back to article Back to the future: Optus to trial wireless last mile again

In a move that might cause belly-flutters over at Vivid Wireless, Optus has announced an internal trial using 4G links for home broadband. The move to trial a home wireless broadband offering comes a year after Optus lowered the shutters on Unwired, Australia's first major fixed wireless broadband ISP, which it acquired as a …

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  1. mathew42

    The draft NBNCo Corporate Plan (2013) contains this statement:

    "As at 30 April 2013, 26% of NBN Co’s FTTP End-Users were on the highest available wholesale speed tier (100/40 Mbps), whilst 47% were on the entry-level wholesale speed tier (12/1 Mbps). These compare with 18% and 49% respectively forecast for FY2013 in the 2012-15 Corporate Plan."

    Many Australians have voted with their wallets and decided that 12Mbps is adequate. Optus have identified this and I would suggest their financial modelling suggests that they can deliver a 12Mbps wireless service for less than $25/month of NBNCo wholesale charges.

    When NBNCo's take-up rates fall, it's costs barely change because the fibre has already been laid, but revenue falls which will drive up wholesale charges.

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