Fixed wireless expands the overall broadband market

The telecommunications industry has been adding fixed wireless access (FWA) subscribers at a clip of between 900,000 and 1 million per quarter over the past five quarters, according to New Street Research. And the analysts say, “We expect similar results over the next two quarters, with T-Mobile targeting around 500,000 per quarter and Verizon targeting 375,000-400,000 per quarter.” FWA has claimed more than 80% of industry broadband adds in the U.S. over the last six quarters. Analysis by Recon Analytics, focused on residential subscribers, found that close to 20% of FWA gross adds are new to broadband; almost double the share for the broadband market overall. This means that FWA is expanding the fixed broadband market.