NETWORK PLANNING FOR FIXED WIRELESS ACCESS
Introduction Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) has been around for many years. So why does it seem to be garnering so much interest lately? The increased throughput and capacity provided by 5G means FWA is now a feasible substitute for fixed broadband from both an end-user performance, and an operator business case, point of view. Due to this, Ericsson is predicting strong growth and service provider revenue opportunities for FWA. Their latest report predicts that by 2029, FWA connections will grow by 200 million, generate about USD 75 billion in service provider revenues and account for 30% of all mobile network data traffic. With numbers like these, and the fact that FWA is currently capturing more than 90% of the fixed broadband net adds in the US , it makes sense that every communications service provider (CSP) is assessing the potential benefits FWA could bring to their business.
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