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The Telstra Advantage
Emergency-Grade Mobile Broadband
Anthony Goonan, Director Network and Commercial Planning
FEBRUARY 2011


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TELSTRA NEXT G™ – NETWORK OF
CHOICE

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ADVANTAGE – AUSTRALIAN OWNED
• Over $2 Billion
invested so far
• $400 Million
(approximately)
year on year
investment
• Operated and
maintained
for peak
performance

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ADVANTAGE – COVERAGE

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AUSTRALIA’S LARGEST MOBILE
BROADBAND NETWORK
• 850MHz, HSPA
enabled
• Always 3G
• ~200km Cell Range
• >2.1 Million sq km
• >99% Population
• >7,100 Sites
• And growing!!!

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ADVANTAGE – ROBUSTNESS
• 100 Mbps High
Capacity Optical
Fibre – Ethernet
enabled Backhaul
for 90% of the
Population
• Faster Speeds
• Fewer Bottlenecks
• Lower Latency

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ADVANTAGE – INTEROPERABILTY

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ADVANTAGE: 24/7 Network Management

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ADVANTAGE – RECOVERY

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DISASTER SCENARIO CASE STUDY
– REMOTE COMMUNITY

3 Feb 2011 – 3.32pm
Courtesy of Aust Govt – Bureau of Meteorology

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DISASTER SCENARIO CASE STUDY
– REMOTE COMMUNITY

Satellite connected Next
G™ mobile base station

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MOBILE BROADBAND - FAST
DEPLOYMENT CAPABILITIES
SATELLITE SOLUTIONS

Portable Satellite Kit
Lightweight, can be delivered via air

Trailer-mounted Satellite-Cell
Cut-down version of a normal Cell on Wheels

Standard Quick-Cell
Normal Cell on Wheels (CoW)
Trailer or container mounted

Permanent Sites
Standard Sites where terrestrial transmission cannot
be deployed.

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ADVANTAGE – ROADMAP

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LTE TRIAL
June 2010

• World’s longest LTE
data call
• Peak speeds of 100Mbps download
and 31Mbps upload over 75kms in regional
Victoria
July 2010

• Australian first demonstrated LTE technology
operating on 1800MHz spectrum
2010

• Demonstrated video calling between Sydney &
Brisbane over an integrated HSPA and LTE
network.
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LTE - 2011
• LTE deployment at
1800MHz in all capital
city CBD’s and
selected regional
centres by end of year
• Dual mode/multi band
USB dongles –work
seamlessly across LTE
and 3G HSPA.

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LTE - 2011
• Uplift in speed,
improved latency,
however primarily
about adding
capacity
• Continuing
investment in 3G
HSPA technology
• Eye on the future
for 2600MHz and
700MHz
deployments
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LTE – SPECTRUM MODEL
GSM Migration
to 3G
LTE

WCDMA

GSM

GSM1800

WCDMA

Future
700 (Digital
Dividend)

Future
850

900

1800

DC-HSPA
Smartphone 2011

DC-HSPA
42 Mbps

2100

Re-Farm 1800 MHz
With 2G traffic
migration to HSPA

Sierra LTE/DC-HSPA
Modem 2011

1800MHz
LTE

CBD’s LTE 1800
MHz

2ND CARRIER CAPACITY & DC

HSPA+
21 Mbps

1ST CARRIER (COVERAGE LAYER + 2100 CAPACITY)
Traditional HSPA/
HSPA+ devices

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LTE

EXISTING DC-HSPA (42 MBPS) NETWORK LAYER:

CBDS, AIRPORTS, MAJOR REGIONAL CENTRES

2600

Major Regional
Traffic Centres

MHz


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AUSTRALIA - ASIA PACIFIC
• Network and devices need to be harmonised for
interoperability

DTTV

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694
MH
z

698
MH
z

45
MHz

45
MHz

806
MH
z

PPDR/LM
R


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VOICE – WIRELESS PRIORITISATION
SYSTEM (WPS)
• Telstra provides WPS
access priority for
government voice
communications over
our 2G network,
• WPS service delivered
in collaboration with
Commonwealth
Attorney General’s
Department

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WHAT IS QUALITY OF SERVICE
(QOS)?
Voice
Video
Gaming
Web, Email

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QOS GIVES IMPORTANT DATA
TRAFFIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
Voice

Video

Voice

Video

Gaming

Premium data
Internet
Access

Web, Email

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QOS FOR INTELLIGENT
BANDWIDTH MANAGEMENT
TIERED SERVICE PLANS
• Differentiated service levels
• Time, bandwidth and volume dimensions
• Fair-use policies with automated rate throttling

DEMAND MANAGEMENT
• Prioritise critical traffic under heavy load
• Access-awareness in mobile packet domain

ENHANCED USER EXPERIENCE
• Ensure Quality of Service for real-time and
interactive applications

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CUSTOMER PRIORITISATION - QOS
CELL PEAK
THROUGHPUT

QoS 5

QoS 4

Emergency
Services &
Similar

Mbits
/sec

Preferred Access for
Emergency Services

QoS 3
QoS 2

Priority

QoS 1
QoS 0

Standard

Mbits
/sec

Access speed throttled
for Premium and
Standard Customers
Reduced bit rate

Improved service
experience

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EMERGENCY-GRADE MOBILE
BROADBAND : 2012
Voice Services
• WPS extended from
2G to Next G™ in
2012

Data Services
• Next G™ QOS
scheduled 2012

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INVITATION
• Emergency-grade Mobile
Broadband for the PSS
White Paper at the
Telstra Stand
• The Plenary on Wireless
Broadband for Public
Safety
• Telstra Exhibition Stand
with demonstration of
various solutions from
Emergency Alert to
mobility and beyond
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INVITATION
Telstra sessions:
• The Telstra approach to
Emergency Management
Grant Nicholson
Director
Network Assurance and
Operations

• RIGHT FIRST TIME, EVERY
TIME…
John Cowan
National Network Manager
Radio and Emergency
Managed Services

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QUESTIONS?

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