Telstra deploying 3G solution from Nortel Networks
July 22, 2004
Australia's telecommunications and information services company
Telstra, plans to boost network capacity and enable high-speed data
services in capital cities and selected regional areas across Australia
using CDMA2000 1xEV-DO 3G mobile broadband equipment from Nortel
Networks.
Upgrading to 1xEV-DO technology will enable Telstra to offer greatly enhanced levels of performance for mobile data services like Web browsing and remote mobile access to applications, providing Telstra customers with an 'anywhere' office experience.
Building on an existing CDMA network supplied by Nortel Networks to Telstra in 2000 and a subsequent CDMA2000 1X upgrade in 2002, Nortel Networks has begun deploying CDMA2000 1xEV-DO in major capital cities and selected regional areas.
1xEV-DO is a broadband radio technology that can support transmission speeds higher than those currently available using ADSL and cable modems. Combined with Telstra's national CDMA 1xRTT network it will provide speeds bursting up to 153 Kbps nationally and bursting in excess of 1 Mbps in 1xEV-DO coverage areas. 1xEV-DO users can expect 300 to 600 Kbps average throughput - equivalent to and in some cases better than fixed broadband.
Nortel Networks CDMA equipment is designed to support 1xEV-DO through modular upgrades to existing hardware. This approach provides a cost effective and rapid method for bringing to market advanced wireless services and associated revenues.
"With CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, Telstra will be in a position to offer Australian businesses mobile broadband, which has the capacity to provide the fastest 3G data experience of any of Australia's cellular networks," said Steve Wood, president, Australia and New Zealand, Nortel Networks. "1xEV-DO is gaining momentum around the world as a tool to help service providers drive new revenue opportunities. Nortel Networks continues to innovate and enhance its CDMA portfolio to support our customers' 3G migration strategies."
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