Vodafone Australia / Optus Mobile WCDMA 3G Rollout, Australia
Key Data:
Order year
2003
Installation started
2004
Project type
3G mobile network WCDMA
Location
Australia, six major cities in first phase (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Canberra) followed by extensive rural rollout in second phase
Estimated investment
US$500 million on equipment, plus another US$306 million
Completion
2006
Data rates
384Kbps, possibly will use High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) technology 14.4Mbps.
Key Players:
Sponsors
Vodafone Australia, Optus Mobile, Singapore Telecom
Lead contractors and engineers
Nokia, Bechtel Telecommunications, APP Communications, TCI
Other contractors
Freehills, IBM, Hewlett Packard, Five D
Financing
Vodafone Australia, Optus Mobile
