FWA overview: replacing fiber last-mile with 5G wireless

The Last-Mile Problem

Fixed Wireless Access solves the most expensive part of broadband deployment: the last mile. Laying fiber to every home costs thousands of dollars per premises and requires months of civil works including trenching, permitting, and restoration. FWA uses 5G New Radio to deliver broadband wirelessly from a cell tower directly to a customer premises equipment device. This approach eliminates the need for physical cable installation, enabling operators to offer home broadband service in weeks rather than months while significantly reducing per-subscriber deployment costs.