The future for fixed wireless looked brighter earlier this year when Sprint and Worldcom were set to merge. Click for more . A nationwide footprint. This is key to marketing and branding economies of scale. Now that the merger is dead, lack of a national provider may hamper the whole category.
Consumers are notoriously conservative.
They're not going to switch from DSL or cable without some incentive. It must be both better and cheaper by a wide margin. Businesses are more sophisticated than most consumers but won't plunge if they think there will be service interruptions or maintenance problems. Smaller fixed-wireless companies will have a hard time building the necessary credibility. The debate over fixed wireless isn't about whether it will kill DSL or cable.