The Opportunity for 5G Fixed Wireless Access in Europe

Description

This IDC Market Perspective examines the impact of 5G on FWA, and it analyzes the resulting opportunity for market expansion. Mobile networks have been used for home broadband services for over a decade, on a small scale. But now, 5G technologies are enabling an expansion in the scale and scope of such fixed wireless access (FWA) services. "FWA offers operators attractive opportunities for early monetization of 5G networks," said John Delaney, IDC Associate. "However, it is important for operators to take a long-term view when planning their FWA strategies to ensure growth in the FWA customer base does not have a negative impact on mobile customer experience or ARPU."

Product Code: EUR149916022

Executive Snapshot

New Market Developments and Dynamics

Home Broadband on the Mobile Network
- What This Report is About
- FWA and Radio Spectrum Considerations
- FWA Over 5G: Three Types of Implementation
  - Type 1: FWA on Dedicated 5G Infrastructure
  - Type 2: FWA on the General 5G Macro Network, With Best-Efforts QoS
  - Type 3: FWA on the General 5G Macro Network, With Controlled QoS

Advice for the Technology Supplier and Services Provider

Advantages and Drawbacks of Home Broadband Over 5G FWA
- Deployment and Provisioning
- Service Experience
- Government/Regulatory Issues
Target Segments
- Households in Urban Areas
- Households in Sparse Urban and Rural Areas
- Short-Term Households
Service Providers in the 5G FWA market
- Mobile-Only Network Operators
- Landline and Mobile Network Operators
- Landline ISPs
- Retail-Only Service Providers
- Specialized FWA Service Providers
5G FWA Services to Date
- Type 1 5G FWA: Examples
  - Fastweb
  - Quickline
  - Reliance Jio
  - Verizon
- Type 2 5G FWA: Examples
  - 1&1
  - A1 Croatia
  - Orange
  - Sunrise
  - Telefonica
  - Telenor Denmark
  - Three
  - T-Mobile U.S.
  - Tusass
  - Vodafone
  - Type 3 5G FWA: Examples
  - Safaricom
  - Telia Finland
  - Market sizing: FWA in Europe