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Australia Highlights Potential For Rural 3G |
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Tom Phillips ( inset ), the GSM Association’s Chief Government & Regulatory Affairs Officer, speaking at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Tunis this week, said: “Telstra’s decision highlights the unique capacity of the GSM family of technologies to provide economically-viable voice and broadband services to both rural and urban areas. No other technology can match the economies of scale generated by GSM’s 1.6 billion users worldwide.” Telstra has chosen to transmit voice and multimedia services, including Internet access and video calling, in the 850 MHz spectrum band, using W-CDMA: part of the 3GSM family of technologies. Signals carried over this frequency travel further than those carried over standard W-CDMA frequencies, such as 1900 MHz and 2100 MHz, allowing each base-station to provide coverage to a wider area. “Telstra’s plans for an extensive broadband network highlight how W-CDMA is rapidly maturing into a versatile technology that can economically serve a wide range of communities from urban centres to rural outposts,” said Alex Sinclair, Chief Technology Officer of the GSMA. “By utilising the 850 MHz frequency band, Telstra will be able to offer high data rate capabilities over a wide geographic area using W-CDMA plus HSDPA*. Users will also benefit from the automatic global roaming capabilities offered by the GSM family of technologies.” Mobile operators around the world have now rolled out 86 3GSM networks, allowing equipment makers to spread the cost of developing 3GSM networks and handsets across a large customer base. Cingular Wireless, the largest operator in the U.S., is planning to roll out some cities with a 3GSM network at 850 MHz next year that will enhance its existing 3GSM network at 1900 MHz. Other operators wishing to provide 3G services to wide geographic areas are likely to follow suit as more 3GSM 850 MHz equipment becomes available. For governments debating the best way to bridge the digital divide at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Tunis this week, Telstra’s move to offer 3G services to almost the entire Australian population is a clear demonstration of the potential of the GSM ecosystem to bring Internet access to rural communities. |
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Australia
: In a move that reinforces the place of mobile as a provider of rural,
broadband connectivity, Telstra this week announced that it will roll-out
a W-CDMA network that will cover 98% of Australia’s population.