPS and adjusted EBITDA as we believe these metrics to be key indicators for the overall performance of our business. We project sales for the 2024 Q3 to be in the range of $15,250,000 to $16,750,000 or $16,000,000 at the midpoint of the range. We expect a sequential sales growth of approximately 5% at the midpoint of our guidance range, driven by continued growth in our consumer market and by the launch of our next generation Airgain Connect or AC fleet by the end of the third quarter. We expect our enterprise sales to be down primarily because of inventory normalization with a lead custom products customer.

Speaker 2

We expect non GAAP gross margin for the Q3 to be in the range of 41% to 44%, or 42.5% at the midpoint of the range. We anticipate the sequential increase in gross margin to be driven by a favorable market sales mix and continuous margin improvements. We project our operating expenses to be approximately $6,900,000 as we continue to focus on the AC Fleet product launch and Lighthouse customer trials. Non GAAP EPS is expected to be negative 0 point 0 $1 at the midpoint of the guidance. Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be breakeven at the midpoint of the guidance.

Speaker 2

Now, I would like to turn the call back over to Jacob for his closing thoughts. Jacob? Thanks, Michael.

Speaker 1

A few closing thoughts before we take questions. First, I am immensely proud of our team's unwavering commitment and tireless dedication to our strategic roadmap initiatives. We are currently developing several groundbreaking products under stringent timelines. As of today, I can confidently report that we are not only executing on our promises, but also maintaining our scheduled milestones. This remarkable achievement is a testament to our team's exceptional dedication and the expertise of our highly effective management team.

Speaker 1

2nd, our outlook on market potential and industry recovery remains optimistic. Despite ongoing challenges in certain product segments, we have achieved significant progress across multiple facets of our business, including product innovation, partnership expansion and geographical diversification. We are maintaining our investment in new product launches and bolstering our sales force as part of an assertive growth strategy designed to counter the industry wide inventory correction. We are confident that our resilience and skillful navigation of these challenges will yield substantial returns in the coming quarters. 3rd, our products remain the cornerstone of our value proposition to customers.

Speaker 1

In light of emerging industry trends, including the transition to WiFi 7, growing demand for asset tracking capabilities, and persistent challenges in 5 gs coverage. We are confident that the global connectivity opportunity is not only vast but expanding. Many regions worldwide represent untapped markets for both our industry and our business. For instance, our next generation smart FWA, AC Fleet and Lighthouse smart repeater products are designed to address critical connectivity challenges and have garnered significant interest from major industry players. We believe these innovations distinguish us as a pivotal force in our sector.

Speaker 1

Q2 has seen us not only sustain our operational excellence but also make substantial progress on our strategic initiatives. Our team's performance reinforces our strong confidence in the effectiveness of our forward looking strategy. We are very optimistic about Airgain's growth trajectory and are well positioned to capture market share. And with that, operator, please open the call for Q and A.

Operator

Thank you. We will now take questions from Airgain's sell side analysts. And our first question comes from the line of Anthony Stoss with Craig Hallum. Please proceed.

Speaker 3

Hi, guys. Good afternoon and nice execution both for the quarter and the guide.

Speaker 2

Thank you. Thank you, Tony.

Speaker 3

Jacob, I wanted to start with your comments about, I believe you said it's a European design win with 4 year antennas that should be shipping late this year. Can you maybe describe the opportunity and kind of the nature of this customer if there's other customers that you can attack quickly? Then I had a couple of follow ups.

Speaker 1

Yes, sure. Yes, so this is a design that we actually work with our partner in other OEM out of Taiwan for the last, I would say, year plus. It's actually one of the major, I would say, carrier in the U. S. Space.

Speaker 1

And they are encompasses not only the Germany market, but other markets as well in Europe. And this is a gateway. We actually this is more of our traditional business where we actually do the design with the WiFi 7 for this particular fiber gateway. And the expectation is they're going to begin shipping by the end of this year for the next 2 to 3 years. And the volume will be, I would say, anywhere about 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 devices per year.

Speaker 3

Got it. Thanks. And then another one for you Jacob before I move to Michael. Your asset trackers have been really strong, which is nice to see. Do you think that there's the inventory in the channel is kind of depleted?

Speaker 3

And what do you see in terms of design traction and kind of growth rates? It seems like that's back growing pretty quickly again.

Speaker 1

Yes. Actually, Asset Tracker in relating to our overall IoT business, it's an area of focus. We actually are coming out with several new products focusing on the asset tracking customers. Specifically, we talk about the real car customers we won, and we're actually winning designs with these particular customers, and we're working on even longer term contracts with these particular customers. In addition, we're also engaging some opportunities in some of the flight applications, which I hope to be able to provide more color in the coming weeks.

Speaker 1

Last but not least, we're also working on some of the strategic logistics customers partnerships and we feel strongly about the asset tracking system being pivotal part of our future growth business.

Speaker 3

Got it. Perfect. Thanks for the color. And then just two quick ones for Michael, then I'll jump back in queue. I'd love to hear your thoughts on gross margins kind of longer term if we're now set to continue to move higher kind of each and every quarter.

Speaker 3

And then I know you're only guiding for the September quarter, but I'd love to hear your thoughts kind of on seasonality for the December quarter, if you think December is up sequentially flat down from September.

Speaker 2

Thank you, Tony. So gross margin has been a continuous focus for us for the past year and a half. We haven't seen the result of all the efforts up until now, which is actually coinciding with the anticipation of some of the excess inventory that the industry still faces. But overall, just to give you some color on that and just on some of those broad changes taking place, we certainly, over the past year, have introduced some high performance antenna products and also some asset tracker products that are premium and so therefore, garnering better than average gross margin. We certainly want to continue with the product portfolio expansion on new products that are really focused on premium or high performance.

Speaker 2

We also have a continuous focus on product cost reductions and margin improvement, and we have done so over the past few quarters. And then finally, this leverage of the Centimeters model that we have talked about is definitely very helpful now that the excess inventory in the channel has dissipated. And then in addition to that will be the launch of the product initiative, which we expect to be higher gross margin. That overall, so far, has been able to offset some of the price pressure that we have seen because of the excess inventory force right now. So overall, I would say, we this is a key focus on for us, and we expect to see some margin improvement in the future quarters.

Speaker 3

Just your thoughts on December seasonality here, up, down, sequential, flat, any initial thoughts? December,

Speaker 2

I believe that the AC fleet is going to be a key determinant in terms of the direction of our overall growth altogether. And so right now, we're just focused on the full execution and the customer trials that we are undertaking right now.

Operator

And the next question will come from the line of Tim Savageaux with Northland Capital Markets. Please proceed.

Speaker 4

Hey, good afternoon and congrats on the results and the outlook as well. I want to kind of continue with that thinking about heading into year end. On the consumer side, You talked about and Jacob, it wasn't clear whether it was the cable MSO design wins you expect to be positively impacting Q3 or whether they're really kicking in yet. And of course, you mentioned a couple of others as well. So, obviously, expect consumer to grow in Q3, looks like pretty decently given the gross margin guidance, I assume that's mix affected.

Speaker 4

It seems like there's whether it's seasonality or ramping design wins, a decent reason to believe that consumer strength continues into Q4. I don't know if that's independent of AC fleet, but I just want to kind of bounce that scenario off you guys and see what you think.

Speaker 2

Hi, Tim. This is Michael. So the Tier 1 MSO design win that we announced and got the PO that we announced also last quarter, that we started shipment in Q2, and we're seeing a strong ramp in Q3. And we're hoping and we expect that, that ramp will continue on into Q4 as well, too. Other Tier 1 MSOs may be delayed on their Wi Fi seven deployments, so we may expect that to be taking place at the end of the year.

Speaker 2

But the other part that's fueling some of that growth on the consumer market is really the MNO Tier 1 design win that we announced last November. That one continues to also ramp in the shipment itself. So right now, we certainly are optimistic about Q3 and optimistic that the trend hopefully will continue on into Q4 as well, too.

Speaker 4

Great. And kind of following up on that, you talked about some inventory on the custom product side and enterprise. I don't know if there's a timeframe and also some offsetting drivers across the rest of the product line. Is there a timeframe that you expect that to clear? Would you expect that to persist again through the end of the year to kind of keep a lid on enterprise growth until next year?

Speaker 1

Yes. That one is sorry, go ahead, Tim.

Speaker 2

Tim, go ahead.

Speaker 4

No. I was just going to say, would you expect that to persist for a few quarters or clear any earlier?

Speaker 2

Yes. And I think this is a great question because this the broad demand softness that we've seen last year has become much more product and customer specific, and this is one of those. This is something that we have learned in the beginning of the year, and we are monitoring very closely with our strategic customer on their excess inventory levels. And we don't have a time frame as of yet as to when it will be clearing, but this is certainly something that we are watching very carefully. But the overall excess inventory, as I mentioned before, is becoming much more customer specific and we expect that to be clearing over time.

Speaker 2

And there is no reason to believe that that would be an overall persistent headwind for us. So this is more of a timing at this point in.

Speaker 4

Okay, great. And then maybe last question for me, a little higher level, sort of like the way you frame the kind of 5 gs connectivity or coverage sort of portfolio across Lantern, Lighthouse and AC fleet? I mean, as you look at the opportunities heading into 'twenty five, at this point, are you ready to talk in any way about what kind of, I guess, incremental revenue contribution if you look at that portfolio that you're targeting or would be happy with or disappointed by, I guess, as you look into 'twenty five or any sense of

Speaker 2

the size of the pipeline?

Speaker 1

Yes. Great questions, Tim. I'll talk about the business and I'll let Michael take the harder questions about revenue projection because we typically don't guide. But certainly from a business perspective, we are very optimistic about the major initiatives. As I indicated earlier, we have been executing according to schedule.

Speaker 1

The lantern FWA was successfully launched in the 2nd quarter and the AC Fleet, which is a phenomenal product, highly differentiated all in one gateway, it's due to go out by the end of September. We actually have trials ongoing and the initial feedback has been phenomenal. Some of the feedback we got is very easy to install and this is one of the major differentiation and the performance is so much better than otherwise. So all in all, we're already getting a lot of feedback and we anticipate to have 25 plus customers up and running on the trial in the next week or so. So things are moving along quite well.

Speaker 1

And we do see the A. G. And Connect or call AC fleet being the main driver as we enter into Q4 and 2025 in particular. This is the one we're focusing on both direct and indirect. Interact are going to the vast channels targeting mostly public safety customers and the direct are the private and public fleets, and we are really engaging in both avenues.

Speaker 1

And then the Lighthouse, also really pleased the trial we have done. I mentioned to you last quarter about a live networking trial with Lighthouse. It was done completed in Q2 and also went very well. The in building service testing, we're able to achieve almost 25 times the performance over the existing on the downlink and about 8 to 10 times the performance improvement over the uplink. We're also testing an outflow device where the base station that we're able to achieve before we're able to improve another 30% to 50% range.

Speaker 1

So we're able to extend the range of the sales edge by another 30% to 50%. So it was I think that was really successful. The customers was very pleased to see those results. And we'll also see with them on the next engagement topic, which is commercialization. So all in all, we are optimistic about where we're heading into 2025 and even 2024 Q4.

Speaker 1

And I'll let Michael answer about some of the potential revenue projections.

Speaker 2

Sure. So Tim, the overall, I would say we are very optimistic about the traction that we are in right now, not only from a product execution standpoint, but also the customer trial. There is definitely a long sales cycle, especially when we are looking for AC Fleet in terms of a strategic partnership with direct Fostular. That will take some time, especially because of the overall budget windows that some of those larger customers have. And likewise, in Lighthouse, we're talking about an infrastructure type of a product that is definitely getting into a long sales cycle, but we are very encouraged by all the trials taking place at this point.

Speaker 2

As Jacob mentioned, we do believe at this point that the AC fleet will be the primary driver from all those product initiatives, simply because Lighthouse is will take some more time from a sales cycle. And Lantern is more of a very premium niche type of a market designed for premium enterprise and residential customers that require extended coverage and performance. However, in terms of next year and the thought process for next year is that if we are looking to be relatively flat to single digit growth on our existing business to get to the higher growth that we all are buying for, the launch of those products is going to be very key for us. And so at this point, I would say we're optimistic.

Operator

Thank you. At this time, this will conclude our question and answer session. If your question was not taken, you may contact Airgain's Investor Relations team at airggatewaygrp.com. I'd now like to turn the call back over to Mr. Swen for his closing remarks.

Speaker 1

We sincerely appreciate your participation in today's call. I would like to extend special recognition to our exceptional employees for their tireless efforts and invaluable contributions. Equally, we are grateful to our investors for their steadfast support and trust in our vision. We eagerly anticipate sharing further updates with you at our next opportunity. Operator, we can now conclude the call.

Operator

Thank you for joining us today for Airgain's Q2 2024 earnings call. You may now disconnect.

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