Telstra plans to launch its 3G (third generation) mobile network on September 5. The launch date was set after Telstra found "no difficulties at all" in the network, which has been running trials since July 4, a spokesman says.
Telstra's mobile telecommunications system combines two networks, a CDMA (code division multiple access) to cover long distances in the country's outback, as well as a GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) system.