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5G FWA subscriptions to reach 72 million by 2027: ABI Research

ABI Research also highlighted that North America, Western Europe, and Asia Pacific regions are driving 5G FWA deployments 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) subscriptions are forecast to reach 72 million by 2027, representing 35% of the total FWA market, according to a recent report by...

Four challenges facing broadband expansion

Extending broadband access has to be the baseline effort to close the digital divide in whatever form it takes, so that the most basic question of, “Is broadband internet service available?” can be answered with a “yes.”  The funding that is pouring into broadband by...

Second round of FCC broadband availability data collection begins

Filing window runs through March 1, 2023 As federal regulators continue their efforts to better quantify where broadband is available and where it is not, the second window for data collection of where network operators are offering broadband services opens today. The Federal Communications Commission...

Global FWA connections to exceed 100m by end-2022: Ericsson

Ericsson also forecasts that the number of global FWA connections will reach over 300 million by 2028 The total number of Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) connections is forecast to reach over 100 million by the end of 2022, according to the latest edition of Ericsson...

Swisscom launches 5G FWA services for enterprise customers

Swisscom said that 5G FWA technology can also be used as a 5G mobile backup Swiss operator Swisscom announced the launch of Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) for business customers, the carrier said in a release. Swisscom noted that the FWA solution works for remote buildings not...

Ericsson highlights 5G potential in emerging markets

The Ericsson study noted that emerging markets could benefit from GDP growth between 0.3 and 0.46% through 2035 The deployment of 5G technology could trigger a number of economic benefits for certain emerging markets, according to a new Ericsson-commissioned study by Analysys Mason. The study noted...

How universal aggregation improves the residential broadband experience (Reader Forum)

Residential broadband — it’s certainly not a new concept, but it is one that’s receiving a lot of attention these days. The global pandemic shone a spotlight on the great digital divide and lack of reliable connectivity for vast swaths of the global population...

Opensignal details top broadband trends in new report

In a new report, Opensignal explored the fixed broadband experience in 25 U.S. cities, a process that ultimately led to several key findings. The report is the first of its kind because it includes both wired and 5G Fixed Wireless Access, due to the...

AST SpaceMobile deems direct-to-cell satellite launch successful

The BlueWalker 3 was launched in September on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket Satellite designer and manufacturer AST SpaceMobile has shared that its direct-to-cell satellite, the BlueWalker 3, which launched in September on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, has been successfully deployed. The update is considered a critical step...

T-Mo continues home broadband expansion

Carrier says it has expanded service in three Midwestern states T-Mobile US continues its expansion of access to the Home Internet service that utilizes its 5G network, saying this week that it has extended availability of the service in Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. The carrier...

Scaling up 5G deployments while reducing network energy consumption? It’s possible!

5G is here, and with the expansion of connectivity comes the challenge of deploying and operating networks that prioritize both performance and reduced energy use.  In the past, each generation of mobile broadband has come with a steep increase in energy use due to the...

5G FWA subscriptions to reach 58 million in 2026: Study

ABI Research highlighted that the U.S. is currently driving the number of 5G FWA connections with major carriers aggressively expanding their FWA business 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) technology will reach 58 million subscriptions globally in 2026, according to ABI Research. The analyst firm noted that...

Huawei calls for joint collaboration to boost ‘ultra-broadband 5.5G’

Huawei said that this technology will deliver home broadband speeds of 10 Gbit/s What Huawei is calling "Ultra-Broadband 5.5G" is expected to radically transform areas like smart homes, smart campuses and industrial internet by 2030, according to David Wang, Huawei's executive director of the board...

Here comes the metaverse – Can our broadband networks handle it? (Reader Forum)

Despite speculation, the metaverse market is forecasted to achieve $47.48 billion in 2022 and skyrocket to $678.8 billion in revenue by 2030. However, with this extreme, lucrative potential comes significant concerns over whether our current broadband networks are ready and able to support the...

Nokia to deploy 5G mmWave FWA technology in Australia

Nokia said that nbn’s existing FWA network currently covers almost 650,000 premises across Australia Nokia announced it has been selected by Australian broadband operator nbn to supply 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) mmWave customer premises equipment (CPE) for the latter’s fixed wireless network upgrade. In a...

Vodafone, Altice launch joint fiber broadband venture

Vodafone and Altice will each own 50% of the 7-billion-euro joint fiber venture Vodafone has partnered with Amsterdam-based Altice to launch a 7-billion-euro ($6.8 billion) fiber broadband network in Germany. Each company will own 50% of the joint venture, which they are calling FibreCo. According to Vodafone,...

Fastwyre expands to Alabama with purchase of Moundville

The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2022 United States broadband provider Fastwyre has acquired Moundville Communications, a telecommunications provider in central Alabama, marking the former’s entry into the southern state. American Broadband Holding Company, under the trade name Fastwyre Broadband, provides...

WISPs’ optimism bolstered by coming 6 GHz spectrum, says survey (Reader Forum)

Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs) are feeling some of the same pain hurting the rest of the tech world, not to mention the global economy. According to Cambium Networks’ sixth annual WISP survey conducted this summer, optimism about the future — while still high...

Canadian telcos ink deal to guarantee network reliability

The government also announced additional steps to improve the reliability of telecommunications networks in Canada Canadian mobile operators have reached a formal agreement to ensure and guarantee emergency roaming and other mutual assistance in the case of a major outage, the government said in a...

Nokia, Telia launch 5G SA network with network slicing for FWA

Nokia said it will upgrade Telia’s entire 5G radio access network infrastructure to enable 5G slicing Finnish vendor Nokia and Telia Finland have launched what it claims to be the world’s first commercial 5G standalone (SA) network with network slicing for Fixed Wireless Access (FWA)...

T‑Mobile US expands 5G internet service to six Northeastern states

More than nine million additional homes now have the option to subscribe to the T-Mobile US 5G Home Internet service When T-Mobile US launched its 5G Home Internet service a little more than a year ago, it did so with a “5G for all”...

1&1 carries out first live test of its 5G network

1&1 said that the first customers will be able to start using internet services provided by its new 5G network in the summer German carrier 1&1 recently completed the first live test in its new 5G network, the telco said in a statement. “We are building...

Quickline and Mavenir claim UK’s first 5G SA O-RAN FWA solution in shared spectrum

Quickline said it has been testing its own fully cloud-native O-RAN solution for the last two years Rural broadband provider Quickline Communications, which is working with Mavenir, claims to be the first internet service provider in the U.K. to commercially deliver a cloud-based 5G Standalone...

Eutelsat and OneWeb to create satellite broadband behemoth – with IoT promise

France-based Eutelsat and UK-based OneWeb have signed a provisional takeover deal, which values OneWeb at $3.4 billion, and would, if pursued and passed, would create a European satellite rival for the likes of SpaceX-owned Starlink. The pair have agreed to combine their satellite connectivity...