CommsWire - 25 October 2018

Telstra signs 5G deal with Ericsson, tech rolled out in three cities Telstra has announced that Swedish telecommunications supplier Ericsson will be its main partner in rolling out 5G, with an agreement signed by the two companies on Wednesday.

CommsWire - 24 October 2018

NBN Co chair rules out write-down, says network could sell for $50b The chairman of NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia's national broadband network, has told Senate Estimates that the NBN could still fetch a price of $50 billion once it is fully rolled out in 2021.

CommsWire - 19 October 2018

S&P says 5G no magic bullet to solve telcos' NBN issues The advent of 5G networks will not provide any kind of salvation for telecommunications providers who are desperate for some way of fighting back against the unreasonably high prices charged by NBN Co, a report from the credit ratings agency S&P Global Ratings says.

CommsWire - 3 October 2018

Full 5G implementation at least two years away, says Ruckus chief Despite all the hype about 5G at the moment, a full implementation of the technology specification is at least two years away, according to Carl Jefferys, ANZ country manager for Ruckus Wireless.

CommsWire - 26 September 2018

More than 5b now have access to mobile services: GSMA More than five billion of the world's population are now connected to a mobile network, up from 4.6 billion at the end of 2015, according to a study from the GSM Association released at the United Nations this week.

CommsWire - 24 September 2018

Telco bodies, AIIA warn encryption bill could weaken Australia’s security The Federal Government's draft encryption bill could seriously damage Australia’s — and international — cyber security and, would act contrary to its stated aim of increasing security for Australians, a submission jointly made by the telco industry body Communications Alliance, the Australian Information Industry Association and the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association claims.

CommsWire - 27 August 2018

China asks Australia to drop 'ideological bias' The Chinese Government has told its Australian counterpart to get rid of its "ideological biases" and create a "fair environment" for business in the country in the wake of the 5G ban imposed on Chinese companies Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corporation.

CommsWire - 24 August 2018

Huawei ban undermines Australia's 5G future: Vodafone Two big Australian telcos have expressed contrasting reactions to the Australian Government's ban on Huawei playing a role in the rollout of 5G networks Down Under.

3GPP Insights on Mobile Telecommunications

The 3GPP unites seven of the world’s telecommunications standard development organizations (SDOs) to provide a stable environment in which to define the open standards underpinning current and future mobile cellular networks. This is a unique opportunity to have some of the 3GPP leadership come to Melbourne for a Government and Industry briefing.

CommsWire - 17 August 2018

NBN Co forced to back down on charging rural users more Under pressure from the Federal Government, the NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia's national broadband network, has backed down on a decision to charge rural and regional users $20 more for their fixed wireless 50/20Mbps plans.