Specifications - 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
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