Optus Taking on Telstra with 42Mbps 3G Network
Today Optus announced plans to expand its 3G network coverage next year to 98 percent of Australia and will bring mobile speeds up to 42Mbps by 2010, in a direct challenge to rival Telstra.
The telco is embarking on an investment program to expand its coverage from 96 percent of Australia’s population to 98 percent by December 2009, in an upgrade which will cost the company AU$315 million.
As part of the upgrade it will also be upping bandwidth across the network to 28Mbps from late 2009, with the aim of working with “strategic partners” to increase that speed to 42Mbps by the end of 2010, according to CEO Paul O’Sullivan.
“With this significant expansion we will be the only mobile carrier capable of challenging [Telstra's] network reach,” he said in a statement.
Source & More Info: ZDNet
