Future Wireless Forum 22 August, 2006

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Future Wireless Forum22 August, 2006
Telstra setting the foundation for future
generation mobile services in Australia

• Content
• Telstras wireless roadmap
• The benefits of 3G850 HSDPA
• The 3GSM international experience
• One truly national network
• Progress since November 2005
• Coverage
• Summary

Anthony Goonan Director, Wireless Fundamental
Planning Telstra Corporation Ltd
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Telstras Next Generation Mobile Network
Today
2006
2009
2013
Super 3G 10 Mbps 100 Mbps peak (target goal)
HSDPA 1
4G 1 Gbp peak (target goal)
3GSM (WCDMA )
3.6 Mbps peak
3GSM
220-320Kbps
HSDPA 2
14.4 Mbps peak
GSM 9Kbps
GPRS 30-40 Kbps
Transforming access to 3G HSDPA
2GSM
1xRTT 50-70 Kbps
1x EVDO 400-700 Kbps
CDMA
CDMA
14Kbps
WiFi
WiFi integration
Broadband IP Wireless
One National Wireless Broadband Service
Current
Evolution Options
Announced
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What are the Benefits?
The much faster customer experience with 3G HSDPA

• Improved depth of coverage including extended
  coverage on highways and indoors.
• More Services allowing you to make and receive
  video calls, watch mobile TV, access the
  internet, receive emails and download music as
  well as the usual voice calls and text messaging
  services available today.
• Mobile Broadband access utilising HSDPA
  technology. At launch the new network will
  average 550kbps 1.1Mbps with planned increases
  in data speeds in 2007/8.
• Global Roaming to more than 140 countries
  overseas. Telstra will have the largest roaming
  choices to the world with 2G/3G

Its like going from dial-up internet to
broadband, hence 3G is referred to as wireless
or mobile broadband
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3GSM around the world
3GSM at 850MHz is gaining momentum on the world
stage

• 3GSM family of technologies
• In June 2006 the GSM Association (GSMA) announced
  its 2 billionth GSM user globally
• Today, more than 690 mobile networks provide GSM
  services across 213 countries and GSM represents
  82.4 of all global mobile connections.
• 3GSM at 850MHz is gaining momentum
• Cingular, a leading US operator with 51m
  subscribers, launched its high speed mobile
  broadband network including 3G850 last December
• Rogers Wireless, Canadas largest voice and data
  operator, is also deploying 3GSM at 850MHz
• Many Latin American telcos are expected to follow
  suit

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One truly national 3G/HSDPA service
3G850 using HSDPA greater breadth, much faster
services, lower capital costs

• Greater breadth of coverage from 3G850 is
  necessary for Australias landscape
• More than 98 population coverage or 1.6 million
  square kilometres by the end of 2007
• Better in-building coverage
• By augmenting with HSDPA, customers will enjoy
• much faster services
• Average data rates 500kbps - 1.1Mbps (launch),
  peaking at 3.6Mbps (launch) and migrating to a
  peak of 14Mbps (2007)
• With 3G850
• Greater range at 850MHz, fewer base stations,
  lower capital costs
• More effective capital investment now focussed on
  one network

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One national 3G service
National 3G service on track more than half built

• Network deployment more than half built with
  gt3000 850MHz base stations installed since
  November one of the fastest global roll-outs
• Video call trial proved the technology, its 3G
  2100 network compatibility, and showed, at
  850MHz, wireless broadband provides superior
  coverage
• Innovative and unique services are in
  development
• Handset device procurement for 3G850 well
  advanced

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Telstras 3G850 coverage
The largest 3G coverage in Australia

• We are deploying 3G850 equipment in to every GSM
  and CDMA base station
• It is CDMA based technology (Wideband-CDMA)
• It works at the same frequency as CDMA (850MHz)
• It propagates through the same antennae as CDMA
• The sensitivity of devices is similar to CDMA
• therefore we expected and are seeing similar
  performance characteristics- same coverage as
  CDMA.
• The CDMA network will not be closed until same or
  better coverage and services is demonstrated
• Coverage and performance will continue to expand
  because of continuing year on year investment,
  focussed on one technology, committed to the best
  network for all Australians.

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3G850
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In Summary

• The new 3G 850 network will offer the same, if
  not better, coverage as CDMA when the network is
  fully operational by the end of 2007.
• The CDMA network will operate until 2008, giving
  customers more than 12 months to migrate.
• There will be a range of handsets and accessories
  available and attractive offers for customers to
  choose from.
• This new technology will offer customers exciting
  new services such as calling, broadband internet
  access and video content streaming as well as
  greatly improved roaming.
• We will keep customers informed during this
  period of change.