Fixed wireless access (FWA) has come in from the fringes of 5G discussions to generate almost as much interest as mobility in recent months. This has led to some upgrades in previous growth forecasts, with Ericsson recently revising numbers upwards substantially to predict global FWA subscribers passing the 300m mark by the end of 2028. That is certainly well ahead of predictions from RAN Research, the wireless analytics arm of Rethink Technology Research, issued earlier in 2022. That report from RAN Research predicted that global subscribers would reach 218.8m by early that year, so certainly behind that curve. We agree with Ericsson that FWA has enjoyed a very good year with some technological developments and deployments that have accelerated the … Continue reading Qualcomm ups FWA ante with compact 5G RAN platform