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From Cellular News
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/21963.php
Australia Gets 200km Wide 3G Cell Sites
Ericsson and Australian operator Telstra expect to achieve two significant milestones when later this week they launch the world's first 200km cell range in a commercial mobile broadband network and maximum network downlink speeds of 14.4Mbps. Just four months after the launch of Telstra's Next G network, Ericsson's Extended Range software has been installed in selected mountaintop sites across Australia, supporting all 3G services over extensive geographical areas.
"Since launching Next G(TM) with HSDPA, Telstra has doubled the volume of total data traffic carried on all of its wireless networks. With the new distance upgrades, even some of the most remote customers in outback Australia will be able to see the benefits." said Telstra Chief Executive Officer, Sol Trujillo.
The Ericsson solution enables coverage up to 200km from a base station, a major leap from the 50km range typically supported today. This is particularly important for users who want to take advantage of the high-speed network from remote locations on and off-shore (including ships and oil-rigs).
The software upgrade means the Next G network data capacity has now been tripled. The software employs HSPA technology to achieve peak network speeds of up to 1.9Mbps in the uplink and 14.4Mbps in the downlink. Downlink speeds of 2.3Mbps at a 200km range have also been achieved during testing.
Already, the Next G test bed is testing 7.2Mbps data cards for launch in mid-2007 on Telstra's 14.4Mbps capable Next G network.
"The benefits of 3GSM technology and HSPA could not have been economically taken so extensively to regional and remote Australia without the use of 850 MHz spectrum and the Ericsson software enhancements to extend the range and capacity of the network," Mr. Trujillo concluded.
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Posted: 2007-02-13 10:56:58
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I guess thats what we need in Australia with all them wide open spaces and long distances between cities
I'm with telstra nextG in Australia and its a great service with TV, location specific services and lots of other useful features
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Posted: 2007-02-13 11:01:35
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