Thursday, Jun 21, 2018 at 12:03
Zippo - Thanks for that useful information. I've been with "3", Optus, Vodaphone, and "premium" Telstra over the years - and time after time, the Telstra service area was vastly superior to any other provider - so I stick with Telstra for now.
I know Optus are getting much better for service coverage - Vodaphone, I believe, is still dragging its feet in 3rd place - and possibly one of the more interesting insights, is seeing who has been purchasing the newest bandwidths that the Govt has been auctioning, since the conversion to digital TV has freed up a range of analogue bandwidths in the radio spectrum for other uses.
You can find out about the recent bandwidth auctions by Googling "Spectrum auctions list - ACMA".
Without fail, Telstra has purchased vast amounts more bandwidth in those auctions, than any other single service provider - NBN included.
This to me, says that Telstra is setting out to ensure it remains the major service provider for mobile communications for the foreseeable future.
Another feature of mobile communications that has had a major beneficial impact, is the rollout of the Govts "Mobile Black Spot" programme.
By the end of this year, with the completion of Stage 2 of the MBS programme, a total of 765 additional mobile repeater towers will have been added to the system, meaning that a lot of country areas that previously had mobile communication gaps, will have them eliminated.
I understand that the Govts aim is to try and ensure that mobile coverage extends to the entire length of every important arterial road in Australia, as good communication for emergency
services attending crashes, disasters, fires, etc., is deemed critical.
Mobile Black Spot programme - latest round, November 2017
Cheers, Ron.
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