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Telstra Turns On Australia’s First LTE-Broadcast (LTE-B) Service Nationwide

Telstra Turns On Australia’s First LTE-Broadcast (LTE-B) Service Nationwide Image Credit: weedezign/Bigstockphoto.com

Telstra announced that it has turned on LTE-Broadcast (LTE-B) technology nationally in its mobile network.

Customers using Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S9 devices can now enjoy far more reliable High Definition streaming using the AFL Live Official app, says Telstra.

At a live demonstration in Sydney, over 100 Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S9 devices were on display showing simultaneous High Definition content from the AFL Live Official app using LTE-B. At the same time, a second batch of devices delivering the content by conventional unicast showed how normal networks can be saturated with demand leading to lower quality and stalling of content.

Telstra has partnered with Ericsson and Samsung, and also Expway in enabling LTE-B technology and the middleware in the AFL Live Official app.

LTE-B technology is currently exclusive to the AFL Live Official app on Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S9 devices. More devices and applications will be added over the coming months, says Telstra.

Mike Wright, Group Managing Director Networks
We have invested in network capacity and continue to optimise our network to meet the demand for video sporting content for subscribers of the AFL, NRL and Netball Live Passes. Last year we announced 1.5 million subscribers and this year we are on track to see a significant increase.  Most recently, we have integrated LTE-B technology into the AFL Live Official app, which is delivering better quality video and audio experience for broadcast content, even in high traffic areas.

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