FWA startup Kwikbit goes where fiber won't—or can't
People usually think of fixed wireless access (FWA) as another way to connect sparse rural areas. Startup Kwikbit however is geared towards a different, yet still very much underserved, market—manufactured home communities (MHCs). The idea to connect MHCs didn’t happen right off the bat. Kwikbit first eyed deploying fixed wireless to the usual rural markets as well as urban areas where “there’s tons of fiber but it doesn’t go to people’s houses.” However, it anticipated major permitting headaches—a problem many operators are familiar with. And as a small company, Kwikbit didn’t have the skills or the time to deal with that process. The lightning bolt came when a company advisor mentioned he had a friend who owns an MHC, where the internet is pretty “terrible.”
FWA startup Kwikbit goes where fiber won't - or can't