Fixed wireless access is gaining traction among consumers in rapid fashion.
A recent survey from J.D. Power found that consumers see FWA as an increasingly better value than fiberoptic and cable internet. Additionally, the technology, which uses cellular technology for broadband, has a higher rate of satisfaction compared to these other broadband technologies. As a result, FWA has grown by 47% to 11.8 million subscribers in the U.S., according to J.D. Power.
Market research firm Dell’Oro Group forecasts that total FWA revenues including RAN equipment, residential consumer premise equipment and enterprise router and gateway revenue remain on track to advance 10% in 2025.
The company said it will likely result in FWA services expanding and stealing away more customers that are unhappy with DSL and cable broadband.
“In the US, we continue to see the largest mobile operators expand their availability of FWA services in both existing and new markets, especially as FWA service revenue has boosted overall earnings,” said Jeff Heynen, VP at Dell’Oro Group. “Mobile operators in India, Southeast Asia, Europe and the Middle East are taking a page from the U.S. operators’ book and are quickly expanding their own FWA offerings, especially with the imminent threat of Starlink, Amazon, OneWeb, and other LEO satellite broadband providers.”
