WHAT INNOVATION MEANS TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS

WHAT INNOVATION MEANS TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS 

 

Broadband has had a profound impact worldwide, enabling the creation of an online ecosystem that has allowed companies like You Tube, Amazon and Google to flourish.

In the mobile world, to date we have lacked sufficient coverage or speed to duplicate this development. However, with the evolution of next generation mobile networks, there are now benefits to users that range from entertainment to new productivity tools and ways of managing remote areas. Telstra's Next G network now covers 98% of the Australian population, and offers downloads in the megabit/second range.

This opens up applications that previously were unheard of. For instance, a new sensor system linked with a camera can provide a farming client with constant view of a water trough for cattle, saving a 120km drive every day. Another farmer can transmit video signals across the globe for an auction from their property. Our own employees, with a data card in their laptop, can have high speed internet access to company files wherever they travel.

So far, over a dozen other countries have made enquiries on the technical aspects of our mobile broadband system.

We're proud to be playing a part in this communication innovation and, importantly, we believe the Next G network will provide a platform for others in Australia to continue that process of innovation.

Hugh Bradlow, chief technology officer,
Telstra

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