Telstra vs TPG Network Comparison

Based on ACCC Mobile Infrastructure Report data · Reference date: 10 November 2025

Telstra ↗

11,644

Total Sites

54.8%

5G Enabled

6,380

5G NR Sites

11,618

4G LTE Sites

1,440

Co-funded (12.4%)

View Telstra Coverage Map & Site Data →

TPG ↗

7,509

Total Sites

5,114

TPG Independent

2,395

Shared with Optus

49.2%

5G Enabled

3,697

5G NR Sites

5,112

4G LTE Sites

160

Co-funded (2.1%)

View TPG Coverage Map & Site Data →

ⓘ About Independent vs Shared sites: Optus and TPG share some physical tower infrastructure under the Optus-TPG MOCN (Mobile Operator Core Network) agreement. An Independent site is a tower that carrier operates entirely on its own. A Shared site is a physical tower where both Optus and TPG can run mobile services — each carrier may operate different frequency bands on the same tower. The total site count includes both independent and shared sites, with each physical location counted once.
Note: All comparison charts and tables below use independent sites only for a fair head-to-head comparison. Shared sites are labelled +N MOCN in the state coverage table.

Technology Breakdown

Own sites supporting each radio technology — MOCN excluded for fair comparison.

Telstra — 5G (NR): 6,380 sites (54.8%), 4G (LTE): 11,618 sites (99.8%), 2G (GSM): 7 sites (0.1%), NB-IoT: 0 sites (0%), IoT: 9,522 sites (81.8%).

TPG — 5G (NR): 3,697 sites (49.2%), 4G (LTE): 5,112 sites (68.1%), 2G (GSM): 0 sites (0%), NB-IoT: 1,180 sites (15.7%), IoT: 0 sites (0%).

5G NR Sites by State

Number of registered sites per state for each carrier.

New South Wales — Telstra: 3,336, TPG: 1,772.

Victoria — Telstra: 2,719, TPG: 1,289.

Queensland — Telstra: 2,379, TPG: 965.

Western Australia — Telstra: 1,557, TPG: 489.

South Australia — Telstra: 913, TPG: 380.

Tasmania — Telstra: 341, TPG: 55.

Northern Territory — Telstra: 244, TPG: 44.

Australian Capital Territory — Telstra: 146, TPG: 119.

Other Territories — Telstra: 6, TPG: 0.

5G Rollout % by State

5G NR percentage of own sites per state (MOCN excluded).

Frequency Band Comparison

Active frequency bands per carrier (own sites only, MOCN excluded). ✓ = deployed, — = not reported.

Generation	Band	Telstra ↗	TPG ↗
4G LTE	LTE 700	✓ 10,030	✓ 7
	LTE 850	✓ 1,470	✓ 4,972
	LTE 1800	✓ 6,440	✓ 4,846
	LTE 2100	✓ 3,331	✓ 4,465
	LTE 2600	✓ 5,024	—
2G GSM	GSM 900	✓ 7	—
IoT	IoT 700	✓ 9,522	—
5G NR	NR 700	✓ 9	✓ 3,527
	NR 850	✓ 4,704	—
	NR 2100	✓ 1	✓ 1,104
	NR 2600	✓ 2,780	—
	NR 3600	✓ 4,513	✓ 3,117
	NR 26000	✓ 570	✓ 35
	NR 1800	—	✓ 138
NB-IoT	NBIoT 850	—	✓ 1,180

Coverage by State & Territory

Registered sites per state (own sites only). +N MOCN = additional shared Optus-TPG MOCN sites.

State / Territory	Telstra ↗	TPG ↗	Difference
Australian Capital Territory	146	119	+27 Telstra
New South Wales	3,336	1,772 +628 MOCN	+1,564 Telstra
Northern Territory	244	44 +24 MOCN	+200 Telstra
Other Territories	6	0	+6 Telstra
Queensland	2,379	965 +446 MOCN	+1,414 Telstra
South Australia	913	380 +313 MOCN	+533 Telstra
Tasmania	341	55 +153 MOCN	+286 Telstra
Victoria	2,719	1,289 +593 MOCN	+1,430 Telstra
Western Australia	1,557	489 +238 MOCN	+1,068 Telstra
Total	11,644	7,509

Australian Capital Territory — Telstra: 146 (1.3% of their total), TPG: 119 (1.6% of their total).

New South Wales — Telstra: 3,336 (28.6% of their total), TPG: 1,772 (23.6% of their total).

Northern Territory — Telstra: 244 (2.1% of their total), TPG: 44 (0.6% of their total).

Other Territories — Telstra: 6 (0.1% of their total), TPG: 0 (0% of their total).

Queensland — Telstra: 2,379 (20.4% of their total), TPG: 965 (12.9% of their total).

South Australia — Telstra: 913 (7.8% of their total), TPG: 380 (5.1% of their total).

Tasmania — Telstra: 341 (2.9% of their total), TPG: 55 (0.7% of their total).

Victoria — Telstra: 2,719 (23.4% of their total), TPG: 1,289 (17.2% of their total).

Western Australia — Telstra: 1,557 (13.4% of their total), TPG: 489 (6.5% of their total).

Frequency Bands by State

Site counts per frequency band per state (own sites only, MOCN excluded for fair comparison). % = proportion of that carrier's independent sites in this state with each band active.

Australian Capital Territory

Band	Telstra	TPG
LTE 1800	55.3% nationally	64.5% nationally
LTE 2100	28.6% nationally	59.5% nationally
LTE 2600	43.1% nationally	—
LTE 700	86.1% nationally	0.1% nationally
LTE 850	12.6% nationally	66.2% nationally
NR 1800	—	1.8% nationally
NR 2100	0% nationally	14.7% nationally
NR 2600	23.9% nationally	—
NR 26000	4.9% nationally	0.5% nationally
NR 3600	38.8% nationally	41.5% nationally
NR 700	0.1% nationally	47% nationally
NR 850	40.4% nationally	—

Telstra (146 sites in Australian Capital Territory) — 5G NR bands: NR 2100, NR 2600, NR 26000, NR 3600, NR 700, NR 850; 4G LTE bands: LTE 1800, LTE 2100, LTE 2600, LTE 700, LTE 850.

TPG (119 sites in Australian Capital Territory) — 5G NR bands: NR 1800, NR 2100, NR 26000, NR 3600, NR 700; 4G LTE bands: LTE 1800, LTE 2100, LTE 700, LTE 850.

New South Wales

Band	Telstra	TPG
LTE 1800	55.3% nationally	64.5% nationally
LTE 2100	28.6% nationally	59.5% nationally
LTE 2600	43.1% nationally	—
LTE 700	86.1% nationally	0.1% nationally
LTE 850	12.6% nationally	66.2% nationally
NR 1800	—	1.8% nationally
NR 2100	0% nationally	14.7% nationally
NR 2600	23.9% nationally	—
NR 26000	4.9% nationally	0.5% nationally
NR 3600	38.8% nationally	41.5% nationally
NR 700	0.1% nationally	47% nationally
NR 850	40.4% nationally	—

Telstra (3,336 sites in New South Wales) — 5G NR bands: NR 2100, NR 2600, NR 26000, NR 3600, NR 700, NR 850; 4G LTE bands: LTE 1800, LTE 2100, LTE 2600, LTE 700, LTE 850.

TPG (1,772 sites in New South Wales) — 5G NR bands: NR 1800, NR 2100, NR 26000, NR 3600, NR 700; 4G LTE bands: LTE 1800, LTE 2100, LTE 700, LTE 850.

Northern Territory

Band	Telstra	TPG
LTE 1800	55.3% nationally	64.5% nationally
LTE 2100	28.6% nationally	59.5% nationally
LTE 2600	43.1% nationally	—
LTE 700	86.1% nationally	0.1% nationally
LTE 850	12.6% nationally	66.2% nationally
NR 1800	—	1.8% nationally
NR 2100	0% nationally	14.7% nationally
NR 2600	23.9% nationally	—
NR 26000	4.9% nationally	0.5% nationally
NR 3600	38.8% nationally	41.5% nationally
NR 700	0.1% nationally	47% nationally
NR 850	40.4% nationally	—

Telstra (244 sites in Northern Territory) — 5G NR bands: NR 2100, NR 2600, NR 26000, NR 3600, NR 700, NR 850; 4G LTE bands: LTE 1800, LTE 2100, LTE 2600, LTE 700, LTE 850.

TPG (44 sites in Northern Territory) — 5G NR bands: NR 1800, NR 2100, NR 26000, NR 3600, NR 700; 4G LTE bands: LTE 1800, LTE 2100, LTE 700, LTE 850.

Other Territories

Band	Telstra	TPG
LTE 1800	55.3% nationally	64.5% nationally
LTE 2100	28.6% nationally	59.5% nationally
LTE 2600	43.1% nationally	—
LTE 700	86.1% nationally	0.1% nationally
LTE 850	12.6% nationally	66.2% nationally
NR 1800	—	1.8% nationally
NR 2100	0% nationally	14.7% nationally
NR 2600	23.9% nationally	—
NR 26000	4.9% nationally	0.5% nationally
NR 3600	38.8% nationally	41.5% nationally
NR 700	0.1% nationally	47% nationally
NR 850	40.4% nationally	—

Telstra (6 sites in Other Territories) — 5G NR bands: NR 2100, NR 2600, NR 26000, NR 3600, NR 700, NR 850; 4G LTE bands: LTE 1800, LTE 2100, LTE 2600, LTE 700, LTE 850.

TPG (0 sites in Other Territories) — 5G NR bands: NR 1800, NR 2100, NR 26000, NR 3600, NR 700; 4G LTE bands: LTE 1800, LTE 2100, LTE 700, LTE 850.

Queensland

Band	Telstra	TPG
LTE 1800	55.3% nationally	64.5% nationally
LTE 2100	28.6% nationally	59.5% nationally
LTE 2600	43.1% nationally	—
LTE 700	86.1% nationally	0.1% nationally
LTE 850	12.6% nationally	66.2% nationally
NR 1800	—	1.8% nationally
NR 2100	0% nationally	14.7% nationally
NR 2600	23.9% nationally	—
NR 26000	4.9% nationally	0.5% nationally
NR 3600	38.8% nationally	41.5% nationally
NR 700	0.1% nationally	47% nationally
NR 850	40.4% nationally	—

Telstra (2,379 sites in Queensland) — 5G NR bands: NR 2100, NR 2600, NR 26000, NR 3600, NR 700, NR 850; 4G LTE bands: LTE 1800, LTE 2100, LTE 2600, LTE 700, LTE 850.

TPG (965 sites in Queensland) — 5G NR bands: NR 1800, NR 2100, NR 26000, NR 3600, NR 700; 4G LTE bands: LTE 1800, LTE 2100, LTE 700, LTE 850.

South Australia

Band	Telstra	TPG
LTE 1800	55.3% nationally	64.5% nationally
LTE 2100	28.6% nationally	59.5% nationally
LTE 2600	43.1% nationally	—
LTE 700	86.1% nationally	0.1% nationally
LTE 850	12.6% nationally	66.2% nationally
NR 1800	—	1.8% nationally
NR 2100	0% nationally	14.7% nationally
NR 2600	23.9% nationally	—
NR 26000	4.9% nationally	0.5% nationally
NR 3600	38.8% nationally	41.5% nationally
NR 700	0.1% nationally	47% nationally
NR 850	40.4% nationally	—

Telstra (913 sites in South Australia) — 5G NR bands: NR 2100, NR 2600, NR 26000, NR 3600, NR 700, NR 850; 4G LTE bands: LTE 1800, LTE 2100, LTE 2600, LTE 700, LTE 850.

TPG (380 sites in South Australia) — 5G NR bands: NR 1800, NR 2100, NR 26000, NR 3600, NR 700; 4G LTE bands: LTE 1800, LTE 2100, LTE 700, LTE 850.

Tasmania

Band	Telstra	TPG
LTE 1800	55.3% nationally	64.5% nationally
LTE 2100	28.6% nationally	59.5% nationally
LTE 2600	43.1% nationally	—
LTE 700	86.1% nationally	0.1% nationally
LTE 850	12.6% nationally	66.2% nationally
NR 1800	—	1.8% nationally
NR 2100	0% nationally	14.7% nationally
NR 2600	23.9% nationally	—
NR 26000	4.9% nationally	0.5% nationally
NR 3600	38.8% nationally	41.5% nationally
NR 700	0.1% nationally	47% nationally
NR 850	40.4% nationally	—

Telstra (341 sites in Tasmania) — 5G NR bands: NR 2100, NR 2600, NR 26000, NR 3600, NR 700, NR 850; 4G LTE bands: LTE 1800, LTE 2100, LTE 2600, LTE 700, LTE 850.

TPG (55 sites in Tasmania) — 5G NR bands: NR 1800, NR 2100, NR 26000, NR 3600, NR 700; 4G LTE bands: LTE 1800, LTE 2100, LTE 700, LTE 850.

Victoria

Band	Telstra	TPG
LTE 1800	55.3% nationally	64.5% nationally
LTE 2100	28.6% nationally	59.5% nationally
LTE 2600	43.1% nationally	—
LTE 700	86.1% nationally	0.1% nationally
LTE 850	12.6% nationally	66.2% nationally
NR 1800	—	1.8% nationally
NR 2100	0% nationally	14.7% nationally
NR 2600	23.9% nationally	—
NR 26000	4.9% nationally	0.5% nationally
NR 3600	38.8% nationally	41.5% nationally
NR 700	0.1% nationally	47% nationally
NR 850	40.4% nationally	—

Telstra (2,719 sites in Victoria) — 5G NR bands: NR 2100, NR 2600, NR 26000, NR 3600, NR 700, NR 850; 4G LTE bands: LTE 1800, LTE 2100, LTE 2600, LTE 700, LTE 850.

TPG (1,289 sites in Victoria) — 5G NR bands: NR 1800, NR 2100, NR 26000, NR 3600, NR 700; 4G LTE bands: LTE 1800, LTE 2100, LTE 700, LTE 850.

Western Australia

Band	Telstra	TPG
LTE 1800	55.3% nationally	64.5% nationally
LTE 2100	28.6% nationally	59.5% nationally
LTE 2600	43.1% nationally	—
LTE 700	86.1% nationally	0.1% nationally
LTE 850	12.6% nationally	66.2% nationally
NR 1800	—	1.8% nationally
NR 2100	0% nationally	14.7% nationally
NR 2600	23.9% nationally	—
NR 26000	4.9% nationally	0.5% nationally
NR 3600	38.8% nationally	41.5% nationally
NR 700	0.1% nationally	47% nationally
NR 850	40.4% nationally	—

Telstra (1,557 sites in Western Australia) — 5G NR bands: NR 2100, NR 2600, NR 26000, NR 3600, NR 700, NR 850; 4G LTE bands: LTE 1800, LTE 2100, LTE 2600, LTE 700, LTE 850.

TPG (489 sites in Western Australia) — 5G NR bands: NR 1800, NR 2100, NR 26000, NR 3600, NR 700; 4G LTE bands: LTE 1800, LTE 2100, LTE 700, LTE 850.

ⓘ This data is unofficial and provided for general informational purposes only. It is not an official representation of mobile network coverage or infrastructure. Source: ACCC Mobile Infrastructure Report Data Release via data.gov.au. Reference date: 10 November 2025. This information should not be relied upon as an official coverage map or as a guarantee of service.