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NBN Co to deploy robots to automate field work tasks NBN Co has collaborated with University of Technology Sydney Robotics Institute to explore the potential use of remote-controlled robots to perform maintenance and construction tasks on the fixed line network. 

8th December 2022

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EU moves to make big tech pay network costs A storm is brewing in Europe which threatens to pit some of the world's biggest telecommunications providers against the biggest US tech companies in an attempt to force the big tech firms to part with more cash.   Global digital ticketing transaction to hit $2 trillion in 2027: Juniper Research

14th September 2022

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Telstra Wholesale launches new 5G service and IOT product range Telstra Wholesale announced a range of mobile solutions – including a new 5G service and a series of IOT products – at its annual customer event, Business Connect. Australia Tower Network completes acquisition of Axicom Independent owner and operator of wireless telecommunication sites Australia Tower Network has acquired telecom tower infrastructure provider Axicom.

11th May 2022

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mmWave 5G pushes Telstra’s download speed to a new record Telstra has achieved a new network download speed record of 5.9Gbps using a smartphone form factor mobile test device powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF System and Qualcomm FastConnect 6900 subsystem, an Ericsson Radio System, and dual connectivity software connected to Telstra’s commercial mmWave 5G mobile network.

1st March 2022

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Telstra announces 75% coverage in major 5G rollout milestone Three-quarters of all Australians now can now access Telstra 5G where they live, and Telstra’s 4G network now covers more than two million square kilometres of the Australian continent. Telstra and Ericsson make world’s longest 5G call Telstra, in collaboration with Ericsson announced the successful completion of a 113km 5G Standalone data call.

28th June 2021

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Apple's WWDC 2021: stop everything and watch the future of computing on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Watch, TV and more! Apple's iOS and iPadOS 15, macOS 12 Monterey, watchOS 8 and more are never more connected, secure and private, easier, more powerful and intelligent, with offline Siri, more advanced home automation, app creation on iPad, Xcode Cloud, iCloud+, sharing virtually any content in real-time on Messages and so much more.

8th June 2021

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Vocus board backs $3.5b takeover offer from Macquarie-led consortium The Vocus Group board has recommended that its shareholders accept an offer Macquarie’s infrastructure fund and Aware Super to acquire the company at a valuation of $3.5 billion.  

10th March 2021

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50% of Australians now covered by Telstra 5G in 'major rollout milestone' With one in two Aussies now living in Telstra's 5G coverage footprint, Telstra says this progress shows it is on track to "expand coverage to 75% of the population by the middle of the year" as it adds thousands of 5G devices to its network every week.  

14th January 2021

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Telstra hypes 41% 5G coverage as site number 2000 goes live In the wake of the much anticipated 5G iPhone 12 launch, Telstra has scrambled to promote itself as the number one 5G provider in Australia, with greater than 40% coverage of the population.

12th October 2020

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OptiComm announces ‘Australia first’ next-generation passive optical network FttP provider OptiComm says it is in the final stages of developing Australia’s first 10Gbps Passive Optical Network (XGS-PON) allowing residential customers to get a line speed of up to 1Gbps, and commercial customers to reach speeds up to 10Gbps.

8th October 2020