LTE Network in Australia
Mobile network providers throughout Australia are now finding that their 3G mobile broadband networks are not able to keep up with the rising demand for bandwidth from users connecting with their smart phones and other mobile broadband devices. The has meant that providers have now had to look into upgrading their networks using fourth generation or 4G technology and one such technology being considered is LTE network technology. This new technology will allow mobile broadband providers to offer users the speed and capacity improvements they require to use the advanced features and facilities that are now available on their mobile broadband devices or smart phones.
What will a new LTE network offer mobile broadband users?
Streaming films and music over the internet, download large data files and making using of a wide range of online tools and applications are just a few of the things users will be able to do with the super-fast download speeds and
Increase network capacity that an LTE network offers. The improvements in the capacity of mobile broadband networks will also allow lots of users to all connect at the same time and transfer massive amounts of data without any seeing any major reduction in either the speed or the stability of the mobile broadband connection and this applies even during peak usage times, which is when the older networks see the biggest difference in the speed and reliability of the connection.
Users all over the country will also benefit from the huge increases in network coverage that LTE network technology provides as this will allow them to become truly mobile and use their mobile broadband services from almost anywhere. This increase in network coverage is down to the much greater ranges the base stations that are fitted with LTE network technology are now capable of and this will have a big impact on the way mobile networks will be deployed. Fewer base station will now be able to cover greater areas and this will not only make it cheaper to roll out but will also make it possible to provide the more remote and rural parts of the country with a high-speed mobile broadband service.
What other network technology will be competing with LTE network services?
Mobile network providers have now reached a point where they will soon need to decide on the technology they will be using to build their new 4G mobile broadband networks and at the moment there are two major 4G technologies that are being seriously considered. The first and currently the most popular is LTE network technology, which has been trialled by a number of network providers with very pleasing results, and the other is WiMAX technology. Even though WiMAX has not received the same level of interest as its rival LTE network technology it is still a strong contender as a viable technology to be used in the rolling out a many mobile broadband networks. This is because the features it offers are quite similar to LTE but the costs involved in integrating WiMAX into existing 3G networks are far lower than its rival technology.
