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...
Telecom regulator ACMA confirmed it will award 125 megahertz of spectrum in the 3.6 GHz band
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) announced it will award spectrum in the 3.6 GHz band for the provision of 5G services in November.
The regulator confirmed that it...
Syniverse opens lab that leverages its secure network access service
Network interconnect company Syniverse opened up a testing and development center at its headquarters in Tampa, Florida that will focus on "next-generation services for the internet of things, 5G, blockchain and artificial intelligence," the company...
Telstra, Elisa, Ooredoo among operators using 3.5 GHz for 5G
While in the U.S. the 3.5 GHz band is set aside for shared usage, in many other countries the prime mid-band spectrum is being allocated for use as service providers deploy 5G services. In Australia,...
Telstra said its new offering will allow customers in remote areas to have access to mobile coverage
Australian telco Telstra has launched a new small cell offering targeting remote areas in the country.
The new solution, dubbed the Telstra 4GX-lite mobile satellite small cell, will allow...
The Australian operator has recently deployed 50 4G small cells in the Melbourne area
Australian telecommunications operator Telstra announced plans to rollout small cells across the country in a move to boost capacity and speed in some of the country’s busiest locations, said Channa Seneviratne,...
The telco recently opened a 5G innovation center in the Gold Coast
Australian telecom operator Telstra is set to launch what it claims to be the world's first 5G supported Wi-Fi hotspots and roll out a 5G-connected car on the country’s Gold Coast. While there are...
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...
As Qualcomm reportedly prepares for a high-stakes meeting with hostile suitor Broadcom, the leading maker of smartphone modems is predicting 2 Gbps download speeds for smartphones this year. Qualcomm says it is sampling its eighth generation LTE modem, the Snapdragon X24, and will demonstrate...
Telstra to launch commercial 5G services in Australia during 2019
Australian telecommunications company Telstra has opened a 5G innovation centre in the Gold Coast region. Telstra said the main aim of the new 5G center will be to test next-generation technologies to support the early...
Gigabit LTE key to providing network experience continuity once 5G hits
Since Telstra launched the first commercial gigabit LTE in January 2017, more than 40 other global operators have, to varying degrees, upgraded their networks to support 4X4 multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO), 256 QAM and aggregation...
Telstra said the new launch will benefit industries such as transportation and logistics, mining, manufacturing and agriculture.
Australian telecoms operator Telstra announced it deployed narrowband technology in its IoT network in major cities and many regional towns across the country.
The operator said the NB-IoT deployment...
The Australian opeartor will be able to expand its presence in the connected vehicle space via the acquisition of MTData
Australian telecom operator seeks to expand its presence in the internet of things (IoT) market through the acquisition of compatriot firm MTData, a provider of...
Telstra first to launch VeloCloud virtually through SD-WAN in Asia- Pacific
Telstra, an Australian telecommunications company, recently announced an update to the Telstra Programmable Network, collaborating with VeloCloud to launch a virtual branch software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) in Australia and globally. Telstra described the new...
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...
Trans-Atlantic encryption test seen as stepping stone toward commercialization
Ericsson, Telstra and Ciena have joined forces to trial continuous data encryption while ensuring speed and consistency over a 21,940 km multi-vendor network and cable system. The companies announced they successfully encrypted data in transit between...
China Telecom Global among first service provider to deploy global SD-WAN service
China Telecom Global (CTG), a multinational telecom service provider, announced it has chosen Versa Networks as its main vendor for its software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) and software-defined security (SD-Security) solutions. CTG is...
Gigabit mobile connections don't have to wait for 5G--the service is commercially available in some markets today, and chipmaker Qualcomm continues to work with operators and other partners to expand the reach of gigabit LTE.
Earlier this year Australian operator Telstra worked with Ericsson, Qualcomm and...
Australian telecommunications company Telstra is protecting itself from rising energy prices by committing to a long-term corporate power purchase agreement with renewable energy producer RES Group and supporting the construction of a new, 70-megawatt solar farm.
Telstra is funding the new solar farm to the tune...
Australian telecommunications firm Telstra and the City of Joondalup in Western Australia have reached an agreement to carry out a trial of smart city applications using Internet of Things (IoT) solutions.
The telco said that the smart city trial includes IoT-enabled environmental sensors, smart bins...
The two-month NB-IoT pilot will cover areas in Seoul and will initially focus on location tracking services
Korean technology firm Samsung Electronics and compatriot telecommunications firm KT have launched a pilot of narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) service in parts of capitol city Seoul.
The test...
As standardization continues, major telecommunications network infrastructure vendors – primarily Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei, ZTE and Samsung along with their suppliers –are racing to not only help guide the standards setting process, but to develop a "5G" portfolio that will enable operator customers to quickly...
The Indigo cable system is set to link Singapore, Indonesia and Australia.
A consortium of Asian operators, Google and telecommunications infrastructure firm Superloop have commissioned a subsea cable system linking Singapore, Indonesia and Australia.
Google, Indosat Ooredoo, Singapore’s Singtel, SubPartners, Australian telco Telstra and...
Gigabit LTE represents a step forward for operators as they move towards 5G deployments.
Gigabit LTE, which refers to mobile telecommunication operators offering LTE-based download speeds of up to one gigabit per second, made its debut in Australia at the end of last...
