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IoT Connectivity, Basic Connectivity for Rural Areas, While, these are some strong opportunities offered
High-Speed Rural Broadband, Enterprise Network- by FWA, the challenge remains in accelerating
ing, Mobile Backhaul, etc. FWA deployments. Currently, FWA deployments
are estimated with North America at 40%, Europe
Therefore, there appears to be a direct correlation at 30%, Asia Pacific at 20%, Middle East and Africa
in making use of 5G investments and empower- with 10% penetration, and Central Asia from 0-1%.
ing other sectors to achieve greater efficiencies
through new use cases of wireless technologies. This clearly substantiates that fact that we need to
accelerate efforts to deploy FWA, and create new
For example, in Education, FWA can materialize possibilities for industry integration, digital inclu-
virtual classrooms, distant education, vocational sion, sustainable connectivity, and digital econ-
trainings. In Healthcare, we can realize remote omy, at large.
health consultations and remote patient moni-
toring. In Agriculture, environmental knowledge, Our SAMENA ELITE newsletter publication focuses
precision farming, crop yields, real-time crop and on building a knowledge-base on FWA trends,
livestock monitoring, resource management can potential, market progress, policy and regula-
be achieved through FWA deployments. In Trans- tory needs, as well as in advocating solutions
portation/Mobility, connected vehicles, traffic and approaches that foster FWA development
management, roadside infrastructure manage- while meeting larger goals, such as those stipu-
ment, dynamic route optimization, improved traffic lated in the ITU’s Connect 2030 Agenda for Global
safety, smart-city service delivery, among other Telecommunication/ICT Development or the UN
services can be achieved with FWA. And there are Broadband Commission’s advocacy targets.
other sectors and markets where FWA can play a
truly enabling role. We hope that this new FWA-centric publication will
add value to the Industry’s thought-leadership
and evolving technology experience.

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