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Optus testing 5G mmWave technology with Ericsson, first call completed Australia’s second biggest telco Singtel Optus has started testing 5G mmWave technology with Sweden's Ericsson, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.

30th June 2020

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O2 5G Ericsson deal, pressures other UK telcos to pick supplier British telco O2 has decided to expand its use of equipment from Swedish firm Ericsson to upgrade its 5G network, and in so doing has put pressure on the other three mobile telcos in the UK to declare their hands.

11th June 2020

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Nokia, VHA team up on Australian 5G spectrum test deployment Nokia and Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) have jointly announced the first deployment of low-band NR700Mhz spectrum in a field test environment in a 5G network in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.

4th May 2020

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Nokia, VHA team up on Australian 5G spectrum test deployment Nokia and Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) have jointly announced the first deployment of low-band NR700Mhz spectrum in a field test environment in a 5G network in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.

4th May 2020

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Power loss, not fire damage caused bushfire mobile outages Mobile network outages during the 2019-20 bushfires were overwhelmingly due to loss of power rather than fire damage, according to a new report from telecommunications regulator the Australian Communications and Media Authority.

1st May 2020

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SMBs on wrong NBN plan missing full benefits of network Many small and medium businesses on the NBN are embracing the cloud to save time and grow, but don’t have the right broadband plan to take advantage of future opportunities, according to research released by NBN Co and analyst firm Telsyte.

10th March 2020

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Telstra begins internal mmWave 5G testing and trials Telstra has begun internal testing of millimetre wave 5G, and is planning to provide some customers with trial access. Telstra and Ericsson extend 4G range to 200km Long time Australian telecommunications partners Telstra and Ericsson have announced what they claim is a world-first 200km LTE cell range capability on a commercial mobile broadband network.

28th February 2020

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I missed this email on Thursday (sorry), especially as it features TelSoc. I was informed it went out earlier blank, so you may be getting this twice. Tim Herring  

23rd January 2020

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Sorry I missed this Newsletter pon Thursday, especially as it features TelSoc !! Ericsson chief: Huawei situation creating uncertainty for 5G market Ericsson worldwide chief executive Börje Ekholm says the US bid to prevent its competitor Huawei Technology from gaining deals is not giving his company "a free kick" and is creating uncertainty for the global 5G market.

23rd January 2020

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 This is the final edition of CommsWire Afternoon for 2019.  We will be back on 13 January 2020. We would like to wish all of our readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Prosperous and Safe New Year!

21st December 2019