Telstra will be upgrading its mobile base station in Romsey East later this month, but the works will require a series of temporary outages or reduction in mobile coverage.
On Tuesday, June 11 to Sunday, June 16 there will be no 3G/4G Telstra mobile coverage from this site, Telstra said in a statement.
Further works with minimal disruptions will be required during daylight hours on Monday, June 17 and Tuesday, June 18 as Telstra completes the call testing and integration of the mobile network.
Telstra mobile customers will receive text messages advising of the upcoming work.
Landline services, NBN internet services and mobile coverage from other providers will not be impacted.
Any calls to triple-0 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 Steve Tinker said while crews need to work during daylight for safety, they will only be switching off the site when they need to and have 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 Tinker said.
