{"id":82516,"date":"2025-08-21T12:01:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T12:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/82516\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T12:01:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T12:01:11","slug":"broome-gets-first-5g-network-with-optus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/82516\/","title":{"rendered":"Broome gets first 5G network with Optus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Broome residents are set to enjoy faster internet speeds and stronger mobile coverage, with Optus activating the town\u2019s first 5G site.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The upgrade includes Optus 5G+, which offers broader coverage and greater capacity compared to standard 5G, improving service for eligible customers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Optus local general manager Dave Morrisey said the rollout would make a noticeable difference across the community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cLocal businesses and customers in the region will notice the positive impacts of Optus 5G connectivity in the area as they go about their daily lives,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cThe improved connectivity will bring significant benefits, including faster data speeds and wider 5G mobile coverage as more 5G sites are turned on, helping the community to stay better connected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The new site adds to three existing Optus 4G towers across the town, reinforcing the company\u2019s investment in Broome since installing its first tower in 1995.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Optus plans to fast-track its 5G rollout nationwide, targeting 1500 regional sites by the end of 2028 and 2444 by 2030.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Eligible customers can trial the network free for seven days through the My Optus app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Broome residents are set to enjoy faster internet speeds and stronger mobile coverage, with Optus activating the town\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":82517,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[41758,1638,41759,50,86,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-82516","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-internet","8":"tag-broome-advertiser","9":"tag-internet","10":"tag-kimberley","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-technology","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82516"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82516\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}