Fixed wireless is projected to provide nearly a third (32 percent) of global gross domestic product value generated by mid-band 5G spectrum; providing value, greater than internet of things or ultra-reliable connectivity use cases, according to a new report by the GSMA, and trailing only “higher bandwidth” in impact.
If that proves true--or if fixed wireless creates that much revenue for mobile operators, it would be an early example of unforeseen and important new use cases for a next-generation network. That almost always happens with mobile next-generation platforms.
“Fixed wireless” does not generally get mentioned when the benefits of 5G are discussed. The traditional triad of enhanced mobile broadband, massive IoT and low latency use cases does not include fixed wireless.
So 5G fixed wireless--if it emerges as expected--will be a very-important early-stage 5G revenue enhancer. In fact, fixed wireless could well generate more near term revenue than does edge computing, internet of things or private networks.
“For the period 2020 to 2030, almost 75 percent of the benefits of mid-band 5G will come from enhanced mobile broadband and fixed wireless access use cases and related applications,” a new report by GSMA argues.
That would be a big deal.
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