Australian Mobile Networks
2G Networks Telstra Mobile (EDGE) Optus Mobile Vodafone-Hutchison (EDGE)
3G Networks Telstra Mobile Optus Mobile Vodafone-Hutchison
4G Networks VividWireless
2G
Technologies GSM-900 uses 890–915 MHz to send information from the phone to the tower 935–960 MHz for the other direction
GSM uses GPRS or EDGE for data connections GPRS allows for up to 56Kb/s Edge can connect at 236Kb/s
3G
Technologies Telstra / VHA share a 2100MHz network Telstra own a 850MHz network VHA operate 900MHz and 1800MHz networks Optus also operate both 900MHz and 1800Mhz netowoks
The data component of 3G is HSPDA HSPDA allows for 42Mbit
4G
Technologies Transmits at 19GHz Receive at 18GHz
Vividwireless uses the WiMAX standard for data connections WiMAX allows for 144Mb/s down and 35Mb/s up.