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Telstra rolls out 5G coverage throughout Australia
Telstra is forging ahead with its 5G rollout with the intention of deploying Telstra 5G to 75 % of the Australian population by the end of June 2021 .
More than 40 % of Australians
now live , work or pass through
Australia ’ s leading 5G network as Telstra forges ahead with its rollout in cities , suburbs and regional areas .
Telstra Group Executive , Networks and IT , Nikos Katinakis , said Telstra had reached efforts to roll out 5G coverage to as many Australians as possible to match .
“ Our 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 ’ s never been more important
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 .
Telstra has switched on its 2000th 5G site , with Airlie Beach in Queensland ’ s Whitsundays joining more than 60 other cities and towns across the country where Telstra ’ s 5G rollout is now underway . Airlie Beach is one of 20 regional areas where Telstra ’ s 5G rollout has started since mid-2020 :
• Nowra , Medowie , Corowa , Cowra , Orange , Malua Bay and Yamba in NSW ;
• Paynesville , Wangaratta , Bairnsdale , Corryong and Benalla in Victoria ;
• Sunshine Coast , Innisfail and Airlie Beach in Queensland ;
• Berri , Pt Elliott and Port Augusta in South Australia and ;
• Esperance in Western Australia .
“ Our rollout 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 ’ s mobile network . a new national milestone for population coverage as the 5G network rollout picked up pace ahead of major 5G device launches .
“ 41 % of Australians can now access Telstra 5G – which means more Australians now have the ability to switch to a 5G device and enjoy the benefits ,” said Katinakis . and when there ’ ll be more 5G devices to choose from than ever .
“ We ’ ve 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 .
“ We ’ ve 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 .
“ With a number of major 5G device launches just around the corner , we ’ re expecting to see the uptake of 5G devices grow significantly and we ’ re ramping up our
“ We ’ ve now rolled out Telstra 5G to selected areas of more than 1,400 suburbs across the country – bringing Telstra 5G closer to more people .”
“ We ’ ve made a commitment to roll out the new Telstra 5G network to more areas across metro , regional and rural Australia – and that ’ s exactly what we ’ re doing .” p
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