Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) continues to grow in strength as a 5G use case for communications service providers (CSPs) globally with a sharp increase over the past year in the number of CSPs offering the service.
The details, alongside Ericsson's latest mobile industry forecasts, regional breakdowns and customer case studies, feature in the
Of the CSPs sampled for the Ericsson study (310 globally), 241 offered FWA services as of
The speed, data handling and low latency capabilities of 5G FWA also increase the attractiveness of speed-based FWA tariff plans to CSPs - with downlink and uplink data parameters - similar to cable or fiber offerings.
This has helped to drive an almost 50 percent growth in the number of service providers offering 5G FWA speed-based tariffs in the past year - with 40 percent of all FWA CSPs now doing so. FWA is currently second only to enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB) as a 5G use case.
Fredrik Jejdling, Executive Vice President and Head of Networks, Ericsson, says: 'The
About 300 CSPs globally now offer 5G services, of which about 50 have launched 5G Standalone (5G SA).
On subscriptions, 5G continues to grow in all regions. About 160 million 5G subscriptions were added globally in the first three months of 2024 - bringing the total to more than 1.7 billion. Almost 600 million new subscriptions are expected in 2024 as a whole.
Researchers estimate that 5G subscriptions will be close to 5.6 billion by the end of 2029 - with global 5G population coverage beyond mainland
5G is expected to account for about 60 percent of all mobile subscriptions by the end of 2029.
Regionally,
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On user experience, statistics from a leading service provider reveal 97 percent of all user activities on 5G mid-band achieved a time-to-content of less than 1.5 seconds, compared to 67 percent on 5G low-band and 38 percent on 4G (all bands).
5G mid-band population coverage outside of mainland
Year-on-year mobile network data traffic has been adjusted downwards by Ericsson Mobility Report researchers compared to the
Mobile network data traffic grew 25 percent year-on-year between the end of
Mobile data traffic is forecast to grow with a compound annual growth rate of about 20 percent through the end of 2029. About a quarter of all mobile network data was handled by 5G by the end of 2023. This is forecast to grow to about 75 percent by the end of 2029.
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