U.S. Fixed Wireless Access Services Forecast, 2023–2027
This IDC study examines the U.S. market for fixed wireless access (FWA) services across consumers and business customers in both legacy 4G and emerging 5G forms."For businesses, FWA is fueling 'wireless first' connectivity ambitions through a combination of broader availability than most wired providers, flexible deployment options, and the ability to utilize a cost-effective single provider for broadband across the United States," says Jason Leigh, research manager, Mobility and 5G research at IDC. "While the need to manage FWA's impact on the mobile subscriber's network experience is resulting in a more deliberate expansion of availability than some would prefer, the appetite for high-performing reliable broadband is near universal and FWA provides a cost-effective competitive alternative to wired connectivity."
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- IDC Market Forecast Figure
- Executive Summary
- Advice for Technology Suppliers
- Deploy Creative Educational Approaches to Counter the Gigabit Narrative
- Provide Greater Transparency on FWA Availability
- Prepare for Differentiation Beyond Price
- Market Forecast
- Market Context
- Drivers and Inhibitors
- Drivers
- Urgency to Demonstrate 5G Investment Resulting in Revenue
- Increased Competition in Single-Provider Broadband Markets
- Resurrection of a Single Connectivity Bill
- Inhibitors
- Marketing Hype Combined with Eligibility Verification for FWA Creates Missed Sales Opportunities
- Expectation Gap for FWA Over the Perceived Broadband Gigabit Gold Standard
- Significant Market Developments
- Midband Spectrum Defines the FWA Story
- LTE FWA Sees New Life
- Changes from Prior Forecast
- Market Definition
- Methodology
- Related Research
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