AT&T used EchoStar’s 3.45GHz holdings to open aperture on fixed wireless access
While AT&T’s FWA sales pitch remains rather ‘bare bones’ compared to its US telco rivals, its quick deployment of EchoStar’s 3.45GHz spectrum has let the operator put its shoulders into leveraging FWA as a ‘copper catch’ mechanism.
AT&T quickly lit up EchoStar’s 3.45GHz spectrum on 23,000 of its cell sites in Q4 2025, adding to AT&T’s already considerable holdings in the spectrum range. Credit: Lester Balajadia / Shutterstock.com.
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