PBBA iBurst Mobile Wireless Broadband Network, Australia
Key Data:
Pre-commercial deployment
November 2002
Network launch date
Early 2004
Total project cost
$25 million
User peak data rates
1Mbps to 40Mbps
Spectrum used
Unpaired 5MHz TDD
Band
19GHz
Spectral efficiency
4 bits/sec/Hz/cell
Commercial license period
15 years from October 2002
Total spectrum cost
AU$9.5 million
Cities covered upon completion
8
Population coverage upon completion
75%
Total number of base stations in Sydney
10
Area coverage Sydney network
150km²
Key Players:
Investors
ArrayComm Inc., Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Australia, Kyocera
Key players
CKW Wireless Pty Ltd., Vodafone Australia, OzEmail, Total Communications Infrastructure (TCI), Crown Castle Australia, CommWorks, UnitedIP, Fujitsu, SecureTel, Mobile Broadband, Veritel, Techex
ASIC manufacturer
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)
Base station and wireless modem licensee
Kyocera
