Australia's third-generation mobile infrastructure picture has become a lot clearer with Optus and Vodafone Australia announcing this morning a heads of agreement to share network sites and radio infrastructure across the country.
Optus and Vodafone have signed an agreement today to create an AU$700 million alliance to share 3G network sites and radio infrastructure across Australia.
Vodafone has picked Ericsson for its 3G network upgrade across rural and regional Australia, with future upgrades that could take the network to 28.8Mbps already on the cards.
Telstra has called on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to be "light handed" in dealing with 3G networks after the telco giant tied the knot with Hutchison to jointly own and operate H3GA's existing 3G radio access 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.
Optus, Vodafone and Three have long struggled to match Telstra's reach outside the capital cities. Vodafone's major network upgrade is the best chance yet to dilute Next G's rural monopoly, but questions remain.
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Aggressive pricing, a slice of speed-boosting tech and a tempting 'unlimited' downloads plan puts Vodafone in pole position in the race for 3G datacard customers.
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