Telstra brands its 700Mhz LTE service as 4GX and announces the service availability in parts of Hobart and Brisbane, promising to deliver higher speeds, touted by the compaby as 'ultra-fast mobile internet'. The largest service provider in Australia has already made the 4GX service available in parts of Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin and 10 regional centres and another 26 would be switched on this week.
Telstra also promises to bring 4GX services to cover all capital CBD centres (within three kilometres of the GPO) and 50 regional locations by 1st of January 2015. The lower-frequency 700MHz spectrum which has better in-building coverage will enable the service to reach greater distances, thus making it a better offering for regional and rural areas.
The new 4GX service is also capable of combining 1800MHz and 700MHz spectrum bands to provide even faster 4G mobile web speeds on compatible devices. According to Telstra, customers with 4GX category 6 devices like the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 can enjoy download speeds of between 2Mbps and 100Mbps. Customers with 4GX category 4 devices can enjoy typical download speeds of between 2Mbps to 75Mbps.
Andrew Volard, Director of Devices at Telstra
4GX sets a new benchmark in mobile internet speeds in Australia allowing people to download, share, stream and connect faster and more reliably than ever. Customers using devices such as the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Telstra Wi-Fi 4G Advanced II in 4GX areas are set to enjoy top speeds twice as fast as those available on our existing 4G. 4GX would serve as the foundation for the introduction of extra mobile calling features like Voice over LTE (VoLTE), HD Video calling and multi-media calling using VoLTE technology in the future.
