Biondello Tower Upgraded to Fibre – Better Speeds and Connectivity

Fibre Comes to Mt Biondello: Faster, More Reliable Internet for Gladstone

At Dreamtilt, we’re always looking for ways to give our customers a better connection. Our latest upgrade is one of our most significant yet: we’ve brought fibre to our tower at Mt Biondello in Gladstone.

Mt Biondello is one of the key sites in our Central Queensland network, serving a large number of homes and businesses across Gladstone. Here’s what the upgrade means for you.

What’s changed?

Every tower in our network needs a “backhaul” link, the connection that carries all customer traffic from the tower back to the wider internet. Until now, Mt Biondello’s backhaul relied on wireless links. They’ve served us well, but they have limits on capacity, and they can be affected by heavy rain and severe weather.

Replacing that link with fibre gives the tower a high-capacity, physically cabled connection back into our core network. This is the same kind of connection that underpins the world’s largest networks.

Faster, more consistent speeds

With much more capacity flowing into the tower, the equipment that connects to your home or business is no longer held back by the link behind it. The radios on the tower can now deliver the full performance they’re designed for.

For customers, that means:

More consistent speeds, especially during busy evening periods
Better performance for streaming, video calls, gaming and working from home
Room to grow as our customers’ data needs increase over time

Fewer dropouts when the weather turns

Central Queensland weather can be wild, and storm season is on its way. Heavy rain can interfere with wireless backhaul links, which can cause slowdowns or dropouts when you want to stay connected.

With the backhaul now on fibre, the tower’s connection to our network stays solid through storms and downpours. That removes one of the most common causes of weather-related disruption for customers connected to Mt Biondello.

Investing in our local network

As a locally owned and operated provider based right here in Gladstone, we know how important a reliable connection is to our community, whether you’re running a business, studying, or keeping in touch with family. The Mt Biondello fibre upgrade is part of our ongoing investment in our tower network across Central Queensland, and we’re looking forward to bringing similar improvements to more sites in the future.

If you’re connected to Mt Biondello, there’s nothing you need to do. You’ll get the benefits automatically.

Have questions about the upgrade or your service? Call our team on 1300 306 126 or email admin@dreamtilt.com.au. We’re always happy to help.