Another 45 fixed wireless towers for the NBN have been activated across June and July, joining the existing network of 1700 fixed wireless towers.
Minister for Regional Communications, Fiona Nash, said that fixed wireless towers will serve up to six per cent of Australians, mostly in smaller towns and rural areas.
“Some 31 fixed wireless towers went live around Australia in June, with another 14 to be turned on in coming weeks,” Ms Nash said.
“These fixed wireless towers will service areas stretching from Jurien Bay in WA to Port Clinton in SA, through to Somersby in NSW to Lockyer Bay in Queensland.
“Fixed wireless delivers super-fast broadband through 1700 fixed wireless towers around the nation. Some 500,000 Australians can now access fixed wireless services and the current maximum speeds of 50 megabits a second download and 20 megabits a second upload will double to 100 megabits a second download and 40 megabits a second upload early next year.
“Fixed wireless has one of the highest customer satisfaction ratings on the NBN.”
The fixed wireless rollout is expected to be mostly finished in 2018.
