Starlink Reaches 12 Million Customers as 5G Fixed Wireless Eyes 150 Million by 2030
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Updated · Spiceworks News and Insights · Jun 18
Starlink Reaches 12 Million Customers as 5G Fixed Wireless Eyes 150 Million by 2030
3 articles · Updated · Spiceworks News and Insights · Jun 18
Summary
Starlink said it had 12 million customers worldwide by June 2026 and aims to reach 25 million by year-end, underscoring rapid growth in wireless broadband beyond traditional wired internet.
Fiber remains hard to deploy economically in sparsely populated areas, helping drive demand for alternatives such as 5G fixed wireless access and low-earth-orbit satellite service.
13 million U.S. homes were using fixed wireless access by August 2025, while Omdia projects global FWA subscriptions will climb from 71 million in 2024 to 150 million by 2030.
2.4 million U.S. satellite broadband subscribers were counted in Q2 2025, including 1.7 million for Starlink, whose low-latency LEO network now spans more than 10,000 satellites.
Wireless broadband still holds a small U.S. fixed-broadband share—7% for fixed wireless and 2% for satellite—but ITIF said those technologies are adding competition as cable connections decline.