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Australia's largest telecommunications company Telstra has announced plans to expand its 4G long-term evolution (LTE) network to 66.6 per cent of the population, up from 40 per cent today.

The roll-out over the next 10 months will see 1000 new 4G base stations installed as part of an AU$1.2 billion investment in its network announced earlier this month by CEO David Thodey.

Once completed, coverage in the Sydney CBD will reach 10km to 15km from the Sydney GPO, while in Melbourne, 4G coverage will reach out to between 15km and 20km from the Melbourne GPO.

Brisbane coverage will be more than doubled to cover Brisbane Airport to Indooroopilly, and from Coopers Plains to Chermside. Gold Coast coverage will extend from Surfer's Paradise to Nerang, and Tugun to Hope Island.  Read More

Jim's Antennas Maroochydore and in fact Jim's Antennas Franchises all across the Sunshine Coast between Caloundra to Noosa, Glasshouse to Gympie and Maleny to Eumundi are consistently partnering with Matchmaster to provide first class digital reception systems.  Read More

On the 4th September 2012, changes will be made to the Aurora Digital Satellite Platform that will impact the Viewer Access Satellite Television (VAST) services.

As a VAST CAM user, these changes may impact you.

SBS and Optus are planning to carry out service rearrangements on the Optus C1 and D3 satellites. This will result in a number of SBS VAST services moving from the C1 satellite to the D3 satellite.  Read More

For the anguished forum member who well informed Whirlpool that NBN Co quoted him AU$150,000 in order to extend its National Broadband Network (NBN) fibre presence along the 1.3km of road to his home.

Nevertheless, if you think beyond the amount itself, is in reality a helpful bit of info - as well as an essential call to action which could impact the way that the NBN is rolled out later on.

First of all, that is a good standard by which to judge the formerly hidden costs of rolling out extra fibre. This particular number continues to be far from apparent during the past, and will also be of great interest to those councils which are thinking about becoming a member of the NBN fibre roll-out, although they happen to be earmarked for satellite tv services.  Read More