Town Planning Report and Appendices - Cooroibah

2. BACKGROUND

2.1 nbn and the National Broadband Network

nbn is the organisation responsible for overseeing the upgrade of Australia’s
existing telecommunications network and for providing wholesale services to
retail service providers. The nbn™ is designed to provide Australians with access
to fast, affordable and reliable internet and landline phone services.

nbn plans to upgrade the existing telecommunications network in the most cost-
efficient way using best-fit technology and taking into consideration existing
infrastructure.

The nbn™ Fixed Wireless network will use cellular technology to transmit signals
to and from a small antenna fixed on the outside of a home or business, which is
pointed directly towards the Fixed Wireless facility.

nbn™ Fixed Wireless network is designed to offer service providers with
wholesale access speeds of up to 25Mbps for downloads and 5Mbps for uploads. 1



2.2 What is Fixed Wireless and how is it different to Mobile
    Broadband?

The nbn™ Fixed Wireless network, which uses advanced technology commonly
referred to as LTE or 4G, is engineered to deliver services to a fixed number of
premises within each coverage area.

This means that the bandwidth per household is designed to be more consistent
than mobile wireless, even in peak times of use.

Unlike a mobile wireless service where speeds can be affected by the number of
people moving into and out of the area, the speed available in a Fixed Wireless
network is designed to remain relatively steady.




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  nbn is designing the nbn™ to provide these speeds to our wholesale customers, telephone and internet
service providers. End user experience including the speeds actually achieved over the nbn™ depends on some
factors outside nbn control like equipment quality, software, broadband plans and how the end user’s service
provider designs its network.



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