Channa Seneviratne

by Channa Seneviratne
Executive, Network Engineering

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Among the many 5G demonstrations on the Telstra Vantage floor this year was Australia’s first live 5G broadcast.

by Channa Seneviratne
Executive, Network Engineering

3 min read

We turned on our 10,000th mobile network site today in Toowoomba. The site will provide better coverage to customers, but is also a milestone for us.

by Channa Seneviratne
Executive, Network Engineering

3 min read

In an industry first, we’re collaborating with the Commonwealth Bank and our long-term innovation partner Ericsson to explore and trial 5G ‘edge computing’ technology for financial services - giving you a glimpse of the bank of the future.

by Channa Seneviratne
Executive, Network Engineering

2 min read

We’ve switched on 5G in Sydney and Melbourne, giving you 5G in every major Australian city - we’re the first mobile provider to achieve this milestone.

by Channa Seneviratne
Executive, Network Engineering

4 min read

In another milestone on our 5G roadmap, we’ve connected a customer with a commercial 5G device on our 5G technology for the first time.

by Channa Seneviratne
Executive, Network Engineering

3 min read

In the last year we’ve made huge strides forward in 5G - the result of extensive testing and validation at our 5G Innovation Centre on the Gold Coast.

by Channa Seneviratne
Executive, Network Engineering

2 min read

We’ve accomplished another milestone on our 5G roadmap, achieving Australia’s first live 5G connection using a commercial 5G chipset on our mobile network.

by Channa Seneviratne
Executive, Network Engineering

2 min read

Today we turned on 5G in selected areas on the Gold Coast – making the Telstra mobile network the first in Australia to be 5G ready.

by Channa Seneviratne
Executive, Network Engineering

4 min read

We've been named the fastest broadband provider nationally in Australia on both mobile and fixed networks in Ookla's 2018 Speedtest Awards.

by Channa Seneviratne
Executive, Network Engineering

2 min read

Telstra, Intel and Ericsson recently demonstrated one of the world’s first esports gaming experiences over 5G, showcasing the power of ultra-low latency that professional and amateur gamers can expect in the future.

by Channa Seneviratne
Executive, Network Engineering

3 min read

We have installed more than 50 4G small cells across the Melbourne CBD as the first stage of a national small cell rollout to boost capacity.

by Channa Seneviratne
Executive, Network Engineering

3 min read

IoT, NB IoT, Cat M1….. so many acronyms, but what does it all me

by Channa Seneviratne
Executive, Network Engineering

3 min read

The Holiday Hotspots program has contributed to us delivering the mobile network without equal. With two thirds of our sites now 4G enabled, we are providing 4G coverage to 96% of the population. There are more than 8.1 million 4G devices on our network, including 3.6million 4GX handsets, 850,000 of which are capable of speeds greater than 300Mbps (Cat 6 or higher).

by Channa Seneviratne
Executive, Network Engineering

4 min read

This time of year is always an exciting one, but this weekend is particularly nail biting for me.  Hailing from Brisbane, I am already excited about the...

by Channa Seneviratne
Executive, Network Engineering

2 min read

Author: Channa Seneviratne. To keep up with this demand, we've spent the year upgrading the network and boosting capacity in over 100 holiday hotspots across Australia.

by Channa Seneviratne
Executive, Network Engineering

3 min read

Author: Channa Seneviratne. Australia is a unique place, with our wide brown land not only a country, but an entire continent as well. And in a country that size, Telstra’s commitment to providing mobile services to regional Australia is not as simple as it sounds.

by Channa Seneviratne
Executive, Network Engineering

3 min read

Author: Channa Seneviratne. Today Telstra was the first mobile carrier in the world to trial LTE-Broadcast live on a commercial network.