Broadband Explained - ADSL, Wireless and Satellite
In Taranaki there are three main types of broadband solutions. Primowirless provides Wireless Broadband and ADSL Broadband services. PrimoWireless has invested in it's own Wireless network and infrastructure to bring you ultra fast broadband to the rural areas of Taranaki.
ADSL Broadband
ADSL uses your phone lines (that single-lane road) to transmit data, except ADSL divides the single lane road into many lanes, so that more data can travel back and forth. The phone line is divided out so that voice travels over one set of lanes, while data uses different frequencies to travel on other lanes. This allows even more information to be sent back and forth, thereby increasing the speed. ADSL broadband is suited to homes and businesses that are in Urban areas or fringes of an Urban area where the home or business is close to the exchange. Outside these areas to get high speed broadband then either the Wireless (faster) or Satellite solution is the option.
Wireless Broadband
Wireless broadband does not use any type of cables. Data is transmitted via radio links between your computer and the service provider's facility. This technology uses long-range directional equipment to provide data streams, enabling the user to connect to the Internet. Wireless broadband typically uses an external antenna. It's good for areas where it would be cost-prohibitive to install cables or other wires for broadband. Wireless broadband has virtually no bandwidth restrictions; it's like an endlessly wide highway in both directions.
Satellite Broadband
Satellites are used primarily for television service and they operate on a limited number of frequencies. Speeds range from 500Kbps to 80Kbps, and are slower than DSL and Wireless. Like wireless broadband, a satellite broadband network sends signals through radio waves. These are transmitted from your satellite dish into space and then back to a receiving station. The sheer distance involved is part of the reason satellite is slower. Speeds for satellite broadband can also vary depending on where the satellite is in its orbit, weather conditions and the line of sight between your dish and the satellite.
Contact PrimoWireless
9am till 6pm
Monday to Friday
06 756 6620
or 0800 123 PRIMO
35 Rimu Street (SH3A)
Inglewood
Taranaki
