Davis Rd Cootharaba DA Planning Report

Although fixed wireless facilities are submitted to Council as standalone developments from a
planning perspective, they are highly interdependent. Each fixed wireless facility is connected to
another to form a chain of facilities that link back to the fibre network. This is called the
‘transmission network’.

The transmission network requires line of sight from facility to facility until it reaches the fibre
network. The fixed wireless network will remain unconnected without the transmission network
and a break in this chain can have flow on effects to multiple communities.

A typical fixed wireless facility will include three antennas mounted above the surrounding area.
Each antenna is designed to cover a set area to maximise signal strength. These network antennas
communicate to a small antenna installed on the roof of each customer’s home or business. The
character of the Fixed Wireless network is visually demonstrated through Figure 2.1 below.




                                Figure 2.1 – The Fixed Wireless Network




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