Fixed wireless is “not a great product and the customer ultimately is going to reject it,” AT&T Chief Financial Officer Pascal Desroches told investors today. Unlike the other two major nationwide wireless service providers, AT&T has not embraced fixed wireless…
Kwikbit is a network operator with a unique business model. The company focuses on providing fixed wireless internet service to manufactured home communities, more commonly known as trailer or mobile home parks. On a recent “Fiber for Breakfast” webinar from…
San Angelo, Texas & Milpitas, California – (BUSINESS WIRE) – VGI Technology, an experienced internet service provider (ISP) based in Texas, and Tarana, manufacturer of the Gigabit 1 (G1) next-generation fixed wireless access (ngFWA) platform, today announced the exceptional progress…
Verizon increased wireless revenue nearly 6% year-over-year and added broadband subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2022, the company announced in its quarterly earnings release today. Total wireless service revenue grew 5.9% compared to the fourth quarter of 2021, driven…
The average downstream speed that fixed wireless subscribers are using increased 17% between 2021 and 2022, according to a report from Preseem, a company that specializes in fixed wireless analytics and that gathers anonymous data from fixed wireless subscribers located…
This year was an important one for Verizon fixed wireless access (FWA) as the company turned up the service using C-band spectrum and 5G in major metro markets. The company had one million customers for the service, known as Home…
The broadband industry is on a renewed mission to extend high-quality broadband service to every corner of the country, ensuring every household, regardless of location or economic circumstance, has access to it and can thus participate in the 21st century…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – November 3, 2022 – (BUSINESS WIRE) – The prospect of living without internet access these days seems unthinkable. Thanks to recent world events, the demand for internet has increased exponentially and the affordability of that access is…
The FCC has conditionally approved 13 automated frequency response (AFC) database systems designed to enable communications service providers to share spectrum in the 6 GHz band with existing users. It’s an important development for fixed wireless access (FWA) providers as…
There will be 58 million 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) subscriptions worldwide by 2026, according to a 5G fixed wireless subscriptions forecast from ABI Research. The United States will be the near-term driver of the increase. 5G FWA features increased…
Straight Talk today announced the availability of Straight Talk Home Internet, a no-contract, no-credit-check, prepaid fixed wireless internet service, available exclusively at Walmart. Straight Talk Wireless is a brand operated by Tracfone, which in turn is owned by Verizon. The…
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