More of South Australia gets Internode WiMAX services

Stuart Corner
Monday, 13 September 2010 10:56

Business IT - Networking

Internode has opened its third regional WiMAX network, covering the Riverland and Murraylands areas of South Australia.

The new network follows the launch of Internode WiMAX networks in the Yorke Peninsula in January 2008 and the Coorong region of South Australia in 2006.

Coverage of the new network is from Mannum in the south to Renmark in the north. Internode delivers its broadband services directly and through local partners including Redback Technology at Berri and Riverland Internet at Renmark.

The network was designed and built by Internode subsidiary Agile Communications and extends Internode's fibre-optic network to Berri. Agile has installed 28 kilometres of fibre-optic cable in Berri, Murray Bridge and Port Pirie to deliver commercial broadband services for SA Government agencies in those towns.

Agile has also built a microwave backhaul service that links Berri with Murray Bridge. Fibre-optic services from other carriers are used to transfer data from Murray Bridge to Internode's data centre in Adelaide. To create that microwave backhaul link, Agile used one existing tower and built three new towers. It is using Alcatel microwave equipment.

Under the Federal Government's Australian Broadband Guarantee initiative, if an individual or business in the region cannot get ADSL, they are eligible for a free connection to a wireless broadband service.