Vodafone launches 3G challenge

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James Bell - 11 Dec 2007 09:37 GMT

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http://business.theage.com.au/vodafone-launches-3g-challenge/20071211-1gdd.html

> Vodafone is attempting to challenge Telstra's rural mobile telephone monopoly by building its own 3G telephone network.
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> The wireless telco today announced that it will significantly extend the reach of its current 3G network - a joint venture with Optus focused on metropolitan areas - as part of its plan to challenge Telstra's Next G network.
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> Vodafone said the coverage would extend to 95% of the Australian population and be built before Christmas 2008.

They'll get it done it time, like Telstra did, by paying somebody else.

Telstra sycophants around here now only have a 12 months to get their
only-Telstra rural UTMS network coverage masturbation out of their system.

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davmel - 11 Dec 2007 12:47 GMT

> From:
> http://business.theage.com.au/vodafone-launches-3g-challenge/20071211-1gdd.html
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> Telstra sycophants around here now only have a 12 months to get their
> only-Telstra rural UTMS network coverage masturbation out of their system.

95% and 98.8% population coverage is a difference of over a MILLION sqkm
of actual coverage.
Oh, and there will be a pitiful range of UMTS 900 phones even by this
time next year. Maybe somewhere other than Australia and Finland will
eventually deploy that band so that manufacturers have an incentive to
build handsets and modems.

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Rod Speed - 11 Dec 2007 19:45 GMT

> From:
> http://business.theage.com.au/vodafone-launches-3g-challenge/20071211-1gdd.html
>> Vodafone is attempting to challenge Telstra's rural mobile telephone monopoly by building its own 3G telephone
>> network.

>> The wireless telco today announced that it will significantly extend
>> the reach of its current 3G network - a joint venture with Optus
>> focused on metropolitan areas - as part of its plan to challenge
>> Telstra's Next G network.

>> Vodafone said the coverage would extend to 95% of the Australian population and be built before Christmas 2008.

> They'll get it done it time, like Telstra did, by paying somebody else.

Makes not sense to have your own apes doing a one off project like that.

> Telstra sycophants around here now only have a 12 months to get their
> only-Telstra rural UTMS network coverage masturbation out of their system.

Wrong. It will still cover a lot more area than Vodafone
will even when that Vodafone network is complete.

95% isnt that great geographical coverage wise.

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