FWA is one of the bright spots of 5G, especially in the US. But how well does it work for users? What are the scenarios where FWA is most beneficial to users and cost-effective for service providers? How much competition in terms of price and performance comes from satellite? And while, other things being equal, fiber is the best fixed broadband technology for residential users, do most households really need it (or do they just think they do)?
Mike Dano, who recently moved to Ookla as a Lead Industry Analyst, has recently done extensive research on FWA, looking at performance, availability, usage and operator strategies, so he was able to present an excellent 360-degree view of FWA, and he also told us what he is up to at his new job.
If you want to dig deeper, this is Mike’s article we talked about.
