NBN has upgraded its fixed wireless service, providing access to wholesale speeds of up to 50 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload.NBN states that more than half a million homes and businesses in regional and rural Australia will have access to the upgraded fixed wireless service by 2020, delivering broadband services to areas where there is often limited connectivity.
Around 300,000 homes and businesses in regional Australia can currently connect to fixed wireless, with the network employing LTE or 4G technology, engineered to deliver services to a fixed number of premises within each coverage area.
“By the time we complete the NBN network rollout in 2020, this world-leading broadband service will provide more than half a million homes and businesses living in regional and rural Australia with access to faster internet speeds that rival what their city cousins have available today,” Gavin Williams, NBN executive general manager, fixed wireless and satellite products, stated.
“Following the launch of Sky Muster, NBN’s first satellite, this milestone is yet another critical part of our plan to help bridge the nation’s digital divide.
“We’re closer than ever before to being on a level playing field between the city and the bush by providing kids in rural areas with access to digital textbooks, farmers with the latest technology and creating a world of new possibilities for regional small businesses.”
