Australia's Telstra
has announced that it will switch on LTE A services using its 700Mhz
spectrum in Perth, Fremantle, Esperance, Mildura, Mt Isa and Griffith
within the next few weeks.
Telstra said that it will conduct commercial trials using 20MHz of the 700MHz
spectrum band at six locations around Australia ahead of rolling out more 700MHz
based services in a range of cities and regional centres from January 2015.
Mike Wright, Telstra Group Managing Director Networks said the early access
will help ensure Telstra customers remain at the forefront of mobile technology.
"This spectrum operates at a lower frequency that will give our customers
better 4G coverage in buildings, lifts and car parks," Mr Wright said. "Our
superior spectrum holding is significant and as customers take part in this
commercial trial, they will experience faster speeds compared with other
services in this band.
"4G Advanced technology is the next evolution of our 4G service and brings
together two spectrum bands - 700MHz and 1800MHz - to serve up ultra-fast data
speeds." he added.
Telstra currently offers a range of 4G devices that are compatible with the
new 700MHz spectrum, including the HTC One M8 and the Samsung Galaxy S5, as well
as one mobile broadband device. A range of new smartphones and other connected
devices compatible with 700MHz is expected before the end of 2014.
"After completing successful testing of the network in Perth, Freemantle
and regional New South Wales we are pleased to be able to have customers start
trying the new network for themselves when we switch it on in the coming weeks,"
Mr Wright added.
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