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Telstra Confirms Plans for LTE-Advanced Launch Later This Year
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Australia's Telstra has outlined its plans for network upgrades to deal with the surging demand for mobile broadband services.
Telstra Chief Operations Officer Brendon Riley said Telstra was looking at new ways to plan for the ongoing surge in mobile data traffic on its networks, with Telstra customers expected to use as much mobile data in 2013 as they did in the past two years combined.
The strategy is part of Telstra's AU$1.2 billion wireless network investment for 2012-13.
Mr Riley said Telstra was broadening the scope of its 4G network, adding a second wireless frequency (900MHz spectrum) to better cater for increasing mobile use in regional areas. The lower frequency of the 900MHz spectrum band improves signal range and depth.
Telstra is also trialling LTE-Advanced services with plans to introduce it later this year in areas with heavy traffic demand over a greater distance.
LTE-Advanced uses the 900MHz and 1800MHz spectrum bands together, allowing more data to be carried faster, unlocking more capacity for mobile use.
In addition to these measures, Telstra is trialling small cell networks - known as heterogeneous networks (HetNets) - to expand network capacity in busy locations with a dense population such as city centres and sporting stadiums. This can complement their existing network by targeting high traffic areas where it would be difficult to build additional large scale base stations.
The works are being undertaken with Telstra's long-term partner, Ericsson, which is the sole supplier for the rollout of Telstra's LTE network.
Tags: [telstra] [lte-advanced] [lte] [Australia]
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