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TELSTRA'S DUAL NETWORK MOBILE |
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Written by Adam Gosling
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Wednesday, 12 October 2005 |
Telstra has launched a service which will allow customers to roam between Telstra's CDMA and GSM networks using a dual mode handset from Motorola.
Users will have just one number but will be able to select which network best met their needs either here or overseas.
"Customers now have a simple and convenient way of staying in touch from one handset," said Telstra's Head of CDMA, Jenny Roche.
"The new calling solution will benefit business professionals who spend large amounts of time on the road travelling between and around metropolitan, regional and rural areas. It will also benefit international travellers who can now use the one handset to make and receive mobile calls in more than 100 countries where Telstra has CDMA or GSM international roaming agreements," said Roche.
The new technology automatically directs voice calls from the CDMA to GSM service where the CDMA service is busy, switched off, out of range or unanswered.
The Motorola A840 is the first handset in Australia to utilise Telstra's new calling solution. Handsets from other manufacturers may be introduced in the months ahead.
This launch coincides with the introduction of several new CDMA network roaming agreements in countries including Hong Kong, Thailand and China. A list of the countries and operators participating in international roaming is available at www.telstra.com/info/roaming.
Telstra's GSM network provides coverage across more than half a million square kilometres and reaches more than 96 per cent of the total Australian population. Telstra's digital CDMA network provides land coverage to more than 1.6 million square kilometres and more than 98 per cent of Australia's population.
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