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Optus launches Internet gamer plan Optus has launched a new home Internet plan specifically designed for gamers which it says aims to not only provide great WiFi coverage, but will also address congestion issues for gamers in households where multiple devices are being used, by prioritising their gaming traffic within the home or premises.
31st May 2021
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AARNet joins international cybersecurity partnership Higher education organisations in four countries have teamed up to help prevent and mitigate cyber attacks on their sector. Optus, OPPO & Ericsson trumpet success of voice call over 5G standalone network Optus in collaboration with Ericsson and OPPO, have doubled down on 5G advancements, announcing a successful completion of a voice call over a commercial 5G standalone network.
26th May 2021
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Apologies for no CommsWire yesterday, our mail server had a hiccup, but we're back online today! Very high speed NBN plans gaining ground: ACCC A record number of Australian households have moved to very high speed NBN plans, according to the ACCC, with the number of connections in the 500Mbps to 1000Mbps space growing from 9924 to 83,000 by the end of March.
21st May 2021
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Telsyte: COVID-19 ends decade-long mobile services growth streak With TPG Telecom, Optus and prepaid the most impacted, the total number of services has dropped 1.7% from 2019 levels thanks to the pandemic.
11th May 2021
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NBN Co’s latest list of suburbs and towns where 900,000 more homes are eligible for a fibre upgrade by ordering selected plans The ACT, NT and Tasmania finally join the list where suburbs will be upgrade to a fibre connection, with 1.1 million homes now announced and 2 million homes to be passed by 2023, leading to a total of 3.5 million premises to be able to access the nbn Home Ultrafast wholesale speed tier with download speeds of 500 Mbps to close to 1 Gbps.
4th May 2021
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ACMA details outcome of 5G millimetre Wave spectrum auction Five companies have won spectrum in the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s latest spectrum auction in the 26 GHz band. The 26 GHz band has been identified as optimal for the delivery of 5G wireless broadband services.
23rd April 2021
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Samsung Networks Business launches operations in Australia to bring next-generation 5G networks Samsung Networks Business to deliver the latest in mmWave 5G innovation, initially offering 5G mmWave radio solutions in both the 26Ghz and 28Ghz spectrums.
14th April 2021
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Report: big gains for low-loss materials in the 5G market Materials used in future 5G networks will be different and more diverse and there will be rapid growth in demand for low-loss materials in 5G according to research firm IDTechEx.
8th April 2021
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Optus reaches blistering 10Gps aggregated throughput on live 5G site in Brisbane Poking fun at Telstra by stating "You don’t need Australia’s fastest 5G… until you do", Optus aggregated its 5G spectrum bands of 3500Mhz and 28Ghz (mmWave) on top of existing 5G spectrum bands to deliver "unprecedented bandwidth and speed."
7th April 2021
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Consumers get better speeds, access to streaming services, says ACCC Consumers on NBN fixed-line connections experienced strong speed performance in December last year, with retail service providers achieving between 85.0 and 98.9% of maximum plan speeds across all fixed-line plans in the busy evening hours of 7-11pm in December 2020, according to the latest Measuring Broadband Australia report from the competition regulator the ACCC.
29th March 2021