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For example, Verizon projects subscribers to double in 3 years. Dycom offers limited details about its capabilities in, or financial impact from, FWA.", "attrs": null, "subkind": "paragraph", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "d6a9078f-81fa-4344-9a6f-930caadb1c35", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": null, "kind": "quote", "text": "\"Right now, our strategy is clear that we want to take the broadband subscribers with fixed wireless access. Because we get them right now, it's a superior product. And we don't see a need right now for adding any fiber to that footprint.\" — Verizon Q2 2023. \"So as Mike led off with, right away, we may have been a little too optimistic with what we're seeing more in the price-conscious segment in the earlier part of the quarter in December. But the main point bringing us back up, it's intensely competitive in all segments. So it's little bit of a shift, but it's -- you have fixed wireless, while it's leveled, they're still out there aggressively marketing, and you got fiber that's overbuilding. So that has continued.\" — Comcast Jan 30, 2025. \"We literally just launched this quarter our new AT&T business, fixed wireless product. And our goal is, it's a nationwide launch. We think it's a great product for small- to medium-sized businesses done with consumption patterns of home where you're playing video games or watching video. We think it's a great solution in that regard. And while it's early, the initial reception has been really good on that. And I think over time, that would be one of the growth vectors for our enterprise business.\" — AT&T June 11, 2024. \"Often, FWA is referred to as an alternative to fiber and hybrid-fiber coaxial (HFC) networks with the implication being that FWA is inferior to those wired options because FWA cannot provide the same level of throughput and/or capacity. But it is also now clear that FWA can support households using hundreds of GBs per month. 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