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5G Fixed Wireless Access to Reach 150 Million Subscriptions Globally

by 2030, Omdia Forecasts

Global 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) embrace segmentation, bundling, CPE prices and innovative bundling
subscriptions are set to more than and AI-driven personalization to strategies.
double by 2030, according Omdia’s monetize 5G FWA effectively,” said The report also notes Quality of
latest report, 5G FWA Go-to-Market Nicole McCormick, Chief Analyst at Experience (QoE) is becoming a
Strategies – 2025. The research Omdia. critical differentiator in 5G FWA
highlights strong momentum across offerings. Tier 1 operators are
key markets led by India and the Regional Growth Highlights increasingly upselling based on
United States and identifies FWA India is set to become the largest service reliability, latency, and user-
as the fastest-growing broadband 5G FWA market by 2030, reaching 37 specific performance - particularly for
access technology. million subscriptions, representing 40% gamers, remote workers, and video
of global share and fueled by Reliance streamers - rather than relying solely
Omdia forecasts global FWA Jio’s aggressive rollout, supported by on speed.
subscriptions to grow from 71 AI and digital twin technologies.
million in 2024 to 150 million by The United States will remain a Omdia’s report finds 5G FWA will
2030, accounting for 88% of total key market, reaching 20 million surpass 4G FWA by 2027 and is on
connections. The 5G FWA segment is subscriptions, as operators expand track to overtake DSL as the world’s
projected to expand at a 23% CAGR, their broadband footprint through third-largest broadband technology.
driving total FWA service revenues to diversified FWA offerings. With cable modem subscriptions
$46 billion by 2030, as premium 5G Nigeria, Italy, and Japan are expected expected to decline, FWA is positioned
offerings capture a larger share of the to join India and the US as the top five to become the second most common
market. 5G FWA markets by 2030. broadband access technology
Central & Southern Asia, Africa, and post-2030.
“Tier 1 operators must evolve beyond Latin America are emerging as high-
legacy deployment models and growth regions, supported by falling

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