FiWi is a convenient term to express the natural and complimentary nature of the Fibre and Wireless technologies that together create the infrastructure platform for Next Generation Access.

Each technology has its own merits:

Fibre to the Home (FttH) provides future-proofed fixed access

Wireless provides mobility and temporary or nomadic access

Each technology can also provide mutual redundancy, so that if one fails the other can keep the service operating uninterrupted

For permanent, fixed installations, FttH is the preferred delivery technology and wireless best provides access over short distances from Fibre feedpoints