Telstra hits out at WiMax technology
Telstra continues its stoush with everyone over high-speed broadband attacking rival Optus-Elders's (OPEL) proposal claiming flaws in WiMax technology would result in "severely degraded speeds" for some customers.
The telco's chief technology officer Dr Hugh Bradlow outlined a number of grievances with WiMax, and in particular its radio-based system, in a letter sent to all federal MPs.
"While the WiMAX technology may have a theoretical limit of 50 kilometres, this requires a clear line of sight between the base station and the user's antenna," Dr Bradlow said in the letter.
"Realistic coverage ranges from the base station are likely to be much less than that.
