NBN And Wireless

This is an interesting piece on how some wireless networks may already be set to eclipse the speed of the fibre-based NBN.

In our experience fibre/cable-based internet access is a lot more reliable than wireless, but that may just be a feature of this particular area - the escarpment seems to do odd things to wireless signals. And the article does have a last paragraph caveat:

"Given the network has only been in place since late last year and most Telstra customers do not have the technology to access it yet, it is possible 'The West' was also the only user connecting to 4G in the area at that time. As more users sign up, congestion is likely to affect speeds."


So, probably a non-story, somewhat akin to 'testing' the travel times a new motorway offers by driving on it at 2am rather than Friday evening rush-hour.