Vodafone Australia speeds up: changes - plan LTE 1800

Vodafone speeds up: changes

• A network capable of the fastest 4G speeds in 5 capital city areas of Australia
• 2,000 additional sites this year enhancing coverage 
• On-shoring customer contact against industry trends 
• Direct action against bill shock

Monday, 8 April, 2013, рress-release, via LTE-Depot. In the latest move toward earning back customers’ trust, Vodafone CEO, Bill

Morrow, today outlined further network improvements and, thanks to an industry-leading spectrum
position, announced the pending arrival of what will potentially be Australia’s fastest 4G network
across 5 capital cities.

Vodafone customers will be invited to join the company’s 4G network from June, with speeds capable
of exceeding what’s already on offer to Australian mobile consumers.

Outlining a staged roll-out to major metropolitan centres of Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide, Wollongong, Newcastle and the Gold Coast, the new 4G service builds on the 3G and 3G+ network upgrades that have occurred over the past two years, showing speeds in test conditions of
downloads and streaming up to 15 times the average speed of the Vodafone 3G network of 1Mbps.

Morrow said customer feedback regarding a 4G service underpinned by a strong 3G service has guided Vodafone’s network build. “Our customers have said they want faster speeds, more coverage, and a dependable network,” he said.

“Our 3G+ and 4G technology provides them with the speed, and we will be adding nearly 2,000 additional sites this year to improve coverage for our customers where they need it most.

“We’ve picked up the pace and are sprinting to meet the current and future needs of our customers.

We are proud to be able to deliver our customers Australia’s fastest 4G network in metro areas backed by a solid 3G+ experience,” said Morrow.

Morrow detailed the raft of changes Vodafone has made to its business and its consumer offering in the past two years, articulating a vision for the future that is designed to win the hearts and minds of Australian mobile consumers.

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Source: http://www.vodafone.com.au/doc/VodafoneSpeedsUpChanges.pdf
More about Vodafone Australia: https://sites.google.com/site/ltedepot/home/country/australia/vodafone-4g

These LTE speeds will make you cry - tests in Australia

Sydney Central Business District (CBD)

	iPhone 5 (Telstra)	Galaxy S3 (Optus)
Test 1 download (in Mbps)	50.42	43.05
Test 1 upload (in Mbps)	11.49	21.5
Test 1 latency (in milliseconds)	31	38
Test 2 download	42.42	40.91
Test 2 upload	17.89	18.45
Test 2 latency	39	38
Test 3 download	22.58	25.02
Test 3 upload	11.63	10.69
Test 3 latency	79	33
Test 4 download	38.37	20.66
Test 4 upload	12.88	17.48
Test 4 latency	38	38
Test 5 download	46.04	26.2
Test 5 upload	15.87	9.28
Test 5 latency	36	36
Average download	39.97	31.17
Average upload	13.95	15.48

Read more: cnet.com/ 

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4G/LTE in Australia: the state of the nation

Short update - what is going on with LTE in Australia. Telstra is leading the rally with LTE 1800 network. Optus plan to compete, developing its LTE 1800 network and looking for TD LTE 2300. Vodafone hopes to switch its LTE 1800 network on in 1h2013.  \\computerworld.com.au

Optus initiated LTE TDD 2.3 GHz trial

Optus has initiated a trial of TD-LTE services in western Sydney and in its headquarters, using Nokia Siemens Networks solution and 3 * 20 MHz spectrum (separated) in band 40 (where it has 98 MHz) demonstrating throughput up to 240 Mbps. It plan to launch commercial TD-LTE services in 2013.

Optus just launched FDD-LTE services operating in the 1800 MHz band (2*10 MHz).

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