CommsWire - 18 January 2019

German industry group says evidence needed for Huawei ban The Federation of German Industries says that evidence is needed to block any telecommunications provider from being involved in the country's 5G networks, even as a newspaper claimed that the German Government was trying to devise a means to block Chinese vendor Huawei from participation.

CommsWire - 17 January 2019

Telstra promises to have subsea cable clients restored in minutes Telstra, together with Ericsson and Ciena, has announced a rapid restoration service which it claims will enable clients using its subsea cable network in Asia to be and running again within minutes instead of hours.

CommsWire - 16 January 2019

Many Australians seek to change Internet plans after Xmas Product comparison firm iSelect says it has seen an average increase of about 40% in the number of Australians inquiring about changing their Internet plans after the festive season.

CommsWire - 15 January 2019

Optus makes 5G data call on 60 MHz in C-Band Australia’s second largest telco, the Singtel-owned Optus, says it has taken another significant step towards its commercial launch of 5G by making a 5G data call on 60 MHz using 3.5 GHz spectrum.

CommsWire - 14 January 2019

Home Affairs perpetuating myths about encryption law: CA chief A document issued by the Government-funded Australian Cyber Security Growth Network, aimed at providing "information to industry about key economic concerns" over the encryption law that was passed in December, has been dismissed by the Communications Alliance as a bid by the Home Affairs Department to perpetuate myths about the legislation.

CommsWire - 20 December 2018

Australian 5G will cost billions more due to Huawei ban: claim Australia's ban on the use of 5G equipment from Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies will result in the cost of deploying wireless base stations being higher by anything from 15% to 40%, Huawei chairman Ken Hu says.

CommsWire - 19 December 2018

Doubt cast over whether telcos are ready to deliver 5G: report Sixty-six percent of organisations have plans to deploy 5G by 2020, but according to a new report users adopting 5G face the lack of readiness of telecommunications providers, with their 5G networks not available or capable enough for the needs of organisations.

CommsWire - 18 December 2018

Telstra moves quickly with launch of first Melbourne, Sydney 5G sites Telstra has moved quickly to launch its first 5G Melbourne and Sydney sites after being given early access to the 3.6 GHz spectrum it won at auction last week.

CommsWire - 17 December 2018

Rapid growth in Australian mobile market for China’s Huawei, Oppo Australians are buying up mobile phones from big Chinese companies Huawei and Oppo faster than they are snapping up handsets from other phone providers, according to new research which reveals Huawei’s share of purchases grew by 87% to  471,000 handsets in the 12 months to September 2108.

CommsWire - 12 December 2018

ASD says 5G network claims refer to 'mature' architecture; techies disagree The Australian Signals Directorate claims that comments made by its director, Mike Burgess, in October, that there is no separation between the 5G radio access network and its core, are correct and referred to "mature" and "far more capable 5G network architectures".