Australia - Mobile Communications - 3G Infrastructure

Synopsis

The development of 3G cellular radio systems began in the early 1990s. 3G services generally operate in the 1885-2025MHz and 2110-2200MHz frequency bands. There is no single global 3G standard and in Australia mobile networks are based on the most widely used 3G technology known as UMTS / WCDMA (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System / Wideband Code Division Multiple Access). Deploying 3G networks enabled mobile operators to offer new, high-bandwidth services such as video calling and mobile broadband. This report provides high level information on the 3G networks and the mobile sites in Australia, it also provides an analysis of the infrastructure issues.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. HSPA & LTE (separate report)
  
• 3. Network operators
  
  • 3.1 Telstra
    
    • 3.1.1 Telstra LTE plans
      
  • 3.2 Optus
    
    • 3.2.1 Network speeds and coverage
      
    • 3.2.2 Wholesale activities
      
  • 3.3 VHA
    
  • 3.4 Hutchison
    
    • 3.4.1 Network speeds and coverage
      
  • 3.5 Vodafone
    
    • 3.5.1 Managed service deals
      
• 4. Mobile sites infrastructure
  
  • 4.1 Crown Castle
    
• 5. Infrastructure analysis
  
  • 5.1 Structural separation and open networks
    
  • 5.2 Squeezed out of the content markets
    
  • 5.3 Mobile Broadband market
    
• 6. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Estimated number of base stations by technology and operators – 2009