TPG TELECOM
Telecom ’ s network engineering department that the company has managed to not only build and spin up an entirely new standalone 5G network in such a short space of time , but this success will also build towards future wins for TPG Telecom . “ Every piece of equipment we ' re putting into our network is 5G ready , and that ' s something that we ' re going to be able to continue to leverage for years to come . We ' re very proud of what we ' ve built in such a short amount of time ,” Lopez says , adding that the merger between Vodafone and TPG “ came at a great time , because it combined all the expertise and assets of Vodafone with some of the strategic spectrum purchases made previously by TPG - as well as their fibre and fixed assets . When you put the capabilities of our two companies together , and remove all that legacy infrastructure from our network , you end up with something really special .”
TPG Telecom ’ s 5G rollout has been gathering pace . “ We ' re exceeding our rollout targets . We originally intended to cover 85 % of Australia ' s top six metros - Sydney , Melbourne , Brisbane , Adelaide , Perth and Canberra - by the end of the year ,” Lopez says . “ Right now , we ' re on track to also hit that goal in four of the most populated regions in the country - the Gold Coast , Sunshine Coast , New South Wales Central Coast , and Wollongong - by the close of 2021 .”
As TPG Telecom ’ s 5G services reach more of the Australian population , the lower latencies and higher throughput connectivity it delivers is supporting improved video streaming , gaming , and enterprise applications . “ The technology is really helping us deliver the kinds of services our customers are going to be requiring in the near future . And we want to be able to offer to Australians the best of those
“ It ’ s been a challenging time , but when life hands you lemons you make lemonade ”
YAGO LOPEZ GENERAL MANAGER , WIRELESS & TRANSMISSION NETWORKS , TPG TELECOM
58 December 2021