Fixed wireless broadband must be considered if the government is to achieve its goal of bringing super-fast connectivity to 90 per cent of the UK by 2015, according to UK Broadband.

Nicholas James, chief executive of the mobile services and wireless solutions firm, said this target will not be achieved "purely with pipes", reports Computing.

Instead of concentrating solely on the deployment of fibre optic broadband, the government must consider fixed wireless towers as a cheaper and easier to physically implement option, he argued.

The technology also delivers a "wider spectrum of deployment", potentially leading to faster speeds over wider areas, Mr James explained.

"We can do [ultra-fast broadband] up to 15 km from the base station. That's significant rural coverage, delivering guaranteed speeds, even on a contended network," the UK Broadband chief explained.

The company has already demonstrated the potential of mobile and wireless solutions by rolling out the country's first borough-wide 4G network in Swindon.

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