Ericsson said that this deployment lays the groundwork for forthcoming 5G-A and associated technologies
Swedish vendor Ericsson and Australian telco Telstra claimed the first deployment of Ericsson’s 4th generation of Radio Access Network (RAN) purpose-built compute platform in Australia, "paving the way" for a 5G Advanced...
Telstra is extending AI infrastructure from Microsoft throughout the footprint of its Intercity Fibre Network project
Australian operator Telstra is extending Microsoft’s AI infrastructure throughout the footprint of its Intercity Fibre Network project as part of an extended strategic partnership between the two companies. The...
US gold mining company Newmont Corporation is to junk Wi-Fi in favour of 5G on its remote controlled and autonomous machinery at its major mining operations in Australia, Africa, Latin America, and North America. The decision comes after a private 5G trial with Ericsson...
Convergence, rejuvenation, transformation, sophistication...AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, Telstra, Vodafone execs chart a course to growth at DTW24—Ignite
There were a number of prominent themes this year at TM Forum’s Digital Transformation World—Ignite event in Copenhagen, Denmark. AI, obviously, cloud, operating models, reskilling/upskilling, etc…But the high-level view,...
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Shifting tides for...
Revenue from its enterprise unit dropped 2.3% in the second half of 2023, said Telstra
Australian telco Telstra will axe as many as 2,800 workers as part of the "reset" of its enterprise fixed business, the company's second-largest division that accounts for 30% of revenue....
Telstra and Ericsson said they have finalized the build of the initial wireless capabilities for this project
Swedish vendor Ericsson and Australian operator Telstra announced plans to deliver 5G network slicing services for Australian enterprises as part of their existing partnership.
The pair said they have...
Telstra said the new 5G SA uplink capability combines its mid-band spectrum holdings to create a 140MHz channel for sending data from the device to the network
Australian operator Telstra claimed a new global record for 5G uplink speed of 340 Mbps, in partnership with...
Telstra made the launch in partnership with Eutelsat OneWeb
Eutelsat Group and Australian carrier Telstra announced the launch of what they claim is the largest rollout of Eutelsat OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) backhaul in Australia.
The launch follows the signing of a strategic multi-year agreement...
Australian telco Telstra said that the bulk of its scope 3 emissions relate to the carrier's supply chain
Companies operating in the telecommunications field are currently facing challenges when measuring Scope 3 emissions, said Alessandro Gropelli, deputy director general at European Telecoms Association (ETNO) and...
Ericsson on how operators can work towards net-zero goals and deliver 5G sustainability without compromising performance
“Our target as an industry, as a society, is very clear,” Ericsson Head of Product Line 5G Sibel Tombaz said during a talk on 5G sustainability at the recent...
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Absorbing the impact...
TPG Telecom noted that its 5G network currently has over 2,500 active sites across the country
Australian operator TPG Telecom said it has expanded its 5G Standalone (SA) coverage to its brands iiNet, TPG, Internode and Westnet.
In a release, the telco said that mobile customers...
The tribunal had found that this proposed agreement would provide Telstra with substantial commercial and competitive benefits
Australian operators Telstra and TPG Telecom said they will not appeal the country's competition tribunal's decision to block an asset transfer deal between the two companies.
In a statement,...
Telstra said it expects the new Starlink service options to be available for customers and businesses towards the end of 2023
Australian operator Telstra said Monday that it will tap into Starlink, the satellite internet constellation operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, to provide fixed broadband...
A good – and overdue and delayed – catchup with Bernd Gross, chief technology officer at Software AG, at Hannover Messe some months back gave pause to reflect on broader developments with Industry 4.0, and with 5G as an adjunct to it, as well...
Telstra and TPG Telecom had announced a ten-year regional Multi-Operator Core Network (MOCN) commercial agreement in 2022
The Australian Competition Tribunal has declined to allow local operators TPG Telecom and Telstra to share regional spectrum and mobile network assets.
In a release, the Australian Competition and...
MWC 2023: The GSMA has announced a framework of universal network application programmable interfaces (APIs) to provide universal access to operator networks for developers. At launch, at the annual MWC showcase in Barcelona, the so-called GSMA Open Gateway initiative has the support of 21...
Brady noted that Telstra is on track to reach 85% of the population with its 5G network by mid-2023
Australian operator Telstra’s 5G network reached over 81% of the country’s population as of the end of last year, the carrier’s CEO Vicki Brady told a...
Cohere Technologies has developed Universal Spectrum Multiplier (USM) software for existing networks and Open Radio Access Networks
U.S. network software firm Cohere Technologies announced it has received investment funding from Bell Ventures, which is the corporate venture capital arm of Canadian telco Bell.
Cohere Technologies...
The deal would have an 'immediate and enduring' impact on infrastructure competition, says the ACCC
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) blocked an asset sharing deal between Telstra and TPG, the country’s two largest providers. In a statement, ACCC Commissioner Liza Carver said the...
Telstra has also deployed the Ericsson Local Packet Gateway in Telstra’s commercial 5G network
Australian telco Telstra and Ericsson have deployed an automated standards-based network slicing service orchestration capability in Telstra’s commercial network using Ericsson Orchestration and Ericsson Inventory solutions.
In a release, the Swedish vendor...
Telstra 5G is currently available in over 350 towns and cities across Australia
Australian operator Telstra Wholesale announced a range of new mobile solutions – including a new 5G service and a series of IoT products – at its annual customer event, Business Connect.
The Telstra...
This might seem like a cop-out, but the irresistible narrative from MWC over the week, that the grand-standing on the show floor masked (and revealed) a battle between three industries for the soul of 5G, is not quite right. The idea that the traditional...
