BigPond Wireless Broadband uses Telstra's Next G™ mobile telephone network to deliver broadband.
BigPond Wireless Broadband uses High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) technology, a third generation (3G) mobile technology that carries high-speed data through Telstra's Next G Network.
On the Next G network, BigPond Wireless Broadband can provide peak network downlink speeds of 7.2Mbps*, with typical downlink speeds of 550kbps to 3.0Mbps, bursting to 6Mbps (in CBD, metro and other areas)*.
BigPond's 7.2 Mobile Cards also use a 3G technology called High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) to deliver even faster uplink speeds.
On the Next G network, a BigPond 7.2 Mobile Card can provide peak network uplink speeds of 1.9Mbps*, with typical uplink speeds of 300kbps to 1.0Mbps.
BigPond Wireless Broadband Mobile Cards (except the USB Mobile Card) can connect to BigPond using GPRS and EDGE where a Next G™ network signal is not available. GPRS stands for General Packet Radio Service and is now available on almost every GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) network around the world. With GRPS you will see download speeds of up to 40kbps* which is a similar access speed to a dial-up modem.
EDGE or Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution is an enhancement to GPRS and provide download speeds up to three times faster than GPRS or up to 130kbps**.
BigPond Wireless Broadband Mobile services can connect to BigPond using UMTS when in countries where international roaming is available.
UMTS stands for Universal Mobile Telecommunications System, and is a 3G mobile phone technology capable providing peak network downlink speeds of 384kbps*. If you activate international roaming, you will be able to roam at broadband speeds using UMTS while overseas in countries where Telstra has a global roaming arrangement with a 3G network.