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Telstra to Improve Wireless Coverage in Regional Western Australia by 22 Percent
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Australia's Telstra has upgraded its network coverage in Western Australia and outlined plans for further improvements.
Telstra Country Wide Area General Manager for WA North Tony Carmichael said locals and tourists would have more widespread access to advanced voice and data services with 20 new base stations throughout WA, including 12 in the North West region, now on line and with more to come.
"The previously unserviced area between Port Hedland and Fitzroy Crossing now has mobile coverage for the first time, following the commissioning of these base stations," Mr Carmichael said.
The towers are part of 113 new sites being built by Telstra as part of the Regional Mobile Communication Project (RMCP), aimed at delivering additional mobile communication to regional and remote Western Australia.
The RMCP is funded by the Western Australian Government's Royalties for Regions Program and is administered by the Western Australian Department of Commerce with the assistance of the Department of Regional Development and Lands.
In partnership with Telstra, the Project will deliver $106 million in value to the state and is expected to take three years to complete. Over this period, Telstra will increase its geographic coverage by about 22 per cent in Western Australia - from 430,000 km2 to more than 525,000 km2.
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