{"id":2344,"date":"2020-10-28T10:58:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T10:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/?p=2344"},"modified":"2020-10-28T10:58:14","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T10:58:14","slug":"telstra-rolls-out-5g-coverage-throughout-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/2020\/10\/28\/telstra-rolls-out-5g-coverage-throughout-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Telstra rolls out 5G coverage throughout Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Telstra is forging ahead with its 5G roll out with the intention of deploying Telstra 5G to 75% of the Australian population by the end of June 2021.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 40% of Australians now live, work or pass through Australia\u2019s leading 5G network as Telstra forges ahead with its rollout in cities, suburbs and regional areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Telstra Group Executive, Networks and IT, Nikos Katinakis, said Telstra had reached a new national milestone for population coverage as the 5G network roll out picked up pace ahead of major 5G device launches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c41% of Australians can now access Telstra 5G \u2013 which means more Australians now have the ability to switch to a 5G device and enjoy the benefits,\u201d said Katinakis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith a number of major 5G device launches just around the corner, we\u2019re expecting to see the uptake of 5G devices grow significantly and we\u2019re ramping up our efforts to roll out 5G coverage to as many Australians as possible to match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur 5G now covers an area that more than twelve million Australians live, work or pass through on a daily basis, giving them access to a superfast network at a time when connectivity\u2019s never been more important and when there\u2019ll be more 5G devices to choose from than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve recently announced our intention to roll out Telstra 5G to 75% of the Australian population by the end of June 2021, which will expand our network to even more suburban and regional areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve now rolled out Telstra 5G to selected areas of more than 1,400 suburbs across the country \u2013 bringing Telstra 5G closer to more people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Telstra 5G is now available in selected areas of 383 suburbs in NSW, 331 suburbs in Queensland, 272 suburbs in Victoria, 239 suburbs in SA, 107 suburbs in WA, 80 suburbs in ACT and 51 suburbs in Tasmania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Telstra has switched on its 2000th&nbsp;5G site, with Airlie Beach in Queensland\u2019s Whitsundays joining more than 60 other cities and towns across the country where Telstra\u2019s 5G roll out is now underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Airlie Beach is one of 20 regional areas where Telstra\u2019s 5G roll out has started since mid-2020:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Nowra, Medowie, Corowa, Cowra, Orange, Malua Bay and Yamba in NSW;<\/li><li>Paynesville, Wangaratta, Bairnsdale, Corryong and Benalla in Victoria;<\/li><li>Sunshine Coast, Innisfail and Airlie Beach in Queensland;<\/li><li>Berri, Pt Elliott and Port Augusta in South Australia and;<\/li><li>Esperance in Western Australia.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur roll out continues picking up pace and during our busiest week this financial year, in late September 2020, we added more than 60 new 5G sites to Telstra\u2019s mobile network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve also rolled out improved in-building 5G coverage to key parts of Westfield Centrepoint, Bondi Junction, Macquarie Shopping Centre, Melbourne Central, Chadstone, Carindale, Chermside, Marion, West Lakes, Carousel Cannington and Booragoon Garden City shopping centres as well as selected areas of the Brisbane, Melbourne and Darling Harbour Convention Centres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve made a commitment to roll out the new Telstra 5G network to more areas across metro, regional and rural Australia \u2013 and that\u2019s exactly what we\u2019re doing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Telstra is forging ahead with its 5G roll out with the intention of deploying Telstra 5G to 75% of the Australian population by the end of June 2021. 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