Webinars

Fixed Wireless Access Webinar- How long until it is no longer the only 5G bright spot? It has been a stellar year for FWA, which has been filling the voids left by poor fixed-line buildouts. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the other 5G use cases, but what is the roadmap for FWA in the wider operator context – does it become a core part of all MNO portfolios, or remain a niche concern?

Tune in and hear from our panel of experts, as they tackle these topics and answer audience questions.

Fixed Wireless Access Webinar Panel:

CableFree: Wireless Excellence | Stephen Patrick, CEO/Director

Cradlepoint from Ericsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions | Justin Blair, Head of Carrier Business Development, Americas

Verizon Business Group | Dawane M. Young, Vice President, Marketing – Partner Solutions

Wireless Watch from Rethink Technology Research | Moderator: Alex Davies, Senior Analyst

REGISTER FOR WEBINAR

Fixed Wireless Access – Market Forecast to 2030

What is Fixed Wireless Access? (FAQs)

Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) is a powerful technology that leverages wireless communication to deliver high-speed internet. With the support of 5G, FWA offers a flexible, cost-effective alternative to traditional wired broadband, making it a critical tool in the effort to provide universal internet access. As technology continues to evolve, FWA will play a crucial role in the future of global connectivity.

• Peter Cappiello – CEO – Future Technologies
• Assen Golaup – Senior Manager, Mobile Access Strategy – Liberty Global
• Vijay Venkateswaran – CEO and Strategic Growth Advisor – Viventum Inc.
• MODERATOR: Alex Davies – Senior Analyst – Rethink Research

Just how badly MNOs have missed the boat on serving complex enterprise needs remains to be seen, but the apparent enthusiasm for a completely private network demonstrates that plenty of money is on the table. Would a better MNO network in the first place have nipped this problem in the bud? Are large corporate customers simply too bespoke to address with a common service offering? Is this simply a flash in the pan?

• Niall Strachan – Chief Commercial Officer – Pelion

• Igor Tovberg – Director, Product Marketing – Sony Semiconductor Israel

• Marco Stracuzzi – VP Product Marketing – Telit Cinterion

• Sabrina Bochen – Director, Product Planning & Marketing – u-blox

• MODERATOR: Alex Davies – Senior Analyst – Rethink Research

With the 4G-based low-power IoT-based protocols still slowly gaining ground, the looming arrival of the 5G-native RedCap mode threatens to derail roadmaps, adding another layer of customer confusion, with regard to expected deployment support. As we are around 5 years into the 5G cycle, the threat of sunsetting 4G is becoming a point of contention – and those with 2G and 3G devices are already feeling the pain of operators turning off support for those devices – and this is to say nothing of the unlicensed LPWAN world.

“5G RedCap is poised to become the dominant technology brand for cellular IoT but not until commercial devices are widely available from 2026 onwards. This growth will be at the expense of 2G as that approaches its sunset in various markets, and the various 4G IoT protocols will still account for the majority of connections for the next few years.

5G RedCap’s two variants, standard RedCap and extended RedCap (eRedCap) are projected to account for almost one third of cellular IoT connections by 2030, at 30.17%. Even then the 4G variants will still dominate the field between them.”

There is considerable momentum behind open, disaggregated RAN architectures in 2020. Operators are looking for more cost-effective and agile networks, and access to broader ecosystems and innovation bases to facilitate their move to virtualized platforms. But there is also a significant dose of hype, and some operators are calling for a reality check in terms of how soon the emerging open platforms (and suppliers) will be ready for the extraordinary demands of a full-scale 5G macro network with a heavy traffic load coupled with very low latency and very high quality of service requirements.

This webinar which is invite only covers the findings of our latest report which sets out a best and worst case forecast for deployments of open RAN in the period to 2026, and analyzes the factors that will influence the speed with which mainstream adoption takes place in various operator groups, regions and business models.

The Webinar will consist of the following:

– A twenty minute overview of our forecast.
– A Q&A session

The webinar will give an overview of our latest forecast and provide an opportunity for Q&A.

Backhaul will be even more critical for MNO competitiveness and ability to meet rising customer expectations in the 5G era than it has been under 4G. With rapid expansion in spectrum, support for a greater diversity in use cases and extra layers of complexity all driving growth in capacity of backhaul links and changes in architectures, as radio functions separate from baseband signal processing enabling both to scale independently.

The drive for higher bit rates and capacity will accelerate growth of small cells that cut the distance between radio units and User Equipment (UE) and that will be the main driver of backhaul links over the next six years. This with the drive for higher bit rates and capacity will accelerate growth of small cells that cut the distance between radio units and UE which will be the main driver of backhaul links over the next six years is reflected in the latest RAN Research forecast and analysis of global backhaul trends until 2026 covering a major period of transition from 4G to 5G in most regions.

This webinar will give an overview of our latest forecast.

While most enterprises and industries have aspirations to use cellular connectivity to support programmes to make processes more digital and efficient, too few can access networks which are fully reliable, let alone optimized for particular requirements such as low latency. Fewer than half of enterprises say that mobile quality of service is adequate, and only about XX% would trust cellular networks with critical communications.

This report argues that four trends, if well supported by regulators, operators and the broader ecosystem, can deliver high quality mobile connectivity – 4G and later 5G – to all kinds of industries and public sector organizations, in a way that is affordable both for the enterprises and the service providers. Those four enablers are:

• Spectrum and other support for greater diversity of operators to complement MNO activities, since MNOs often find specialized enterprise requirements are at odds with their business model. Alternative providers include private network operators, neutral hosts and enterprise integrators.

• Shared spectrum, a key factor in enabling new service providers and lowering barriers to entry.

• Self-contained RAN and core technologies, often virtualized, are emerging, allowing enterprises and their partners to have full control of cellular connectivity, including aspects such as access control. New open architectures will further reduce costs and lower barriers to new providers.

• Co-investment across ecosystem will be essential, with the costs and rewards split between enterprises, operators and other partners.

This report tracks and forecasts the development of these trends so far.

The array of deployment options for 5G is bewildering, and an operator’s timing to adopt new technologies will have a profound effect on its commercial outcome.

This webinar answers the question, “Is it better to be a Tortoise or a Hare when it comes to diving into these key 5G choices?”

Should a Mobile Network Operator install the most advanced 5G features as soon as they become available, or wait until platforms are more stable and mature? What is the optimal timing to adopt the 5G core, and move to full cloud operation?

Rethink Technology Research has surveyed 86 service providers about their deployment strategies, covering a combination of converged telcos; mobile-first operators; and alternative deployers with greenfield mobile businesses and no legacy networks. In each case they have discussed their plans and priorities, and their key business drivers.

The resulting forecast is part of Rethink’s RAN Research service and this webinar gives headline conclusions and some insight into their thinking.

This webinar is an illustration of the content of a forecast in our RAN Research series from our head of research Caroline Gabriel. Between now and 2025, Mobile Network Operators will spend $51.8bn in building new networks, and 43% of that will be invested by alternative operators.

This will happen because the need for connectivity for applications such as autonomous fleets or deliveries, manufacturing and others, has already driven a surge in private LTE networks, which will be deployed and run by a variety of organizations, from integrators to specialist private operators, enterprises to MNOs themselves.

This report forecasts spend across all equipment types, not just Macro spending, but also all forms of Micro base stations, and new Mini-Macro formats. Cumulatively through the period, new and alternative operators will deploy 978,000 macro and micro base stations, and will finally kickstart widespread adoption of small cells.