"The three added 1.04 million subscribers during the third quarter. This brought the number of subscribers to 14.7 million - approximately 12.5% of the 117.4 million broadband households in the United States. The report found declines in upload and download speeds for the three fixed wireless carriers. The question is whether this is a seasonable pattern. The commentary notes that a similar pattern was seen during the second and third quarters in 2024 (with the exception that T-Mobile saw no download speed decline)."
"T-Mobile's median download speed of 209.06 Mbps in the third quarter 2025 is approximately double AT&T's median download speed of 104.63 Mbps during the quarter. AT&T and T-Mobile customers in the 10th percentile of users are experiencing speed declines during the late afternoon and evening. Verizon subscribers in the 10th percentile don't have such declines. This suggests its speed caps may be enabling a more consistent experience."
T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T added 1.04 million fixed wireless access (FWA) subscribers in Q3 2025, bringing the total to 14.7 million, about 12.5% of U.S. broadband households. Median upload and download speeds declined across the three carriers during the quarter, mirroring similar seasonal patterns from 2024 and raising the possibility that rapid subscriber growth is affecting performance. T-Mobile recorded a median download speed of 209.06 Mbps, roughly double AT&T's 104.63 Mbps. AT&T and T-Mobile users in the 10th percentile saw late-afternoon and evening speed drops, while Verizon's 10th percentile did not. AT&T Internet Air showed higher median latency at 67 ms versus Verizon at 54 ms and T-Mobile at 50 ms, but AT&T's latency has improved since a 78 ms high in Q3 2024. FWA adoption is expected to grow as service quality and pricing dynamics evolve.
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