FWA/BWA up 30% in 2018. AT&T mocks mmWave. VZ cannot sell 5G CPE until 2019. Odd when VZ has 5G CBRS built into all of its SmartHub devices waiting for software updates to release it, maybe with plug-in antenna kits for free.
?Arris is going to beat BigRed to the 5G market with its own CBRS plug-in modules? OMG! :sheesh: :smh:
AT&T on mmWave "it's not as compelling yet"
This indicates that an unnamed subsidy-providing ODM client has pushed BigRed to build mmWave despite the obvious business case failure.
Told ya
REFERENCES
rcrwireless.com
Fixed wireless broadband expected to grow 30% in 2018By Susan Rambo on APRIL 25, 2018
Rural favorite LTE fixed wireless broadband — soon-to-be 5G —is forecast to grow 26% through 2022
The global fixed wireless broadband market will grow 30% in 2018 and generate $18 billion in service revenue, forecasts market analysis firm ABI Research. By 2022, worldwide fixed wireless broadband market are expected to generate $45.2 billion, thanks to an estimated compound annual growth rate of 26%... These findings are from ABI Research’s LTE and 5G Fixed Broadband Markets report, which lists 43 operators providing fixed wireless broadband access including AT&T, Bell, Orange, Telefonica, Verizon, etc. and customer premises equipment vendors including Arris, Huawei, Netgear, Sagemcom, Technicolor, ZyXel, ZTE, among others.
rcrwireless.com
AT&T: ‘More excited’ about FirstNet, fiber than 5G fixed wireless By Kelly Hill on APRIL 26, 2018
fiercewireless.com
AT&T CFO throws shade on Verizon’s fixed 5G plans by Mike Dano | Apr 25, 2018... said AT&T’s CFO John Stephens. “We're not as excited about the business case—it's not as compelling yet, for us, as it may be for some.” Those comments are noteworthy considering fixed wireless internet service is the first major use case that Verizon plans to deploy later this year when it launches 5G services using its propriety V5GTF network technology... Indeed, Verizon’s CFO Matt Ellis reiterated the company’s argument that fixed is just one 5G application the carrier is pursuing. “We can launch 5G mobility on our existing assets,” Ellis said, noting that Verizon won’t need to purchase additional spectrum to offer mobile 5G services. “We are comfortable that we can launch 5G mobility with the assets that we have. 5G mobility will be initially very much heavily focused on urban areas, and we have the assets in place there and we will be ready to launch as soon as the OEMs have handsets available with 5G chipsets in them.”..
lightreading.com
Verizon Preps Fixed 5G but Mobile Gigabit-Speed Downloads May Not Arrive Until 2019 DAN JONES, Mobile Editor 4/24/2018,,, Exactly when 5G NR-compatible devices, however, still appears to be somewhat up in the air. "We expect to be getting the CPE [customer premises equipment], based on the NR standard, probably next year," Ellis said on the call... "I don't see us having a massive acceleration in capex," Ellis said. "This is not the same thing as when we adopted 4G and went from CDMA to LTE ... This is a very different rollout.".. The 5G mobile rollout will be "very much heavily focused on urban areas," initially, Ellis said... |
