Community fixed wireless
Old Mill Networks
Labs score 67A community-run fixed wireless network serving valley communities where fibre has not reached.
Coverage48
Speed74
Reliability77
Value70
What it does well
- Serves addresses nothing else reaches
- Local support and installation
What to watch
- Requires line of sight to a relay
- Small network, limited redundancy
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Plans
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Related Labs work
Testing that informs this page
Labs test9 min
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We ran a 5G home router alongside full fibre for six weeks. Here is where it held up, and where it quietly fell apart.
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Field research11 min
Best connectivity for rural homes
Fixed wireless, 4G with an external antenna, satellite or a community network — how to work out which one your address actually supports.
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Comparison8 min
Starlink versus 5G
Two very different ways to get online without a fixed line. We compare cost, latency, weather resilience and where each one makes sense.
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