Telstra is expanding its 2.5G CDMA network to cover 98 percent of the Australian population, in a process expected to be completed by the end of the year.
Australia's third-ranked telecommunications carrier, Vodafone, is poised to announce next week its strategy for delivering third-generation mobile services.
Users of Telstra's Mobile Loop service will be unable to roam to other countries in five years, with most carriers opting for a rival mobile standard, according to the GSM Association's Ron Conway.
With mobile penetration rates poised to reach saturation point, telecommunications companies are tailoring their individual service offerings so they can lure and retain customers. However, some players are betting on the success of independent content provision.
Hutchison has the only 'true 3G' network available in Australia, which they have imaginatively named '3'. Every phone company -- including Hutchison -- are adamant that people don't want to buy technology, but services. So we've put 3 through its paces.
Telstra is expanding its 2.5G CDMA network to cover 98 percent of the Australian population, in a process expected to be completed by the end of the year.
The Kyocera 3245 brings another option to the table for CDMA users.
Users of Telstra's Mobile Loop service will be unable to roam to other countries in five years, with most carriers opting for a rival mobile standard, according to the GSM Association's Ron Conway.
Commentary: As we're constantly barraged by ads for various 'next-generation' phone services, it's worthwhile stopping to wonder if we're being sold something we've already got.
With mobile penetration rates poised to reach saturation point, telecommunications companies are tailoring their individual service offerings so they can lure and retain customers. However, some players are betting on the success of independent content provision.
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