CommsWire - 13 October 2016

Govt gives Hanson seat on NBN committee; Turnbull says NBN represents 'great corporate turnaround'; Vodafone and Nokia?s first Australian ?live public 5G trial?; Telstra joins industry initiative to explore ?truck platooning? benefits; Huawei Marine to build PNG national broadband network; Ghana joint venture to expand SpeedCast African satellite coverage; 

Fifth Generation Cellular Networks

The requirements for 5G are increased download speeds, the need to deal with increased cell density, increased bandwidth efficiency and availability of new bandwidth. 5G is likely to make use of spectrum in the millimetre range, beam-forming antenna arrays, massive Multi-Input Multi-Output, and fundamental changes to base station design. In this paper the key drivers for 5G are discussed including the very large numbers of devices in cells, the need to make available new spectrum, energy...

CommsWire - 7 October 2016

Government looks for new operator for ?enhanced? Triple Zero emergency service A modern Triple Zero Emergency Call Service utilising the latest technologies will be implemented nationally, with the federal government calling for expressions of interest for operators to take over the contract to provide ?enhanced? services.

CommsWire - 21 September 2016

Telstra and Ericsson conduct FIRST live 5G trial in Australia 5G?s momentum continues accelerating, with Telstra and Ericsson partnering to test one of the world?s first - and Australia?s first - 5G radio test beds, in Melbourne.

CommsWire - 1 September 2016

NBN Co and Nokia set to go extremely XG.FAST at 5Gbps NBN Co and Nokia are looking at XG.Fast technology paired with Fttdp, with trial speeds delivering from 5Gbps to lab results of 8Gbps over twisted pair copper lines.

CommsWire - 10 August 2016

Huawei ICT Roadshow showcases 5G, NB-IoT Noting it is ?building a better connected Australia,? Huawei has unveiled its ?5G wireless prototype for the first time in Australia? to customers and guests at its third annual ICT Roadshow event.

CommsWire - 5 August 2016

ACCC?s comms sector market study to be completed in 2017 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chairman Rod Sims has announced that the ACCC?s ?next market study will focus on the Australian communications sector.? USO should include data services: ACCAN

CommsWire - 18 July 2016

Android Pay arrives Google's Android Pay mobile payments system has arrived in Australia with American Express and Visa cards first off the rank, with MasterCard to be added "in a few days." Mobile strategies in ANZ yet to mature: survey A survey sponsored by open source firm Red Hat has found that most businesses in Australia and New Zealand know how mobile devices can deliver value and have begun to implement a mobility strategy.

CommsWire - 11 July 2016

Telstra axing jobs as it outsources contact centre work overseas Telstra is slashing more than 300 jobs in its customer service centres, with most of the work to be outsourced to the Philippines. Telstra seals another APAC investment deal Telstra?s growth push in the Asia Pacific region has again been boosted by a strategic investment in Chinese communications application programming interfaces (APIs) provider Cloopen.

CommsWire - 6 July 2016

AIIA says electronic voting makes a lot of sense Australia would save both money and time if it turned to electronic voting, the Australian Information Industry Association, the nation's peak body for the technology industry, claims. Electronic voting? Not on your life The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has joined the growing throng of calls for Australia to move to electronic voting. And why wouldn?t it?