[LINK] WIMAX said to be operational in Yorke Peninsula

Russell Ashdown russell.ashdown at ashdown.net.au
Tue Jan 29 14:31:52 AEDT 2008


David Boxall wrote:
> Checking out OPEL's "likely" WiMAX coverage for my area: 
> <http://www.broadbandnow.gov.au/maps/nsw-sydney.htm>, two things 
> strike me:-
> *  the tiny areas covered by ADSL (of any form) and;
> *  the WiMAX coverage areas are combinations of perfect circles.  
> Apparently, obstructions are not expected to have any impact.
They're "...using the 3.4 gigahertz licensed spectrum, Internode is 
achieving transmission speeds as fast as six megabits per second at 
distances as far as 30km from the tower, as long as good line of sight 
is available.

GOOD LINE OF SIGHT equates pretty much to perfect circles.




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