Fixed 5G Disruption: Verizon and T-Mobile are setting their sights on Comcast as they attempt to disrupt the $80 billion home internet market

Executive Summary

5G networks are poised to create a range of new revenue opportunities for telecoms such as fixed wireless access (FWA), which will allow wireless telecoms like Verizon and T-Mobile challenge wired broadband operators like Comcast for the $80 billion revenue opportunity in consumer home internet access.

Three Key Questions This Report Will Answer:

• Who are the key players in the consumer broadband market in the US?
• How will the availability of 5G fixed wireless access service impact the home internet market?
• What are the strategies that telecoms providers could pursue to encourage consumer adoption of these networks?

WHAT’S IN THIS REPORT? In this report, Insider Intelligence looks at how wireless network operators will use their 5G networks and FWA to tap a new revenue source and disrupt the home internet market. First, we explain the basics of 5G FWA. Next, we look at the broader home internet market and the areas that could drive demand for 5G FWA service. We then outline how telecoms can set up 5G FWA networks and offer strategies they could pursue to encourage consumer adoption of these networks. Finally, we discuss how FWA broadly will impart lasting transformations on the home internet market.