Report: Wireless Faces Stiff Competition to Deliver Internet Speeds

By J. Sharpe Smith, Inside Towers Technology Editor

For all the talk about people “cutting the cord,” cable maintains a lock on almost half of households’ access to the internet. Mobile wireless came in fourth at 11.7 percent behind fiber to the home (FTTH), 21.3 percent, and digital subscriber lines, 13.1 percent of the market. Fixed wireless came in fifth with 3.1 percent of the market, according to a report funded by the Fiber Broadband Association.  But fiber is nipping at cable’s heels with 45 percent faster download and 4.7 times faster upload speeds. Known as the high-cost alternative, fiber has also reduced its cost-per-bit by 90 percent over the past decade, according to “A Detailed Review: The Status of U.S. Broadband and The Impact of Fiber Broadband,” which was authored by RVA LLC Market Research & Consulting. Continue Reading