Telecom operator Windstream has been using fixed wireless technologies to expand coverage in some of the rural areas of its footprint. The company said that effort will expand in a “meaningful” way next year.

“As we go into 2019, that is one of the areas that we're focused on innovating on, is being able to leverage fixed wireless in a more meaningful way, whether that's at the higher bandwidth levels, the unlicensed or even the CBRS,” Windstream CEO Tony Thomas said during the company’s quarterly conference call with analysts, according to a Seeking Alpha transcript of the event. “So lots of options there I think to really dramatically improve our speed offerings and competitiveness.