LTE: Australia: Telstra to Expand LTE Services in Newcastle.

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LTE: Australia: Telstra to Expand LTE Services in Newcastle.

Australian Telco Telstra is set to expand LTE roll-out in Newcastle which will see 4G mobile coverage extending into a number of new suburbs in the coming months. The upcoming expansion would bring 4G coverage to suburbs such as Broadmeadow, Callaghan, Georgetown, Jesmond, Kotara East, Lambton, Mayfield, Mayfield West, Waratah and Waratah West.

According to the operator, 4G coverage expansion is scheduled to commence shortly and when completed later this year would more than double the 4G coverage available in the Newcastle area complementing Telstra’s existing 3G coverage which reaches 99.3 per cent of the Hunter population.

Telstra has confirmed that it had reached a milestone in its national LTE roll out with 4G coverage now available in more than 100 regional and metropolitan centres Australia wide – including the nation’s eight capital city CBDs.

Telstra is also setting up a 4G experience zone in Marketown Shopping Centre this week where Newcastle residents can get hands on with the latest 4G smartphones, tablets and mobile broadband devices.

Australia: Despite Apple is offering customers refund for the not 4G capable new iPad,the ACCC sues them.

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Australia: Despite Apple is offering customers refund for the not 4G capable new iPad, the ACCC sues them.

                     The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is seeking court orders to stop Apple from promoting its new iPad as 4G compatible. The watchdog is making an application to the Federal Court in Melbourne for orders against Apple for alleged contraventions of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL). 

According to the ACCC, Apple's recent promotion of the new "iPad with WiFi + 4G" is misleading because it represents to Australian consumers that the product can, with a Sim card, connect to a 4G mobile data network in Australia, when this is not the case. 

The regulator is seeking urgent interlocutory relief to ensure consumers are made aware of the correct technical capabilities of this device. Additionally the ACCC is seeking final orders including injunctions, pecuniary penalties, corrective advertising, and refunds to consumers affected. 

The Australian reports that Apple has already offered to refund customers who bought the new iPad expecting it to work on Telstra's LTE network. However, the company denies it misled the public. The company will also place clarifying statements at the point of sale and to send e-mails to customers to make it clear the company does not claim the iPad works on Telstra's 4G network.           

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LTE: Australia: Telstra launches the Samsung Galaxy S II 4G.

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Telstra has introduced the Samsung Galaxy S II 4G. The LTE smartphone has a 4.5-inch SuperAmoled screen and runs on a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor. It comes with an NFC chip built in for NFC tag reading.

 Multimedia functions include an 8 megapixel camera and 1080p full HD video recording. The phone comes with 16 GB of built-in memory, a battery with a capacity of 1850mAh, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support.

 Telstra offers the Galaxy S II 4G to consumers for AUD 5 per month on the AUD 59 Freedom Connect Plan (after included MRO bonus) and for AUD 5 per month on a AUD 70 Business Mobile Advantage Plan. The Samsung Galaxy S II 4G is also available to purchase outright for AUD 768.                 

Australia: Telstra to launch Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, soon.

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Rumor has it that the wireless carrier could plan the launch of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE tablet PC, and that we might see it on shelves as soon as next month. 

Telstra is expected to launch some new LTE-capable Samsung smartphones as well, and might announce all on them as soon as the Mobile World Congress kicks off in Barcelona in late February. 

As Ausdroid notes, Telstra has already confirmed plans to bring a 4G tablet PC to the market in Australia before mid-2012.

Australian mobile phone carrier Telstra is set to bring to the country a new series of devices that will provide users with access to its LTE network, and tablet PCs might also be included among them.