The data is drawn from the Radio Frequency National Site Archive which is maintained by the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA).
TPG’s $2 billion 4G network will eventually cover about 80 percent of the Australian population using somewhere between 2000 and 2500 sites nationally. This is far fewer than the almost 8,000 base stations that Telstra has, but will allow TPG to enter the market, initially with a data-only service.
TPG will deliver data-only service at launch
In a bold move, TPG will launch later this year without a traditional voice service offering.
Traditional voice calls will only be available later as the network is rolled out. Initially customer plans will be data-only. Calls will only be able to be made over internet protocol (IP) using applications like Whatsapp, Facebook Messenger calls and Viber.
The move allows TPG to enter the mobile space at a lower cost, using fewer base stations and small cell technology.
"We've decided to go to data in the beginning," TPG chief operating officer, Craig Levy, told The Australian Financial Review. He said voice calls will definitely come to TPG's mobile network in time.
"When you look at the offer we've put together, it gives us an opportunity to fine tune the network along the way, get a lot of feedback from the people who are using in free of charge...that's why the free period needs to be a win-win for the company and our customers."
TPG Trial Locations
TPG shared a list of trial locations for its network back in May. The trials could begin as early as Q3.
