Fixed Wireless Broadband-What You Need To Know

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Fixed Wireless Broadband-What You Need To Know
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• When looking through plans offered by your local
  ISP, you may notice a lot of terms that you have
  never heard of before, things like fixed
  wireless, peak or off-peak, etc. It can be really
  confusing, especially for people who are not tech
  savvy. After all, how is the average person
  supposed to know if they need a static IP
  internet plan or not? One term you may have seen
  while searching for internet plans is the term
  fixed wireless broadband. The term has yet to
  become a household word, but as time goes on, the
  term will become very common. Fixed wireless is
  being introduced to lots of Australian households
  as part of the rollout of the National Broadband
  Network and for many people, fixed wireless is
  the way of the future when it comes to providing
  internet.

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• What is it?
• Fixed wireless is a method of delivering high
  speed internet to households. As you can tell
  from the name, fixed wireless does not rely on
  fibre optic cables or wiring to deliver internet,
  but rather, radio signals. More specifically,
  fixed wireless broadband works by using ground
  stations (also called transmission towers) to
  deliver internet to subscribers. So, getting
  fixed wireless is as easy as installing
  transceiver equipment on your house. The
  transceivers, in this case, consist of a small,
  rectangular shaped dish or antenna, similar to
  the concept of cell phone towers.

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• What are the advantages of fixed wireless?
• There are numerous advantages to using fixed
  wireless broadband over traditional internet
  connections.
• Weather resistant
• One of the major issues with satellites is that
  they do not perform well in bad weather,
  especially heavy rain or snow. The reason being
  because the satellite connection has to travel
  throughout the entire atmosphere. This is not an
  issue with fixed wireless because the ground
  stations are land-based, they are not affected by
  storms or clouds.

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• Inexpensive
• One of the major pros when it comes to fixed
  wireless is how easy and inexpensive it is to
  install. You do not need to rip up streets to
  install cables. You simply install the
  transmitters and receivers, and thats it.
• Reliability
• It is a common myth that fixed wireless
  broadband is unstable and unreliable. Fixed
  wireless connections do not suffer from latency.
  Fixed wireless connections can easily accommodate
  gaming, streaming, or any other internet
  activities where latency might present a problem.

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• People also like to say that physical
  obstructions, like buildings, can cause
  disruptions in the fixed wireless system, but
  this is not true. Fixed wireless broadband works
  perfectly well in areas with heavy amounts of
  trees and buildings.
• Why it is the future
• As time goes on and we begin to phase out metal
  wiring, people will look for mass market
  solutions to provide internet to cities. Not only
  is fixed wireless broadband a good solution for
  cities, but it is also a great way to bring fast
  internet to rural areas which are often unable
  to accommodate more expensive solutions like
  fibre optics.