Industry Checkpoint: fixed broadband and FWA, Q3 2025

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As the telecoms industry and wider digital ecosystem continue to evolve at an unprecedented speed, regularly assessing major developments and their implications is more important than ever. GSMA Intelligence's new Industry Checkpoint series helps navigate how the market is changing, identify the new trends that matter and understand the implications of these developments.
This edition of the Industry Checkpoint series focuses on fixed broadband and FWA, highlighting how the market has changed in the last six months and its implications. The report considers four major developments: increased corporate development activity, such as M&A and strategic investments; more widespread launches of Wi-Fi 7–certified CPE; growing interest in satellite home broadband services; and the increasing availability of AI-powered fibre network deployment solutions from vendors.
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