BROWSING: FWA

Inseego CEO ‘bullish’ on enterprise FWA outlook

Inseego completes world’s first 5G-Advanced data call with next gen cellular router leveraging Qualcomm’s new Dragonwing platform.  Drawing on a legacy of engineering excellence and product innovation—and now under new leadership with CEO Juho Sarvikas at the helm—Inseego is doubling down on its ambitions to...

The big 5G problem – SA migration, and the urgent quest for new revenue

5G has a money problem – partly just because 5G does not properly exist yet; here we look at progress with NSA-to-SA rollouts, as the industry gets to grips with 5G monetization. (Note, this is an excerpt from a new 5G Market Pulse report,...

5G market pulse – a game of two halves, hoping for a late show

5G is a game of two halves, they say – because the industry is between rollout of 5G NSA and 5G SA architectures, and because there is everything to play for. The following is the introduction to a new Market Pulse report from RCR...

#TBT: 5G FWA arrives; AT&T leans into AI; private 5G hype peaks… this week in 2023

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! T-Mobile US executive:...

6G apps will be enabled by digital twins and FWA, says NGA

NGA noted that the Fixed Wireless Access white paper covers how FWA services in 6G will play a crucial role in increasing digital equity ATIS’ Next G Alliance (NGA) announced the release of two new white papers pivotal in shaping the 6G future: 6G Digital...

Airtel expands 5G coverage, stops investing in 4G network

Airtel ended 2024 with a total of 120 million 5G subscribers Indian carrier Bharti Airtel ended last year with a 5G subscriber base of 120 million as it continued expanding its network coverage. During a recent earnings call, Bharti Airtel's vice chairman and managing director,...

Airtel, Nokia and Qualcomm to expand 5G FWA in India

As part of the 5G FWA deal, Airtel will also roll out Nokia's Wi-Fi 6 access points Indian operator Bharti Airtel has awarded a contract to Nokia and Qualcomm to support the expansion of 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and Wi-Fi solutions across India, the...

Samsung Electronics unveils new 6G white paper

Samsung noted that this latest white paper examines key trends shaping 6G standardization and future mobile communications Samsung Electronics has released a new 6G white paper titled “AI-Native & Sustainable Communication,” exploring the latest advancements in next-generation mobile communication technologies. Building upon its first 6G white...

Samsung, UScellular boost 5G FWA in the Mid-Atlantic region

For the Mid-Atlantic markets, UScellular deployed Samsung’s 5G Compact Macro, a 3GPP-based distributed architecture solution, to enable mmWave connectivity Samsung Electronics announced that UScellular has expanded its 5G network capabilities in the Mid-Atlantic region using Samsung’s 5G solutions. In a release, Samsung noted that the companies...

Fixed wireless access is America’s preferred next internet connection (Analyst Angle)

Americans love the internet, accessing it from home and on the road. Until 2007, Americans essentially had two choices when it came to home internet: cable internet or DSL. To the cable industries great credit, they were the first to provide high speed internet...

FWA revenues grew 7% in 2024: Dell’Oro

According to the Dell’Oro report, FWA has surged in recent years to support both residential and enterprise connectivity due to its ease of deployment Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) revenues are projected to grow by 7% in 2024, driven by rising residential subscriptions in North America...

Jio seeks increased 5G monetization with its 5G FWA offering

Jio is targeting the addition of one million AirFiber customers within a month Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm is intensifying efforts to scale its 5G-powered fixed wireless access (FWA) service, Jio AirFiber, with plans to significantly boost customer acquisitions over the next year. The initiative aims...

Italy’s first 5G SA mmWave network to be used for FWA

New 5G SA mmWave deployment uses millimeter-wave spectrum Nokia said that it will deploy Europe's first 5G Standalone millimeter wave network, to support Italian provider EOLO's goal of connecting underserved communities with Fixed Wireless Access services. The four-year deal for a 5G SA mmWave network...

Kagan: New wireless trends shown at CES 2025 and MWC 25

Wireless is evolving with AI, 5G, private wireless, wireless broadband At upcoming events like CES 2025 and MWC 25, we will see some of the new directions the wireless industry is heading. Since its beginning in the 1970s, wireless has grown and changed many times....

AT&T’s network plans: Touch every site, open up and optimize

'We're going to touch every cell site that we've got', said COO Jeff McElfresh on AT&T's network plans AT&T laid out network plans earlier this week for a massive, three-year network modernization program that includes both plans to nearly double its fiber passings and step...

T-Mobile US in 2024: Eight strategic takeaways

How is T-Mobile US positioned as it heads into 2025? Execs discussed momentum and priorities. At this week's eighth annual Wells Fargo Annual TMT Summit, John Freier, president of the Consumer Group of T-Mobile US, and Cathy Yao, its SVP of investor relations, discussed T-Mo's...

Global FWA connections to reach 350mn by 2030: Ericsson

Ericsson said that Asia-Pacific will account for 40% of global FWA connections in 2024 Global Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) connections are projected to grow from 160 million by the end of 2024 to 350 million by 2030, accounting for 19% of all fixed broadband connections,...

du launches 5G-A, AI innovation center in Dubai

du said that the new facility will concentrate on exploring the commercial potential of 5G-Advanced technology Emirati-based operator du has inaugurated the so-called du Innovation Center, an initiative focused on leveraging advanced technologies such as 5G and artificial intelligence (AI) to develop practical solutions for...

Global 5G subscribers reach 2.1bn by the end of Q3: Ericsson

Ericsson said that 5G subscribers are expected to account for 25% of all mobile subscriptions by the end of 2024 Global 5G subscriptions reached 2.1 billion at the end of the third quarter of the year, with an increase of 163 million during the quarter,...

Fixed Wireless Access adoption takes off, shedding new light on design and test requirements

Fixed wireless access (FWA) point adoption rates are continuing to climb in the U.S. and globally, as mobile carriers harness the combined power of 5G and advanced Wi-Fi to tap into a new revenue stream while improving the customer connectivity experience. However, the rise...

UScellular continues to lose mobile customers amid sell-off

UScellular says FWA customer base saw growth, a bright spot in its results UScellular reported a continued downward slide in its total operating revenues, service revenues and net income, as it proceeds with selling assets and shifting its business into being a telecom infrastructure provider...

du has already deployed ‘hundreds’ of 5G-A base stations in UAE

du is initially deploying 5G-A infrastructure in Dubai and plans to extend the network at a national level in a second phase ISTANBUL, TURKEY- Emirati-based telco du is currently in the process of deploying 5G-Advanced (5G-A) technology in Dubai as part of its national rollout...

Verizon Q3 shows missed revenue, but high sub additions

Verizon’s total revenue was $33.3 billion, slightly below the expected $33.43 billion Verizon stock dipped today following mixed third-quarter results, which showed the telco missing revenue estimates due to a 9% decline in wireless equipment sales. Verizon’s total revenue was $33.3 billion, slightly below the expected...

Jio Platforms reports revenue growth of 17.7% y-o-y in fiscal Q2

Jio reached 148 million 5G subscribers as of the end of September Jio Platforms, the parent company of Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm, has reported revenue of $4.43 billion in the second quarter of its fiscal year 2025, up 17.7% year-on-year, the company said in...