Telstra to throw $250m at fixing network

Telstra has announced it will spend $250m over the next 6-12 months to address network issues.

After a series of damaging outages over the first half of 2016, Telstra will spend a total of $250m, including the $50m it earlier pledged a month ago.

Of the total funding, $50 million will go towards improving real-time monitoring and recovery time in the mobile network; $100 million will enhance reliability and resiliency within Telstra's core network; and a further $100 million will boost ADSL broadband capacity.

Telstra CEO Andy Penn,  apologised once again for the network's recent failures, in a blog posted on the Telstra website.

"All network operators around the world face the risk of disruptions whether they be the consequence of weather, accidental damage, hardware or other failures.  What I am committed to though is continuing to invest in building the durability and capability of our network, and in our ability to respond quickly if things do go wrong to minimise the impact on customers. For example, changes already made mean that our recovery time on the mobile network has been substantially improved."

Election Promise of improved mobile coverage on Central Coast trains

Meanwhile early last week the thenTurnbull government promised to spend $12 million improving mobile phone coverage for train commuters between Sydney and Newcastle if it manages to remain the government.

The policy will deliver continuous in-train mobile coverage for travellers between the northern Sydney suburb of Hornsby, and Wyong on the Central Coast, plus wi-fi at each station.

Rollout of 135 Blackspot base stations

Telstra has also announced the rollout of 135 base stations to address blackspots in rural and remote communities. The rollout is part of the Federal Government's  Blackspot Program.

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