Is 5G FWA the Golden Ticket for Telcos to Monetise 5G

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5G is driving the major chunk of capital investments from the Indian telcos. While 4G is relevant and an important aspect of the telecom business today, the telcos are more motivated to promise customers a superior 5G experience. But funnily enough, they can’t monetise it right now. I mean, sure, offering unlimited 5G to 4G customers is going to drive the adoption of 4G, which in turn adds to revenues, but that doesn’t really create a huge revenue difference for them as people were already subscribing to 4G.

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So where’s the opportunity to monetise 5G? The answer lies in the use cases of the technology, and when you look at the use cases, you realise that most of them are meant for enterprises. For direct retail customers like you and me, 5G doesn’t change much in terms of experience if we get great 4G. But one strong use case of 5G that has been identified for consumers is 5G FWA (fixed wireless access).

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Indian telcos, including Airtel and Jio, are going to offer 5G FWA services to consumers sooner or later. In the United States (US), users have already been purchasing 5G FWA connections from telecom giants such as T-Mobile. 5G FWA replaces the need for physical fiber as if operated on mmWave (millimetre wavelength) frequencies, it can deliver up to 3+ Gbps speeds to customers. It can also be operated on C-band frequencies to deliver up to 1+ Gbps speeds.