Optus announced at a media briefing in Sydney today that they would become the third carrier in Australia to begin construction of their own LTE network. The network would first become available in Newcastle, Port Stephens, the Hunter Valley and Macquarie Valley in April of 2012. LTE access in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth are expected [...]
CommsXpress: Telstra To Add Excess Wireless Data Fees
Posted by grahame on September 14th, 2011
ZDNet Australia is reporting today that internal memos leaked to the editors show that Telstra will be including excess data usage charges on its new, high-speed LTE service. ZDNet reported earlier this month that rate plans for the new service will cost between $29 and $89 per month, but those prices do not include the [...]
Posted in CommsDay Australasia 
Tags: Australia, Long Term Evolution, LTE, Telstra, wireless 
No Comments »CommsXpress: Telstra Set To Offer LTE Service August 29th
Posted by grahame on August 8th, 2011
Telstra announced today that it would begin offering wireless broadband using dual-LTE and HSPA modems starting August 29th. The initial service rollout will begin in the central business districts of Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. Pricing will start at $49 per month with 8GB of measured usage. The company has thus far not made any claims [...]
Posted in CommsDay Australasia Tags: Australia, Brisbane, HSPA, Long Term Evolution, LTE, Melbourne, Sydney, Telstra No Comments »
