T-Mobile says 70% of its new FWA customers are urban

Fixed wireless access is no longer a predominantly rural option, said T-Mobile Chief Broadband Officer Allan Samson, as the operator has gained sizable traction in urban markets. Specifically, he said 70 percent of T-Mobile’s FWA activations come from the “top 100” U.S. cities and approximately 65 percent of fixed wireless sales per quarter happen in suburban and urban markets. T-Mobile isn’t the only operator that’s noted the potential for urban FWA. We’ve also seen Verizon acquire Starry in an effort to grow its multi-dwelling unit footprint. Improved quality of service is one reason more people in urban areas are drawn to FWA, Samson said, touting T-Mobile’s average FWA download speed sits at 239 Mbps and latency has dropped to about 34 milliseconds.