BROWSING: FWA

AT&T expands its FWA service

AT&T now offers its Internet Air service in nearly 60 locations AT&T has substantially expanded the eligible service areas for its A&T Internet Air Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) service, and now serves parts of 59 markets, up from 35 at the end of the...

T-Mo posts big numbers: 934K net phone adds, broadband growth

T-Mobile US beat out its mobile competitors on postpaid phone net additions in the fourth quarter, posting 934,000 for the quarter and 3.1 million for the year. In its home broadband business, T-Mo added 541,000 net new customers in the fourth quarter and 2.1...

T-Mo US picks Nokia to improve its 5G high speed internet service

Nokia said that FWA technology will support residential broadband applications such as high-definition video streaming Finnish vendor Nokia said it is collaborating with T-Mobile US to launch a dedicated gateway solution that supports LTE, 5G NonStandalone and 5G Standalone technologies for the carrier’s fixed-wireless high-speed...

5G FWA: navigating the capacity crunch with smarter devices and strategic spectrum 

Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) has emerged as a powerful tool to connect the unconnected, bringing high-speed internet to underserved areas where traditional fiber deployment is impractical. With global broadband subscribers estimated to reach 1.6 billion by 2030, FWA promises significant growth. However, its success...

AT&T reports strong mobile, fiber results, but charges mar EPS

AT&T beat its guidance on its full-year mobility service revenues for 2023 and consumer broadband revenues for 2023, and garnered postpaid phone net adds for the quarter of 526,000. The company's stock still slipped more than 3% on Wednesday after its financial report, in...

Verizon makes gains in mobile, FWA subs; says C-Band investments are paying off

'We are confident in our strategy,' declares CEO Hans Vestberg Verizon reported solid numbers in mobile postpaid customer additions and strong broadband additions driven by Fixed Wireless Access. The carrier noted that during the fourth quarter of 2023, it saw consumer postpaid phone gross additions jump...

Jio to reach pan-India coverage with its 5G FWA service in H1 2024

Jio had announced the launch of its 5G FWA service in eight cities across India in September 2023 Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm said that its 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) service, dubbed JioAirFiber, will have pan-India coverage within the first half of 2024, according...

5G-A, RedCap key for telcos to capitalize 5G: Juniper Research

5G-A and 5G RedCap will enable telcos to provide services including extended coverage, increased network efficiency and device battery life to enterprise users 5G-Advanced and 5G Reduced Capacity (RedCap) will be key for telecom operators who are seeking to capitalize on the global 5G market,...

Ooredoo Kuwait successfully tests 5.5G mmWave tech

Ooredoo Kuwait said the the initial trials focused on Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and diverse use cases Kuwait’s largest operator, Ooredoo Kuwait, announced the successful completion of 5G mmWave technology testing in close collaboration with the Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA). The initial trials,...

Reliance Jio claims nationwide 5G coverage in India

Jio claimed it achieved the fastest 5G rollout globally Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm has completed the rollout of 5G technology in India last month, local press reported, citing the company’s chairman, Mukesh Ambani. During a presentation at the Tamil Nadu Global Investors Meet 2024, the...

Jio partners with IIT Bombay to develop an AI-based model

Jio said that the new AI-based offering will be called ‘Bharat GPT’ Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm is currently working with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay to launch an indigenous artificial intelligence (AI) model, local press reported, citing the company’s chairman Akash Ambani, as...

5G FWA will be key for last-mile connectivity in India: Qualcomm

Qualcomm said 5G FWA will create new opportunities in the consumer and enterprise segments 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) will be a crucial technology for enabling last-mile connectivity in India, local newspaper Economic Times reported, citing Savi Soin, president of Qualcomm India. Soin also noted that...

Verizon, T-Mo are maintaining FWA performance as they bring on customers: Ookla

T-Mo, Verizon are gaining cable, DSL customers Fixed Wireless Access services offered by telecom carriers are succeeding in winning customers away from cable and DSL service providers, according to new analysis from Ookla, but competition in the space is expected to ramp up in the...

du launches 5G Standalone network in the UAE

du highlighted that 5G SA will allow local enterprises to leverage network-slicing technology United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier du confirmed the launch of its 5G Standalone (5G SA) network in the contry. The Arab telco said that the adoption of 5G SA technology brings many benefits...

T-Mo tests mmWave 5G SA

T-Mobile US, working with Ericsson and Qualcomm, achieved speeds of 4.3 Gbps T-Mobile US is touting its tests of millimeter-wave spectrum in its 5G Standalone production network, saying that it has been able to hit download speeds of 4.3 Gbps. Those downlink speeds were achieved with...

Kagan: CES2024 shows off private wireless, 5G-A, FWA, 5G home internet

Traditional 5G investment slowed in 2023 creating these technology sectors At CES 2024 there will be plenty on hot new wireless technologies including private wireless, 5G-A, fixed wireless access (FWA) and 5G home internet. We have watched the growth and transformation of the wireless industry...

2024 and beyond: What is on the horizon of the 5G Core landscape (Reader Forum)

5G Standalone (5G SA) Core creates impact by enabling new services and new efficiencies that deliver 5G’s exciting capabilities and performance levels. In 2023, I worked with communications service providers (CSPs) and hyperscalers committing to 5G Standalone Core solutions, helped the launch of enterprise...

Kagan: Huawei Connect 2023 focused on connecting everything

The recent Huawei Connect 2023 event in Paris showed how as wireless, telecom and data networks continue to grow, they will ultimately connect everyone and everything. The theme of this year-end event was “Accelerating Digital and Green Transition Together" and shows what was accomplished...

Nokia sees high demand for 5G gear in India in 2024-25: Report

In a recent conference call, Nokia President and CEO Pekka Lundmark said that the vendor’s business continued to see benefit from 5G deployments in India Finnish vendor Nokia is seeing a substantial demand for 5G equipment in India during the next two years, local newspaper...

Jio already deployed 1 million 5G cells in India

Jio highlighted it has contributed to 85% of the overall 5G capacity in India Reliance Jio Infocomm has already deployed over 1 million 5G cells across India, the telco said in its earning statement. Jio’s 5G network is currently providing coverage in nearly 8,000 towns and...

Fibocom Debuts the Wi-Fi 7 Module WN170-GL at Broadband World Forum 2023

With the popularity of FWA (Fixed Wireless Access) devices among homes and enterprises, the pursuit of unleashing the potential of unlimited speed performance with 5G and Wi-Fi combination never stops. During Broadband World Forum 2023, Fibocom debuts the Wi-Fi 7 module WN170-GL with key...

Nokia adds new 5G devices to its FWA portfolio

Operators can save as much as 60% of potentially wasted network capacity by placing the right customer device in the right place, Nokia says Finnish vendor Nokia announced a new 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) outdoor receiver and a new indoor gateway with Wi-Fi 7,...

Nokia introduces carrier-grade Wi-Fi 7 product portfolio

Nokia said its Wi-Fi 7 portfolio is powered by the vendor’s Corteca software Finnish vendor Nokia announced a new carrier-grade portfolio of Wi-Fi 7 devices. In a release, Nokia said that the new portfolio includes dual-band, tri-band and quad-band configurations to address various regulatory constraints and...

Key takeaways from AT&T’s third quarter of 2023

AT&T raised guidance for the year based on a strong third quarter performance, emphasizing that its 5G and fiber-focused strategy is enabling the company to drive profitable customer growth and "healthy" revenue gains across its mobility and fiber segments. Here are key takeaways from...