Telstra : announces 5G coverage expands into more of Melbourne

Melbourne, Wednesday 13 May 2020: Telstra's 5G rollout has picked up pace with over 600 suburbs across the country that now have more than 50 per cent 5G coverage.

In Melbourne, there are 57 suburbs that are now more than half covered by the new mobile technology, with some places in Melbourne having it available across the whole suburb.

Telstra Regional General Manager Loretta Willaton says it's another big step in Telstra's continued roll out and investment in 5G technology, as we look to make it available to more Victorians.

'2020 is going to be the year of 5G and our focus is on continuing to expand our 5G coverage so we can bring it to more areas across Melbourne and Victoria,' Ms Willaton said.

'We're also seeing a greater choice in handsets and devices made available to our customers, and more and more applications making use of the advantages that 5G has to offer.'

'5G is delivering faster download speeds, lower latency and greater network capacity to our users which is especially important in busy areas in Melbourne.'

'It's not just 5G users experiencing the benefits of this roll out - by upgrading our sites to 5G we're also bringing network benefits to other users including greater network capacity for 4G customers.'

The suburbs included below are those that have at least 50 per cent of their geographic area covered by Telstra 5G - and in some areas the network may cover the entirety of the suburb. Many other Melbourne suburbs already have some 5G coverage but aren't listed here unless more than half covered.

Telstra has now rolled out coverage to selected areas in 32 major and regional cities and remains on track to deliver 5G into selected areas of 35 cities by mid-year.

Across Victoria, Telstra has also begun the roll out of 5G in Albury-Wodonga, Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Hamilton, Healesville, Horsham, Mildura, Portland, Wallen and Warrnambool.

Telstra's 5G coverage maps are available at www.telstra.com.au/coverage-networks/our-coverage. In non-5G areas, customers will switch to the available 3G/4G/X network.

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Melbourne suburbs with 50 per cent or more 5G coverage:

Altona North

Altona Meadows

Ardeer

Armadale

Aspendale

Balaclava

Bayswater

Brooklyn

Brunswick

Brunswick West

Campbellfield

Clarinda

Clayton South

Coolaroo

Craigieburn

Derrimut

Dingley Village

Docklands

East Melbourne

Edithvale

Essendon North

Gladstone Park

Heatherton

Kealba

Keilor

Keilor East

Keilor Lodge

Keilor Park

Keysborough

Lysterfield South

Meadow Heights

Melbourne Airport

Melbourne CBD

Moorabbin Airport

Mordialloc

North Melbourne

Nunawading

Oakleigh East

Parkdale

Point Cook

Reservoir

Richmond

Roxburgh Park

Scoresby

Seabrook

Somerton

South Melbourne

Southbank

St Albans

St Helena

Sunshine West

Tottenham

Tullamarine

Vermont South

Wantirna

Williamstown

Williamstown North

Telstra Media contact:

Matt Smithson - Telstra State Media Manager (VIC/TAS) - E: [e-mail]
Media reference number: 022/2020