FWA-enabled sites can be integrated into companies’ networks
Swisscom is offering business customers 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) for sites that lack internet connection. The operator says that one or more FWA-enabled sites can be integrated into the company’s network.
Called Enterprise Connect, the solution makes Swisscom the only provider in Switzerland to offer its customers cloud-based networking of business locations with a fixed wireless access solution via 5G.
The solution can also be used as a secure backup for fibre- or copper-based broadband provided via a fibre optic or copper connection.
Setting up 5G FWA requires a small receiver, the 5G Mobile Toolkit from Nokia mounted outside the building. The toolkit connects to the nearest mobile mast to provide wireless access to the Swisscom network. Business customers can use 5G FWA with Enterprise Connect as 5G Mobile Access or as a 5G Mobile Backup option.
Swisscom’s 5G network has been named the best in Switzerland on multiple occasions and available to 99% of the population. The faster 5G+ version is accessible to more than 70% of Switzerland.
According to ABI Research, worldwide 5G FWA will reach 58 million subscriptions in 2026. In the near term, the United States is driving the number of 5G FWA connections with major operators rapdily expanding their FWA business.