Telstra suffered a taste of Optus' woes last week as an upgrade for its Next G mobile network went awry, cutting customers' speeds back.

Telstra on Friday activated the HSPA technology needed to boost its Next G network to 21Mbps and made the first data call using the new speeds.

Chief executive Sol Trujillo explains how his company built a huge wireless network based on HSPA technology in one year.

The Samsung F480T may have already launched in other parts of the world, but it’s now landed in Australia on Telstra, so good news for all the Australian touchscreen fans. The sleek credit card size of the F480T will be part of Telstra’s Next G range and has a speed rating of 7.2Mbps, which can’t

Today Telstra has added the new Samsung F480 to its Next G lineup in Australia. The phone will be available for free on a 2-year contract with a $60 plan. Features of the Samsung F480 include: 2.8" touchscreen display with haptic feedback; 5Mpix camera; Bluetooth 2.0; Access to Mobile Foxtel; SD card slot  ...

Samsung's touchscreen-centric F480 isn't the freshest of the fresh right now, but it's still hot news for folks in Australia. Telstra has just added the F480T to its Next G lineup, and with it comes a 2.8-inch LCD, 5-megapixel camera, support for the outfit's 7.2Mbps data network, 200MB of onboard memory, an SD expansion slot, Bluetooth 2.0, haptic feedback and access to Mobile...

Telstra is working with Ericsson, Qualcomm and Sierra Wireless to upgrade its Next G network...

In collaboration with Telstra, Qualcomm, and Ericsson, Sierra Wireless is developing the first wireless data devices for the HSPA+ standard, which offer peak download speeds of 21 megabits per second (Mbps) over Telstra’s super-fast Next G network - three times faster than currently available HSPA modems. Shipments for customer trials are expected to begin in

Wireless data devices supporting HSPA+ technology push download speeds to 21Mbps* VANCOUVER, B.C. – October 23, 2008 – Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR - TSX: SW) is working with mobile broadband industry leaders to almost triple the speed of mobile broadband devices. In collaboration with Telstra, Qualcomm, and Ericsson, Sierra Wireless is developing the first wireless data ...

Telstra today said it would start upgrading its Next G mobile network to 21Mbps speeds by the end of the year, with Canada-based supplier Sierra Wireless working on the first customer access device.