Ann: Telstra FYR18 - analyst briefing presentation and materials, page-9

The key highlights from networks investment for FY18 include:
· More than 500 new and 1,100 upgraded mobile sites, and around 400 small cells activated. · The 450th mobile base station under the Federal Government’s Mobile Black Spot Program was switched on.
· Significantly boosted Telstra’s Internet of Things (IoT) capability by activating Cat M1 across the 4GX coverage footprint and adding Narrowband IoT coverage in major Australian cities and many regional towns. Telstra is one of the first carriers in the world to offer both IoT technologies, enabling customers to deploy devices like sensors, trackers and alarms to better monitor and manage machines, vehicles and livestock. Telstra also deployed range extension capability taking the Cat M1 coverage footprint for compatible devices to around 3 million square kilometres.
· Completed an upgrade of the transmission network between Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth, updating it to optical transport technology capable of supporting 8.8 Tbps between these CBDs.
· World’s first 5G data call over 26GHz mmWave spectrum, and the first end-to-end call over 3.5GHz spectrum, bringing together the core components from multiple companies required for a real commercial 5G network call.
· Established the world’s first 5G-enabled Wi-Fi precinct on the Gold Coast and tested Australia’s first 5G car on the road.
· Turned on LTE-Broadcast (LTE-B) technology nationally, with customers using Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S9 devices now benefitting from more reliable High Definition streaming using the AFL Live Official App. Telstra is the only operator in Australia and one of the first in the world to deploy LTE-B into its mobile network.
· Improved network resiliency with a more than 80 per cent reduction in mobile customer outage hours since June 2016.