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To: LBstocks who wrote (4933)	1/8/2000 9:36:00 PM
From: quidditch	Respond to of 13582

When I was in Australia working with my telco client, I had the opportunity to get caught up on what Telstra was doing. Its CDMA network, working side-by-side with its existing GSM network, is due to entirely replace the analog cellular network by 1/01, I believe, when the analog network will be decommissioned in phases as coverage areas are wholly or mostly switched over to analog. What is more interesting are the enticing clues in some Telstra papers that it is looking at CDMA in terms of network improvements and possible avenues for delivery of broadband services. Its engineers are clearly looking at possibilities for 1xrt and 3xrt down the road, if not HDR. Australia has a population of about 16 million in a country approximately the size of the continental US, and coverage areas are not high density except in cities such as Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide. Nonetheless, Telstra is aware of spectral efficiency and data rate issues. "Broadband" and data delivery are high on Telstra's network and product upgrade agenda. Steve