4G and 5G fixed wireless unlocks a world of opportunity
Are you aware that up to 50% of the world’s population is still waiting for reliable broadband access? This large number of underserved households represents a profitable fixed wireless access (FWA) growth opportunity for current 3GPP operators — and our recent studies show fixed wireless access investments typically have a payback time of less than two years.
The evolution towards 5G sees FWA solutions on a massive scale, with up to 100 times more capacity than 4G networks. 5G FWA doesn’t only eliminate the need for costly deployment of deep-fiber fixed access infrastructure, it offers peak rates that few fixed technologies are able to match.
Advances in radio technology-gains in spectrum and demand for broadband everywhere make now the perfect time to develop your 4G and 5G fixed wireless access offering. By delivering broadband over existing 4G mobile networks and now available 5G ones, network operators now have the business opportunity to bridge the digital divide.
Are you ready to win millions of new customers and tab into a new stream of revenues?
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FWA deployments around the globe
Find some global deployment examples of our FWA solutions by clicking on our customers engagements below.
launched December, 2018
- Targeting 12 primary markets: Jacksonville, FL; Atlanta, GA; Indianapolis, IN; Louisville, KY;New Orleans, LA;
- Charlotte and Raleigh, NC; Oklahoma City, OK; Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Waco TX
- Offers 15 GB of data for USD 70/month
- Requires a NETGEAR Nighthawk® 5G Mobile Hotspot (USD 499) as the first device connected
- Initially limited to preselected customers and will be provided for free for at least 90 days
Network
5G NR
39 GHz
Roams across LTE and 5G
launched October 24
- Addresses two customer segments:
- Existing wireless customers (USD 50/month)
- New wireless customers (USD 70/month)
- No monthly data limit
- Typical speeds of 300 Mbps and, depending on location, maximum speeds up to 1Gbps with the first commercially available Wi-Fi 6 router
- Setup 5G Home Internet yourself with and app for Android or iOS, or Verizon will do it for you
- Uses indoor or outdoor CPE, depending on signal strength
- Service is free for 3 months incl. YouTube TV and the choice of a free Amazon Fire TV Cube, Fire TV Stick 4K, or an Android-powered Stream TV 4K box
Network
5G NR specification launched in new market
28 GHz with 400 MHz bandwidth (expanding to 800 MHz)
*5G TF specification (migrating to 5G NR 2020)
*Four primary markets: Sacramento, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Houston, TX; and Indianapolis, IN
launched March 2018
- Targeting suburban areas with limited Fixed Broadband penetration
- Two customer offerings, USD 30/month
- Plan Simple up to 10 Mbps unlimited data with indoor CPE, sign-up fee USD 30 with USD 3.50 CPE rental fee
- Plan Pro up to 30 Mbps unlimited data with outdoor CPE, installation cost USD 45 with USD 4.50 CPE rental fee
- Various double and triple play offerings e.g. adding telephony + USD 7
- Television (Satellite TV 88 channels + 36 HD) + USD 26
Network
LTE TDD 3.5 GHz with 50 MHz bandwidth (3CC: 20+20+10)
Launched the first M-MIMO network in Latin America
Q1 2019 reaching some 600 sites
launched in 2016
- Home internet offering for areas not serviced with fiber services (typically suburban)
- Two customer offerings:
- DL/UL speeds of 5/1 Mbps unlimited data for EUR 16/month
- DL/UL speeds of 20/5 Mbps unlimited data for EUR 21/month
- Basic TV package for + EUR 6/month
- Over 25 channels (linear and on-demand), movies
- CPE with external antenna (optional)
- Option to buy or rent CPE
- Same set-top box (STB) as fiber offering
- End-to-end quality of service using STB management tool
Network
LTE
2.6 GHz with 40 MHz bandwidth
1.8 GHz with 20 MHz bandwidth
800 MHz with 10 MHz bandwidth
Carrier aggregation
* Telia Estonia promotion for home internet includes first month for free.
launched September, 2019
- FWA service is sold through MTN commercial channels and external ISPs. Initial launch started in September through SuperSonic (MTN Owned ISP), complement to fiber offering
- FWA packages are offered at competitive prices, 25% to 35% less than the average prices of competitors
- 120GB, Day 60GB and Night 60GB for USD 27
- 200GB, Day 100GB and Night 100GB for USD 40
- 300GB, Day 150GB and Night 150GB for USD 54
- CPE sold as locked to a address/area for USD 4,60 per month for 24 months or buy one for USD 114
- Availability checked through address lookup
- FWA is enabled nation wide using Ericsson core and charging system with the relevant QoS parameters.
Network
LTE only FWA network no fallback to 3G
Same LTE carriers as MBB: 1800MHz, and 2100MHz
Separate QoS Class Identifier (QCI) for FWA enabled CPEs (QCI 128), less priority compared to MBB users
launched in 2012
- Wholesale bitstream Ethernet service targeting 600 000 homes in regional and remote Australia where the economics of fixed line technologies are less favorable
- Three wholesale offerings, currently DL/UL speeds of 12/1 Mbps, 25/5 Mbps and 25-50/5-20 Mbps.
- CPE with external antenna to meet minimum service quality requirements
- NBN Co owns the CPE as it is the wholesale Network Termination Device
- It presents a layer 2 bitstream ethernet service towards the retail service providers residential modem / gateway
- Professional installation is used in 100% of cases
Network
LTE TDD
3.4 GHz with 60-95 MHz bandwidth
2.3 GHz with 60-95 MHz bandwidth
Carrier aggregation
Verizon
Verizon expanding 5G Home offering Chicago launched October 24AT&T
AT&T 5G Hotspot offering launched December, 2018Entel Chile
Entel Chile offering launched March 2018Telia Estonia
Telia Estonia FWA offering launched in 2016MTN
MTN South Africa FWA offering launched September, 2019NBN
NBN Australia NBN offering launched in 2012Connecting homes in Chile
Ericsson and Entel connecting homes in Chile
Invest in a FWA network that utilizes existing radio network and spectrum assets
To fully grasp the potential value of FWA, you need the tools to utilize your existing network assets in the most efficient way. That’s why we’ve developed our Ericsson Radio System to be modular – to fully support your FWA deployment, with minimum initial investments. Ericsson Radio System is ready to meet future requirements in speeds and capacity growth by simply adding 5G in new bands and in existing 4G bands, dynamically assigning resources between both following the traffic demands, something only possible with the unique Ericsson Spectrum Sharing capability.
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