Fixed Wireless Access
Saudi 5G Home Internet Matches Fiber at Peak but Trails on Everyday Speed, Ookla Finds
Saudi Arabia’s 5G home internet, sold as fixed wireless access (FWA), reaches around 400 Mbps at the 90th percentile, level with wired broadband, but the typical Saudi FWA user sees a median download speed of 93 Mbps, about half the 173–186 Mbps of wired connections, according to a new report from Ookla, the company behind […]
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Etihad Salam Telecom Company Achieve Breakthrough in mmWave 5G-SA Advance Trial, Showcasing Multi-Scenario FWA Connectivity
The results, from 6.9Gbps peak speeds to sustained 4Gbps performance over 10 kilometers, highlight how advanced mmWave solutions can bridge the digital divide while enabling Saudi Arabia’s ambitious 10G Society vision. Riyadh, 26 October 2025: Etihad Salam Telecom Company (“Salam”), in collaboration with Huawei, has successfully completed a groundbreaking multi-scenario trial of millimeter wave (mmWave) […]