According to telecommunications companies (telcos), who have been taken by surprise, the average data consumption per subscriber home on FWA has reached a staggering 500 to 600 gigabytes (GB) per month, far surpassing the consumption of consumer homes on fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband.
Telcos report that FTTH services, which are more stable and offer higher speeds, have seen monthly consumption per subscriber home ranging from 250 to 300 GB.
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