Telia Finland said it has begun offering 5G home fixed wireless access. Called Yhteys kotiin kinntea 5G, the service is aimed at the three quarters of detached houses that lack fibre connectivity. It said there are about 1 million detached homes in Finland and fewer than 55 percent of Finns have the opportunity to use fixed broadband at 300 Mbps or more, with such fast service usually restricted to apartment buildings in large cities.
The price of the home 5G FWA broadband is EUR 39.90 for a service up to 400 Mbps or EUR 44.90 for up to 1 Gbps. There is a 24-month fixed term contract for subscriptions. The monthly charge includes the subscription and equipment. The installation fee is EUR 495 but this can be paid over 24 monthly instalments of EUR 20.63.
According to regulator Traficom, nine out of ten Finns consider the cost of optical fibre installation expensive. Telia said residential 5G FWA can be installed in as little as five days. It uses a module mounted by an engineer on an outdoor wall of the house or on the roof. This unit communicate with a 5G base station and the connection is brought indoors via a cable to a modem that shares the wireless network with users.
In addition to a fast and stable connection, the customer benefits from C More streaming content free of charge as part of the product.
