Code  Country             Standard   Startup Subscribers Subs Date    Operator                               U.S. Partners            Vendor              Coverage                 Other
AS-2  Australia           GSM        4/93        177,200 6/95         Telstra Mobilenet                                               Ericsson            78% pop @ 11/83



Telstra Upgrades Switching Centre To Meet Demand

Australian telecoms operator Telstra claims dramatic growth in the number 
of subscribers to its
MotilbeNet GSM service in Western Australia has made it necessary to 
upgrade its call handling
capacity. It says the upgrade to its Perth switching centre will increase 
capacity by 300%. 

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