[Glossary](https://telxpress.com/glossary/) / Connectivity # Fixed wireless **Fixed wireless** is business internet delivered by a radio link between an antenna on your building and a nearby tower or base station, used where fiber is unavailable or as an independent backup connection. - Connectivity - Updated October 11, 2026 - Written by the Telxpress advisory team 01 In depth ## What it is, why it matters and *what to ask a vendor* Fixed wireless access uses licensed or unlicensed radio spectrum, or a cellular network, to deliver internet without a cable to the building. Installation is usually faster than fiber construction, and because the path does not share the trench or the street cabinet with your wired service, it fails for different reasons, which is exactly what you want in a backup. For a growing business it solves two problems: a new or temporary location that cannot wait months for fiber, and a second connection for failover and SD-WAN that is not just another cable from the same provider. Performance varies with line of sight, weather and shared capacity, so it should be measured, not assumed. Ask a provider for guaranteed speeds and latency rather than best-effort figures, what happens in heavy rain, whether the service is dedicated or shared, how quickly it can be installed, and whether the antenna placement needs landlord approval. Ask whether they offer it bundled with SD-WAN so failover is automatic. Telxpress sources fixed wireless through carrier partners such as DISH and TPx. 02 Related terms ## Terms that usually come up *alongside it* - Connectivity ### [Dedicated internet access](https://telxpress.com/glossary/dedicated-internet-access/) Dedicated internet access (DIA) is a business internet service whose full bandwidth is reserved for one customer, with a service-level agreement for uptime, latency and repair time, unlike shared broadband. - Connectivity ### [Failover](https://telxpress.com/glossary/failover/) Failover is the automatic switch to a backup connection, device or route when the primary one fails, so that phones, payments and cloud applications keep working through an internet or equipment outage. - Connectivity ### [SD-WAN](https://telxpress.com/glossary/sd-wan/) SD-WAN (software-defined wide area network) is a service that combines two or more internet connections at a site, steers each application over the best path and fails over automatically when one connection degrades. - Network ### [Latency](https://telxpress.com/glossary/latency/) Latency is the time a packet takes to travel from one end of a connection to the other; on a phone or video call, high latency makes people talk over each other and pause awkwardly. 03 At Telxpress ## Where this shows up *at Telxpress* The pages and articles where this term does real work: what we advise, build and support. - Page ### [Business Internet, Fiber, SD-WAN & Wi-Fi](https://telxpress.com/solutions/business-technology/connectivity/) Business internet, fiber, SD-WAN, Wi-Fi and carrier services for Orange County offices, selected and managed by one local partner with 24/7 support. - Page ### [Business Networking, Firewalls & Managed Wi-Fi](https://telxpress.com/solutions/business-technology/networking/) Switching, routing, Fortinet firewalls, Ubiquiti and Cisco Meraki Wi-Fi and managed network services for offices that depend on reliable connections. - Page ### [Contact Telxpress in Irvine, CA | 24/7 Support Line](https://telxpress.com/contact/) Call (949) 861-4500 any time, email info@telxpress.com or visit 230 Goddard, Irvine. Office hours, map, contact form and consultation booking. Next step ## Want This Applied *to Your Business?* Book a free 30-minute AI readiness consultation. You'll leave with three AI opportunities specific to your business, whether you work with us or not. [Book My Free Consultation](https://telxpress.com/book/) [Take the Free AI Readiness Assessment](https://telxpress.com/ai-readiness/) [Or call 24/7: (949) 861-4500](tel:+19498614500) Last reviewed: October 11, 2026. Published by Telxpress, Irvine, CA.