Editing Telecommunications in Australia (section)

===Wireless broadband===
Wireless broadband in Australia is widespread, with many point-to-point fixed wireless broadband providers serving broadband-poor regional and rural areas, predominantly with [[Canopy (wireless)|Motorola Canopy]] and [[WiMAX]] technologies. Telstra's 2006 introduction of the "[[Next G]]" [[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]] network (which reportedly covers 99% of the Australian population as of September 2008) with speeds advertised of being up to 14&nbsp;Mbit/s<ref>[http://my.bigpond.com/internetplans/broadband/wireless/overview/default.jsp 'example of Bigpond plan'] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915142650/http://my.bigpond.com/internetplans/broadband/wireless/overview/default.jsp |date=15 September 2008 }} Retrieved on 25 September 2008.</ref> stimulated investment in wireless broadband by competitors Optus, Vodafone and Hutchison Telecommunications, who are presently expanding their HSPA networks to cover 96–98% of the Australian population.<ref>[https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/networking/optus-extends-3g-mobile-to-rural-australia/ Znet Optus story] Retrieved on 25 September 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,25642,22912481-5014109,00.html 'Vodafone news.com']  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102114131/http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0%2C25642%2C22912481-5014109%2C00.html |date=2 January 2008 }} Retrieved on 25 September 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.news.com.au/business/story/0,27753,24211218-462,00.html Hutchison Telecommunications news.com]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917035455/http://www.news.com.au/business/story/0%2C27753%2C24211218-462%2C00.html |date=17 September 2008 }} Retrieved on 25 September 2008.</ref>
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