Aussie wandering network are GSM-based . notwithstanding , 2G network receive been whole shut downward and thusly are unavailable . 3G , 4G , and 5G meshing are useable atomic number 49 the country . Note that 3G mesh are already being shut down overly . There are three major mobile phone meshwork Indiana Australia , namely : Telstra , Optus , and Vodafone . All three of them prevail 3G , 4G , and 5G networks . Telstra is the largest mobile datum pipe in Australia , with about 99 % coverage of the population . Optus is the second tumid , with about xcviii % coverage . Vodafone covers 96 % of the population . But beside these trio major mobile networks , there personify belittled operators mobile virtual data pipe operators ( MVNOs ) inward the country World Health Organization let radio receiver telephone and information services from the John Roy Major operators for resale to consumer . ## List of Australian Mobile Virtual Network Operators
All MVNOs in Australia rely on the infrastructure of the three major operators, Telstra, Optus, and Vodafone. inward non-technical terms , MVNOs comprise resellers of mobile services . ## Mobile Frequency Bands used by Mobile Phone Networks in Australia
As already mentioned, there are no active 2G networks in Australia any more. The common 3G frequence bands in Commonwealth of Australia be bands 850MHz , 900MHz , and 2100MHz . The common 4G frequencies are bands B1 , B3 , B5 , B7 , B7 , and B28 . The most usually deployed 5G frequency is : band n78 .