[LINK] Telstra just launched a mobile network 10 times faster than the NBN

[Andy Farkas]

On 01/02/2017 12:56, David Boxall wrote:
> Stand by for anotherchorus of "the NBN is obsolete" and "the future is 
> wireless". <sigh>
> <http://www.businessinsider.com.au/telstra-just-launched-a-mobile-network-10-times-faster-than-the-nbn-2017-1> 
>
>> SYDNEY — Mobile internet has overtaken the NBN on peak speed, with 
>> Telstra today launching the world’s first Gigabit LTE network.
>>
>> In a media demonstration in Sydney, a computer connected to Gigabit 
>> LTE was put through several tests on speedtest.net, connecting to a 
>> non-Telstra server. The peak speed reached 886Mbps – showing it was 
>> capable of downloading data up to 10 times faster than the maximum a 
>> home user can reach on the NBN.
>

Telstra have pledged to do this:

  http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/nbn/telstra-to-publish-nbn-speed-data-in-the-wake-of-nbn-co-being-criticised-for-leaving-consumers-in-the-dark/news-story/f6bf5c371ac158e777b88b682559ef16

(apologies for the ridiculously long URL - it's news.com.au, say no more)