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Telstra & Hutchison say 3G now covers half the population |
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by Stuart Corner
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Saturday, 10 September 2005 |
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Telstra and Hutchison say that, one year after signing the MoU, their
3G infrastructure sharing partnership now provides a 3G network
covering more than half of the population. A small jointly-owned
company, 3GIS, was formed to manage the deployment and operation of the
network. Under the agreement, Telstra provides design, construction and
operational services to 3GIS for the radio access network. Telstra has
had access to what was previously Hutchison's 3G network since 1 July
and says it has started internal trials. Telstra paid Hutchison $450
million to gain access to its network.
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