Telstra Upgrades Coverage And Connectivity At Boorowa

Telstra is currently upgrading its mobile base station at Boorowa by modernising the infrastructure and bringing better 4G services to the community.

The work will also prepare the network for 5G coverage to be provided once the 3G network closes as planned in June.The works will require a series of temporary outages which will disrupt mobile services to the community.

Work began over the Easter long weekend. Telstra mobile coverage will be impacted temporarily at various times until Thursday, April 11. The network will experience disruptions of up to four hours at a time each day, usually between 7 am and 5 pm.

Landline services, NBN and internet services and mobile coverage from other providers will not be impacted.

Any calls to Triple Zero from a Telstra mobile when the site is off air will automatically be diverted to any working mobile network for connection to emergency services.

Telstra Regional General Manager Chris Taylor said while their crews needed to work during daylight for safety, they’d only be switching off the site when necessary and would switch it back on as quickly as possible. “There’s never a good time to undertake this sort of work, but once it is completed, it will mean better mobile services for local residents,” Mr Taylor said.

“As a company, we heavily invest in improving regional connectivity and this site is another example of our commitment. Over the past seven years to the end of FY23, Telstra invested $11 billion in our mobile network nationally, with $4 billion of this invested in our regional mobile network.”

Telstra encourages Boorowa residents using the Telstra mobile network to switch over to Wi-Fi calling to make and receive mobile calls while the station is turned off.

The rollout of 5G connectivity for the first time in Boorowa means customers with Telstra 5G mobile devices will be able to enjoy a better mobile experience. The upgrade also brings added benefits for customers on the Telstra 4G network with more capacity, providing better network connectivity and less congestion in peak times.

“We’re continuing to expand our 5G network across locations and nationally we’re adding new sites to the network every week,” Mr Taylor said. “Upgrades such as these continue to demonstrate Telstra’s ongoing commitment to regional Australia.”

Once completed, the Boorowa base station will join more than 4,900 Telstra 5G sites on-air within selected areas of more than 400 cities and towns across Australia.

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