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From: JohnG	8/16/2006 5:12:25 PM
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Rural tests for Telstra network Michael Sainsbury AUGUST 15, 2006 <<is it possible to extend WCDMA cell radius to 200KM from 80KM. Has this ever been done anywhere?>> australianit.news.com.au TELSTRA faces extensive government testing of its new national $1.1 billion mobile network before it is allowed to close its CDMA network, which mainly covers regional areas. The Government wants to be sure no rural mobile users will lose coverage during the changeover from the CDMA network to the new 3G network, as happened during the last mobile technology shift, in 1999. Communications Minister Helen Coonan made the announcement as Telstra admitted it might have to lower profit forecasts, after a draft decision by the competition regulator to force Telstra to lower rental charges for its copper wires. This could result in Telstra's 1.6million shareholders suffering their second dividend cut within a year. The Government will not let Telstra close its CDMA network until the new network -- which uses a different mobile technology known as 3G high-speed download packet access -- covers the same geographical area. It is wary of the problems Telstra had in 1999, when the CDMA network replaced the original analogue network and caused political headaches in the bush. When the new network is launched, the 1.8million CDMA users will have to upgrade their handsets. "Telstra will co-operate fully with this audit as it will prove beyond any doubt that coverage on the new 3G mobile network will be either the same or better than that of the CDMA network," Telstra spokeswoman Liz Jurman said. Senator Coonan said the audits would "assess voice coverage of more than 80 sites across different states and topographies". Mobile phone cell sites on the CDMA network can reach 200- 250km. Ericsson, the Swedish network maker which is building the network for Telstra, has promised to upgrade existing technology to reach the distance. But so far, it has only managed to get the signal to travel 80km. Ericsson Australia chief Bill Zikou said the company had committed to extending the range to 160km this year, and to 200km by mid-2007 for areas that require the extended range. "Australians will also see improvements in data coverage and speeds, as well as access to new services," he said. "I have around 1400 people working across this project." Deployment of the new mobile network was one of the key hurdles Telstra chief executive Sol Trujillo jumped to earn $2.56million in short-term incentives in his total pay packet of $8.7 million last financial year. But no mention was made in his targets about the network's distance capabilities. The Australian

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