Average Fixed Wireless Speed Used is 3.5 Mbps; Average Subscriber Consumes 167 GB/month

The average fixed wireless speed used in the US and Canada is 3.5 Mbps downstream, according to new research conducted by Preseem, a company that focuses on quality of experience monitoring and optimization for wireless internet service providers (WISPs). It’s important to note that 3.5 Mbps is not the average download speed offered by the WISPs, which is probably higher. Average fixed wireless speed was only slightly higher at peak times than it was overall, according to Preseem. However, the top 5% of users had dramatically higher average and peak time usage numbers – both of which measured between 9 Mbps and 10 Mbps downstream. Preseem didn’t gather information about the average speeds that wireless ISPs offer. But the data showing that the heaviest users peak out around 10 Mbps would seem to suggest that the average speed offered is also in that range.