AT&T said its build-out of fixed wireless internet technology remains on track, and the company is meeting its previously established build-out goals. AT&T ultimately plans to use fixed wireless technology to reach 1.1 million locations in 18 states by 2020.  

AT&T’s comments, in response to questions from FierceWireless, come shortly after one of AT&T’s fixed wireless vendors reported a slower-than-expected rollout of its products with AT&T.  

“Revenue is forecast to grow 15-20%,” wrote Australia’s NetComm Wireless in its recent annual financial report. “This forecast growth is dampened due to a slower than expected rollout of the nbn FTTC project (as flagged by nbn) and a slower rollout of the AT&T Fixed Wireless project. This revenue has not been lost, rather it is deferred to future periods.”

NetComm sells fixed wireless equipment to the likes of NBN in Australia as well as AT&T in the U.S.  

But AT&T, for its part, said its own fixed wireless rollout remains on track. “In 2015, we promised to make high-speed internet available to more than 1.1 million homes and small businesses in hard to reach locations across 18 states,” wrote an AT&T representative in response to questions from FierceWireless. “In June 2017 we committed to meeting 40% of our goal that year, and in January 2018 we announced that we met that commitment, bringing high-speed internet availability to 440,000 homes and small business locations, many that previously lacked internet availability entirely.”