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50
LICENSED OPERATORS
Wholesale – Australia
To speed growth we have
taken important steps to
expand on network
capabilities
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Telstra’s Domestic
Wholesale group has
played a big part in
working with the industry
to build Australia’s
communications future.
Discrete wholesale billing
arrangements, discrete
wholesale products and
innovative resale offerings
and a track record of
delivering to our wholesale
customers has helped
create a thriving
communications sector.
There are now nearly
50 licensed operators in
Australia. Those operators
can access Telstra’s network
facilities and as customers
of Telstra Wholesale are
contributing to Telstra’s
revenue growth and
shareholder value. To
further assist the growth
of the industry, Telstra has
introduced Local Number
Portability, special on-line
billing capabilities and
products tailored specifically
for the wholesale industry.
MobileNet’s network
capacity for Olympic
venues was at least tripled
during the Games. Capacity
was also increased to
improve coverage for the
expected 600,000 people in
the Sydney area. Projects
prepared for the Sydney
Olympic Games include
Webmode sports services
for WAP phones, PocketNews
sports services for Short
Message Service (SMS)
phones, SMS welcome
messages for International
Roamers connecting to the
MobileNet® network and free
PocketNews sports results.
Fax and data capabilities
were made available on
the CDMA (Code Division
Multiple Access) network
in January. CDMA’s first
international roaming
service was also made
available in time for the
Olympic Games.
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Data Mode of Operation
(DMO) – Work on making
Telstra’s networks ‘internet
ready’continues (see
Broadband feature on
page 20). In addition to the
extensive copper network
that services most of urban
and rural Australia, Telstra
has 3.1 million kilometres
of optic fibre. The very
high carrying capacity
of this fibre lends itself to
interconnecting the capital
cities and servicing around
14,500 commercial buildings
around Australia.
During the year we
continued installing ‘Points
of Presence’ or PoPs, where
we interconnect with other
countries’ networks and
conduct wholesale and
retail business activities.
Telstra’s PoPs network
now includes UK, Germany,
Japan, Hong Kong, South
Korea and the USA. In total,
Telstra has business
operations in 19 countries
in Asia, North America
and Europe.
In preparation for the
expected high number
of international phone
calls,faxes and emails at
Christmas, Telstra negotiated
8,960 temporary circuits
which, together with its
permanent circuits, resulted
in more than 33,600 circuits
being ready for service over
the Christmas peak period.
These circuits supported
more than 1.4 million
international calls made to
and from Telstra customers
on Christmas Day, producing
14 million conversation
minutes – a big increase
on the previous year.
approx.