U.S. Fixed Wireless Access Services Forecast, 2024–2028

IDC Market Forecast Figure

• Figure: U.S. Fixed Wireless Access Services Snapshot

Executive Summary

Advice for Technology Suppliers

• Clearly Articulate the "Real" Availability of FWA

• Prove FWA Viability for Business

• Counter the Gigabit Narrative

Market Forecast

• Table: U.S. Fixed Wireless Access Subscriptions by Segment, 2021–2028 (M)

• Table: U.S. Fixed Wireless Access Subscriptions by Technology, 2021–2028 (M)

• Table: U.S. Fixed Wireless Access Revenue by Segment, 2021–2028 ($B)

Market Context

• Drivers and Inhibitors

• Drivers

• FWA Pricing Challenges Legacy Wired Broadband, Particularly in Single-Provider Markets

• Ease, Flexibility, and Speed of Deployment

• Low-Cost FWA Supports Business Resiliency

• Inhibitors

• Consumer FWA Availability Expectation Gap

• Non-Gigabit FWA Performance Perceived as Inferior to Wired Broadband

• Significant Market Developments

• Nationwide FWA for Business

• AT&T Enters the FWA Fray

• Changes from Prior Forecast

• Table: U.S. Fixed Wireless Access Subscriptions, 2019–2028: Comparison of May 2023 and May 2024 Forecasts (M)

• Figure: U.S. Fixed Wireless Access Subscriptions, 2019–2028: Comparison of May 2023 and May 2024 Forecasts

Market Definition

Methodology

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