Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) has great potential to deliver broadband to unserved and underserved areas, to households and businesses, in developed and emerging markets alike.
FWA’s potential is being realized in its uptake; it is the largest 5G use case after mobile broadband and forecast to grow from 100 million connections in 2022 to 300 million in 2028 and account for 30 percent of all global mobile data traffic.
On the ground, its potential is seen in rural settings, such as Ohio, where great distances and natural obstacles make delivering broadband technically and economically challenging.
Based on Ericsson Massive MIMO technology, OhioTT and its FWA solution enables affordable high-speed broadband access to residents, farmers, and small businesses. The first customers were connected in less than 30 days following community leader approval and wireless performance expectations are being exceeded, attaining 100 Mbps over many miles and through trees.
As billions of people continue to wait for reliable fixed broadband connections, FWA is an efficient and scalable alternative with significantly faster time to market. The large unmet demand for broadband connectivity can be met most cost-efficiently with FWA when it is built on the large installed base and global reach of 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) mobile technologies.
