Fastweb at full speed: with NeXXt Casa you can surf at 1 Gbps in 50 municipalities thanks to UltraFWA

Source: HW Upgrade added 15th Dec 2020

  • fastweb-at-full-speed:-with-nexxt-casa-you-can-surf-at-1-gbps-in-50-municipalities-thanks-to-ultrafwa

Fastweb announced the new UltraFWA network in 50 common to bring connectivity up to 1 Gbps in small and medium-sized cities. In addition, the speed is doubled from 1 to 2.5 Gb / s for 4 million households on the FTTH network and the opening of the 5G network for all customers at no additional cost.

by Manolo De Agostini published , at 20: 21 in the Telephony channel

Fastweb

It’s called “ NeXXt Generation 2025 “the plan of Fastweb to bring the ultra-broadband to millions of Italian families . An articulated action plan, which provides for the activation of a network in these days UltraFWA (Ultra Fixed Wireless Access), which combines fiber and 5G frequencies, in 50 common located in gray areas to guarantee speeds up to 1 Gbps , without traffic limits and number of connected devices.

“Users residing in small to medium-sized cities, hitherto excluded from the gigabit revolution – towns such as Anzio or Avellino, Crema and Belluno, Nardò or Velletri – will have the opportunity to access the same opportunities so far reserved for large cities “, reads a note from the company. After the first tranche of municipalities, Fastweb expects by the end 2021 to exceed share 500 and get to 2000 by 2024 , for an overall coverage of 8 million homes in the gray areas and 4 million in the white areas.

The cities where the service is active are : Fasano, Grottaglie, Massafra, Anzio, Avellino, Aversa, Fiumicino, Modugno, Nardò, Nocera Inferiore, Ottaviano, Ragusa, Treviglio, Acireale, Adelfia, Apricena, Avezzano, Avola, Belluno, Canicattì, Casamassima, Casavatore, Cascina, Castelvetrano, Catania, Codogno, Cologno al Serio, Crema, Crotone, Eboli, Foggia, Francavilla al Mare, Francavilla Fontana, Galatina, Gioia Tauro, Ladispoli, L’Aquila, Lecce, Locorotondo, Lonato del Garda, Magione, Marcianise, Marsala, Melzo, Milazzo, Mola di Bari, Monopoli, Morbegno, Motta ,, Sant’Anastasia, No icattaro, Pachino, Partinico, Ranica, Reggio di Calabria, Rende, Riposto, Surbo, Terracina, Triggiano, Uboldo, Velletri and Vibo Valentia.

The service is however in launch ramp by February 2021 in the following municipalities : Adria, Ardea, Battipaglia, Bitetto, Budrio, Caivano, Campodarsego, Caravaggio, Carignano, Casalnuovo di Napoli, Casarano, Cassano delle Murge, Castel Volturno, Castellammare del Golfo, Chiavari, Città di Castello, Comiso, Conversano, Copertino, Dalmine, Dueville, Frascati, Frosinone, Galatone, Galliate, Gravina di Catania, Gussago , Ivrea, Jesi, Laterza, Latisana, Lentini, Manduria, Mazara del Vallo, Mesagne, Monfalcone, Montecatini-Terme, Montecchio Maggiore, Mottola, Muggiò, Nettuno, Novi Ligure, Olbia, Ospitaletto, Paternò, Pedara, Pistoia, Pomigliano d ‘ Arco, Porto Sant’Elpidio, Priverno, Reggio nell’Emilia, Romentino, San Benedetto del Tronto, San Biagio di Callalta, San Ferdinando d i Apulia, San Giovanni la Punta, San Giovanni Teatino, San Mauro Torinese, San Severo, Sanremo, Sarno, Sassuolo, Senago, Sestu, Signa, Syracuse, Sulmona, Teramo, Torremaggiore, Tortona, Verbania, Vigonza, Villafranca di Verona and Vinovo .

The cost of the offer, called Fastweb NeXXt House, is from 29, 95 € (two months free by activating by the end of the year) and you can deepen it and / or subscribe to it at this address.

There is a novelty also for those who surf at 1 Gbps on Fastweb proprietary FTTH network: the connection speed will be increased to 2.5 Gbps . “A performance increase that will be available indistinctly for new as well as existing customers, who will be able to request the upgrade of their connection at no additional cost. The new speed performances will be available from the beginning of next year gradually for families and micro-enterprises certified on the proprietary FTTH network “, the company points out.

The speed of 2.5 Gbps will be available in the following municipalities : Milan, Rome, Turin, Naples, Genoa, Palermo, Bari, Bologna, Florence, Verona, Parma, Pescara, Modena, Bergamo, Brescia, Venice, Catania, Messina, Padua, Trieste, Reggio di Calabria, Monza, Salerno, Trento, Perugia, Prato, Casalecchio di Reno, Ancona, Reggio nell’Emilia, San Lazzaro di Savena.

Finally, Fastweb will inaugurate the 27 December its 5G mobile service, included in all offers for both new and existing customers happy at no extra cost. “Fastweb 5G will initially switch on in Milan, Bologna, Rome and Naples and then extend gradually to other municipalities, following the roll out of the mobile network, to cover the 90% of the population by 2025 “. Finally, we must not forget that, for some time now, Fastweb has been allowing you to try the fixed line service for 30 days: if you are dissatisfied, you can change your mind and request a refund of the costs incurred.