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How is Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) deployed?

We have covered Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) as part of different posts in various blogs (see related posts at the bottom) but today we look at how FWA is deployed, thanks to a short tutorial by Mpirical.

Before we go to the tutorial, we should also mention why we are discussing this again. This is mainly because FWA take-up is growing in many parts of the world and has gained importance as it's now providing the MNOs with a new source of (5G) revenue.

 Back in April, ABI Research predicted that worldwide FWA subscriptions are on a strong growth trajectory of a 14% CAGR 2023-29 and are set to reach almost 265 million by 2029. 5G FWA is expected to account for 45% of the total subscription base by 2029, reaching 118 million at a CAGR of 35%.

Ericsson's Mobility Report from Nov. 2023 mentioned that FWA connections worldwide are projected to increase from 130 million at the end of 2023 to 330 million by the end of 2029, of which 85% will be over 5G. 

We can always debate what is FWA and how would the advancements in fibre compete with FWA but let's save that for another time. 

Embedded below is Mpirical's tutorial:

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