Australian operator Optus has selected Nokia’s IMPACT IoT platform to provide device management and data collection capabilities to customers in multiple industry segments in Australia, Nokia said in a release.
Nokia’s IoT Device Management Platform (DMP) will enable Optus to provide its customers with simple...
Australian operator Optus has completed what it claims to be the world’-s first 2.3 GHz + 3.5 GHz 5G non-standalone carrier aggregation call, the company said in a release.
The call -- made in Sydney, in collaboration with Ericsson and using Samsung’s Galaxy S20 5G...
Australian operator TPG Telecom announced plans to accelerate its 5G rollout over the next 12 months, with over 85% of the population in the country’s six largest cities expected to be served by the end of next year.
The company, which was formed through the...
The government of Australia announced allocation limits for the country’s next 5G spectrum auction, which is scheduled to occur in March 2021.
In a release, the government said that the 26 GHz auction will be the first time high-band 5G spectrum will be made available...
Telstra emerged as the leading operator in Australia in terms of 5G download rates, according to a report by Opensignal.
The carrier recorded an average download speed of 231.8 Mbps, beating rival carrier Optus by 61.9 Mbps (36.4%).
“This highlights the impressive jump in speeds that...
Australian carrier Telstra expects its 5G network to cover 75% of the country’s population by June 2021, the company’s CEO Andrew Penn said in a blog post.
Penn noted that Telstra’s 5G network already covers around one-third of the population.
The telco is already offering commercial...
Optus testing 5G using 26 GHz mmWave band at four sites in Sydney
Australian operator Optus announced it is testing 5G mmWave technology in partnership with Swedish vendor Ericsson.
Optus noted that mmWave technology will enable higher speed and reduced latency for its customers, especially in...
Australian operator Telstra has announced plans to allow customers early trial access to millimeter wave 5G spectrum with the launch of a mmWave 5G-enabled device by mid-year, the telco said in a release.
Telstra CEO Andrew Penn said internal testing of the technology had begun...
Australian operator Optus said it has successfully implemented spectrum sharing technology from Ericsson to made an end-to-end 5G video test call while simultaneously streaming video content on a 4G device.
Using the Optus 5G network in Australia and Singtel’s pilot 5G network in Singapore, the...
Optus plans to turn on its 2.3 GHz spectrum sometime in 2020
Optus is claiming to have made the world's first 5G data call using 2.3 GHz spectrum in a trial completed in Sydney using kit from Ericsson.
"With its lower frequency, the 2.3 GHz spectrum...
Swedish vendor Ericsson and Azerbaijani communications service provider Azercell have signed a three-year 5G Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) spanning the joint deployment of 5G projects, trials, and use cases, the former said in a release.
Ericsson and Azercell have already partnered to deliver a test...
Optus is opening the service up to 138,000 homes in select locations
In January, Optus, Australia’s second largest telecommunications company, began a campaign to gauge interest in a 5G fixed wireless service among its customers and ended up providing services to over 200 users. Now,...
Huawei ban hinders Australia's 5G plan
At the end of last year, Australia’s communications agency allocated 5G spectrum to four major telecoms, raising nearly AUD 853 million ($615.6 million) after selling 350 available spectrum lots.
Dense Air Australia won 29 lots for AUD 18.49 million; Mobile...
Australian operator Optus
Business has entered into an agreement with Myriota, a global specialist in
nanosatellite Internet of Things (IoT), with a view to providing remote and
regional connectivity for IoT devices and applications.
The operator said that this new agreement will bring together Optus’ national
networks and digital...
The Australian carrier plans to deploy 1,200 5G sites across Australia’s main regions by March 2020
Australian carrier Optus has signed a partnership with Ericsson to deploy 50 5G sites across the cities of Sydney and Melbourne over the coming months as part of Optus’...
The carrier said the 5G offering will be supported by 1,200 sites by March 2020
Australian telecom operator Optus has launched its 5G home broadband offering in certain areas of Canberra and Sydney.
In partnership with Nokia, who is supplying the 5G Radio Access Network and...
The carrier aims to launch 5G fixed wireless in the country in the first half of 2019
Australian carrier Optus said it has successfully completed a 5G data call using 3.5 GHz spectrum and 60 megahertz of channel bandwidth.
The call was made from an Optus...
Telecom regulator ACMA said Australia raised over $615 million during the process
Four mobile carriers have won 5G spectrum in the Australian Communication and Media Authority (ACMA)’s latest spectrum auction in the 3.6 GHz band.
The regulator said it raised approximately AUD 853 million ($615.6 million)...
With ecosystem alignment, expect big 5G momentum in 2019
Verizon launched a fixed wireless 5G service in four markets this year with plans to offer mobile in 2019, while AT&T is looking to offer mobile 5G services in a dozen markets by year-end. While these...
The Australian carrier recently carried out a large 5G trial in Sidney
Australian carrier Optus said it will launch its 5G fixed-wireless services in the cities of Canberra and Brisbane in January 2019, Australian press reported. The carrier, owned by Singapore´s Singtel, said that other major...
Fixed and mobile assets a good combination for 5G upgrade
Change is afoot in the Australian telco space with the potential merger of Vodafone subsidiary Vodafone Hutchison Australia and TPG Telecom. The companies characterize the merger as better positioning the combined company to compete against...
The government of Australia also announced plans to offer 5G spectrum in the 3.6 GHz band
Italy's telecommunications services regulator Agcom announced the launch of a public consultation process for the country's first 5G spectrum tender, which is expected to take place by the end...
Nokia lands deal with Telia
Telia Company is adopting Nokia's cloud native packet core solution across the Nordics and Baltics, covering Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Estonia and Lithuania. The move is part of a wider initiative by Telia to improve mobile broadband and manage mobile...
Government announced the creation of a 5G working group which will include officials and industry players
The government of Australia has developed a paper outlining a 5G policy for the country, including the establishment of a working group to drive the deployment of 5G mobile...
