Australian operator Telstra said it has set new smartphone speed records in Australia, recording 1.03 Gbps speeds on the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ in gigabit-enabled parts of its mobile network in Sydney. Speeds above 1Gbps were achieved in repeated speed tests using Samsung's new flagship phones. The record 1.03Gbps download speed was reached during one test. The news comes soon after rival Optus said it achieved 945Mbps 4.5G speeds running live apps on Galaxy S9.
Telstra said its gigabit-enabled coverage is available in the Sydney and Melbourne CBDs (3km radius), Brisbane and Adelaide CBDs (2.0 km radius), and a number of sites in selected high traffic locations. Gigabit LTE deployment is also underway in the Perth CBD. Typical customer speeds will be less. For Cat 16 or Cat 18 devices, typical speeds are in the range of 5 to 300 Mbps in 4GX coverage areas, with the upper end of that range more often experienced in the gigabit-enabled areas noted.
At MWC, Telstra held a record-breaking demonstration of 4G/LTE download speeds at 2Gbps, which was only one year on from the launch of its
