Optus to trial 4G fixed-wireless service

News Wireless Australia 20 NOV 2013
Optus to trial 4G fixed-wireless service
Australian telecommunications provider Optus is set to begin trials of a new 4G fixed-wireless broadband service called Optus Home Wireless Broadband. The three-month trial will be held in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane with 200 Optus staff. According to Optus, the service would be comparable to ADSL+ download speeds of around 12 Mbps. Staff will be provided with a plug-and-play modem device for the trial period to test network compatibility, user-friendliness and performance. The trial will also be used to ascertain how people will use this type of broadband at home and how customers will want to buy it.

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