Australia - Mobile Communications - 2G Infrastructure

Synopsis

The mobile telecommunications infrastructure covers almost 98% of the population, with more than 22,000 Base Transceiver Stations in place – some with antennae on obtrusive towers but increasingly the antennae are mounted on the sides of buildings and other structures. This archived report provides an overview of the 2G providers in the market.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Telstra
• 3. Optus
  • 3.1 2G network Overview
• 4. Vodafone Australia
• 5. Other networks
  • 5.1 Cocos (Keeling) Islands
  • 5.2 Norfolk Island
    • 5.2.1 Overview
    • 5.2.2 Fibre optic network
    • 5.2.3 Mobile network
    • 5.2.4 Brief introduction of competition
    • 5.2.5 Future plans
  • 5.3 Christmas Island
• 6. Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) networks
  • 6.1 Telstra
  • 6.2 Hutchison – Orange
• 7. 3G Infrastructure DEVELOPMENTS (separate report)
• 8. Related reports

• Exhibit 1 – Norfolk Island – key telecommunication infrastructure statistics – 2008