{"id":5321,"date":"2012-06-24T18:52:21","date_gmt":"2012-06-24T08:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=5321"},"modified":"2013-07-18T22:01:19","modified_gmt":"2013-07-18T12:01:19","slug":"fixed-wireless-broadband-in-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2012\/06\/24\/fixed-wireless-broadband-in-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Fixed Wireless Broadband By 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

June 24, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Fixed wireless” connections to the National Broadband Network should be available across the South Burnett by 2015.<\/p>\n

The South Burnett, Cherbourg, Gympie and Toowoomba councils are among 14 local government areas named in press reports as being included in the latest planning by NBN Co.<\/p>\n

A trial of the fixed wireless network is currently being carried out in Toowoomba.<\/p>\n

Fixed wireless broadband is similar to a fixed-line broadband service except the data is delivered through the air instead of via an optic fibre cable.<\/p>\n

Fixed wireless broadband provides a connection from a radio base station to an antenna, which is typically attached to the outside of a home or business.<\/p>\n

NBN Co says fixed wireless networks \u2014 unlike mobile phone networks \u2014 are engineered to meet the speed and service requirements for a specific number of users in the coverage area. This means the bandwidth available for each fixed wireless customer is more consistent and stable than for mobile network customers, even during peak times.<\/p>\n

NBN Co Limited expects to complete the rollout of the fixed wireless network across Australia by 2015.<\/p>\n

There is still no date available for the rollout of Fibre Optic broadband across the South Burnett.<\/p>\n