The Potential of 5G Fixed Wireless Access: Can 5G FWA rival FTTH?

This report provides answers to the following questions:

• What is FWA (fixed wireless access) and what level of service does it currently offer?
• What will the advent of 5G change for fixed wireless access?
• When will 5G FWA solutions become available?
• Why deploy 5G FWA?
• What are the key variables in 5G FWA rollouts?

The report also provides estimates of the 5G FWA market's potential up to 2025, both worldwide and for the following regions:

• North America
• Southern and Central America
• Europe
• The Middle East and Africa
• Asia-Pacific

Focus for the main European countries: France, Spain, the UK, Germany and Italy.

Table of Contents

1. Executive Summary

2. 5G: a new era for FWA?

• 2.1 What are the key issues and challenges surrounding FWA today?
• 2.2. What new features will 5G bring to FWA?
• 2.3. What 5G FWA initiatives are currently underway?
• 2.4. What 5G FWA products are currently available?
• 2.5. What 5G trials are currently underway?

3. Are the resources needed for 5G FWA rollouts ready?

• 3.1. Are the resources needed for 5G FWA rollouts ready?
• 3.2. Vendors strategies
  • 3.2.1. Ericsson
  • 3.2.2. Huawei
  • 3.2.3. Nokia
  • 3.2.4. ZTE
  • 3.2.5. Samsung
  • 3.2.6. Casa Systems/Netcom
  • 3.2.7. Adtran

4. Enablers and impediments to FWA rollouts

• 4.1. Operators' 5G FWA rollouts: issues and challenges
• 4.2. How does 5G FWA compare to other technologies?

5. 5G FWA markets in 2025

• 5.1. North America
• 5.2. Southern and Central America
• 5.3. Europe
• 5.4. The Middle East and Africa
• 5.5. Asia-Pacific

6. Focus: 5G FW European markets in 2025

• 6.1. France
• 6.2. Germany
• 6.3. Italy
• 6.4. Spain
• 6.5. The UK

7. Can 5G FWA rival FTTH?

• 7.1. Market potential worldwide
• 7.2. 5G FWA will not kill fibre, but it will have a considerable influence on both fixed and mobile operators' strategies

8. Annex

• Methodology used to evaluate the FWA market