Is Wireless the Death knell of the NBN?

[nero_bolt]

Many readers today are rightly wondering what this means for the Gillard Government’s fixed-wire NBN, which will cost up to $90 billion to build:

Samsung on Sunday announced that it had developed a core component of its 5G network by solving a problem that has stymied the wireless industry, Yonhap News reported.

Using the 28GHz waveband, Samsung says it has achieved download and upload speeds of tens of gigabits per second (Gbps).

Current 4G LTE networks top out at around 75 megabits (Mbps).

In practice, that speed would allow wireless users to download a full HD movie in seconds.   

Samsung executives see the technology enabling a wide range of rich applications.

Samsung used 64 antenna elements in order to accomplish the high-speed data transfer, and said the company expects that it can commercialize the technology by 2020. 

Samsung testing 5G wireless technology that can download entire movies in seconds

South Korean tech giant Samsung says it has developed a wireless transmission standard hundreds of times faster than today's 4G LTE, one that could see users downloading entire movies in seconds.

http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/05/13/samsung-testing-5g-wireless-technology-that-can-download-entire-movies-in-seconds  

http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/andrewbolt/index.php/dailytelegraph/comments/death_knell_of_the_nbn/

[crosbystills]

Many readers today are rightly wondering what this means for the Gillard Government’s fixed-wire NBN...

Fibre

The Coalition are the ones who want to use wire.

According to the article the technology won't be "commercialized" until at least 2020.

[the_hawk*]

I am on fixed wireless due to not being able to get ADSL via wired.

The company I use has a very good net work and some fantastic speeds, some customers are getting over 30Mb/s download and around 10Nb/s uploads.

But sadly the performance varies greatly due to local factors like distance and trees that drastically reduce signal quality and consequently speed, at 4.5km from the tower and a row of trees I can get around 7Mb/s.

and while the provider is very open and easy to communicate with, there are often glitches.

It sounds fantastic on the surface but wired is still more reliable.

I will concede wireless for the last mile would be far cheaper, far more reliable and far better for those that cant get wired ADSL where the only option is dialup.

[lakeland27]

‘Conroy’s new BFF’ spills on How Fast is the NBN site

This week the How Fast Is the NBN website has got both Liberal politicians and the media up in arms about its accuracy. But the site’s creator, James Brotchie, defends the speeds shown.

My involvement with How Fast is the NBN, a website which compares the speed of everyday internet usage such as uploading Facebook albums and downloading Game of Thrones using either Labor’s National Broadband Network or the Coalition’s broadband policy, has been a wild ride.  http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/10/conroys-new-bff-spills-on-how-fast-is-the-nbn-site/

[cherry*135]

According to the article the technology won't be "commercialized" until at least 2020.

Most important point.

Korea & Japan are always years & years ahead of other countries (incl Aust) in technology.

When 3G was introduced in Australia it was already out of date technology in those countries.

[cherry*135]

Samsung used 64 antenna elements in order to accomplish the high-speed data transfer, and said the company expects that it can commercialize the technology by 2020.

[monman12]

AM3: "Korea & Japan are always years & years ahead of other countries (incl Aust) in technology. When 3G was introduced in Australia it was already out of date technology in those countries."

"The first network to go commercially live was by SK Telecom in South Korea on the CDMA-based 1xEV-DO technology in January 2002"
In the USA G3 commenced with Verizon Wireless in July 2002

3G in Australia "...... introduction on April of 2003,by the Hutchison Telecomunications company under the brand name of "Three""

Mar 2006:  With LTE Rollout 3G SmartPhones OutDated in Korea .

"Korea & Japan are always years & years ahead of other countries", years? try a few months.
"When 3G was introduced in Australia  (only a year later)  it was already out of date technology in those countries." Codswallop.

[cherry*135]

I don't agree with your post mm.

As for the op's question :

Samsung's 5G will complement NBN, not replace it

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/blogs/gadgets-on-the-go/samsungs-5g-will-complement-nbn-n...

[poddster]

Physicaly connected communications will always be more reliable than any other type provided that the physical connection is maintained.

Fixed wireless connections are reliable provided that the the link is maintained, disruption to the path is like cutting a wire on a physical link.

Higher frequency wireless links need to be directional, line of sight.

28Ghz 5G would need to have direct line of sight with a transmitter.

[topsidesoul]

commercialised in 2020....maybe read your own  cuts before you paste them numbnuts.