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.

NBN Futures Expo - 27th/28th March 2012

Today and Wednesday (27th and 28th March 2012) is the NBN Futures Expo in Kiama. This is a chance for everyone, whether they are a business owner or just an interested home computer user, to find out more about the capabilities of this exciting project.

Our area is lucky in that parts of it are getting this high-speed network ahead of the rest of the country, so it's worth going along to the Expo to see what advantages it can offer.

We went along this morning, and chatted to a range of businesses and exhibitors, ranging from telecoms providers to teams from the University who are working on interesting technologies for such things as virtual meetings which will really benefit from a faster. more reliable, internet provision.

The Expo also includes a wide range of seminars and speakers.

You can find out more about the Expo HERE

We're excited about the National Broadband Network. How about you?

And, because nothing really happens unless there are pictures, here they are:

Exhibitors

More Exhibitors.
And can you see half of AB Computer Training?

Ready To Record

Networking In The Sunshine