Can the Extreme Base handle my cable speed

I have an Apple Extreme Base station connected to my cable modem. The cable service has been upgraded to 30 Mbps.
Before I order it can this Apple Airport handle and deliver to my PowerBook these speeds? The Airport is setup for g only.
My PowerBook is the 1.67 Aluminum running 10.4.3 with 1 gig ram.
I've read about the software Apple released also, Broadband Tuner. Not sure if this is something I should use also?
Thanks

Well since I posted, I upgraded my cable speed internet service to 30 Mbps downstream. Thought I would try it. If I connect the PowerBook directly to the cable modem via ethernet cable, I get the just about the full speed. 27-29 Mbps. And downloads are incredible coming in at around 3.3 - 4.0 MB/sec.
But when the cable modem is plugged into the Aiport and I use the PowerBook wirelessly, I lose half my speed if lucky. Sometimes it's 9.3 Mbps or at most 11Mbps wirelessly. And downloads come in at 1.1 -1.2 MB/sec.
Is Apple Wireless hardware not capable of broadcasting these highspeed connections? Or is it all wireless hardware is not up to the task yet? I thought Extreme was up to this task?
Nothing can be done to get the full speed wirelessly?

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