Telecommunications: The real reason behind Telstra’s push to have regional customers on NextG

Vodafone formed partnership with Ericsson to build their HSPA (High Speed Packet Access – downlink and uplink) network – due end of this year; and have now extended their business relationships with Crazy John’s as their mobile retail partner.

With new 3.5G networks by both Vodafone and Optus’ by year end, it will be a welcome reprieve from Telstra’s 3.5G dominance.

Russell Hewitt, CEO at Vodafone Australia, said:

Australians deserve better mobile broadband services, and we think it’s time for Vodafone to provide greater competition for the benefit of customers in our regional cities and towns.

He goes on to say:

In addition to benefiting regional Australia, our national network upgrade will deliver significant increases in upload and download speeds for urban customers travelling outside the cities.

Move aside 3G – Bring on the new generation!

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