Telstra upgrades Next G uplink speed
By Renai LeMay on 23 June 2009
in brief Telstra today announced it had upgraded the upload speed of portions of its Next G mobile network to a theoretical 5.8Mbps, with real-world speeds likely to sit between 300Kbps and 3Mbps.
A Telstra spokesperson didn't immediately respond to a request for comment, but the telco's network appeared to be previously capable of upload speeds of between 300Kbps and 1Mbps.
Next G will remain limited to those speeds when users are outside upgraded areas; capital cities, metropolitan areas and selected regional locations. Customers with Telstra Turbo 21 modems can access the faster upload speeds by upgrading them via a software tool (available online) from the product's manufacturer Sierra Wireless. Other enhanced upload speed devices would be available in the near future, Telstra said.
The Next G network is capable of theoretical download speeds of up to 21Mbps, with real-world speeds ranging from 550Kbps to 8Mbps.
Topics: broadband, hsdpa, mobile, next g, speeds, telstra, wireless
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Comments (4)
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dayvell commented on 17/11/2009 20:58
For me, coverage is all important, and for many people who want to go walkabout
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aussiebaron commented on 29/06/2009 17:27
In Newcastle, my 7.2 dongle gives me an average download speed of 2.23 Mbps and an upload speed of 65.00kbps. looking for better at a more favourable data cost
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John commented on 25/06/2009 08:27
Woopydo. They still can't provide decent coverage in Chapman, metropolitan ACT.
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Nick commented on 24/06/2009 10:04
Fast speeds are one thing, but Telstra should also be working on data cost as well
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