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Optus opens up multiple 5G mmWave sites
Optus opens up multiple 5G mmWave sites
Comes after completion of major spectrum auction. Credit: Dreamstime
Telco Optus has turned on its first six 5G millimetre Wave (mmWave) commercial sites in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, as the carrier clocks up one million 5G capable devices on its network.
The new mmWave sites include four Sydney-based locations: Kings Cross, Surry Hills, North Ryde and, naturally, Optus Sydney Campus; as well as Huntingdale in Melbourne and Strathpine in Brisbane, with more to come over the coming weeks.
Optus’ mmWave sites are equipped with 800Mhz spectrum bandwidth, tapping into the ‘golden Ghz’ acquired during last month’s 5G spectrum auction.
TPG targets June for 5G fixed wireless offering
TPG targets June for 5G fixed wireless offering
More than half a million of the telco’s customers are now using 5G mobile devices on its network.
Iñaki Berroeta (TPG Telecom) Credit: TPG
TPG Telecom plans to begin inviting customers to access its 5G fixed wireless services from June, the company’s CEO and managing director Iñaki Berroeta has told shareholders.
The publicly listed telco, an entity combining the freshly merged businesses of Vodafone Australia and TPG, has been accelerating its 5G efforts over the past several months, buying up additional mobile spectrum and rolling out 5G services to more than 500 suburbs in cities and major centres around Australia.
Telcos spend more than $600 million snapping up 5G friendly spectrum
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Australiaâs largest telcos have spent more than $600 million on crucial radio wave spectrum that will help them build 5G networks and dramatically improve mobile and internet speeds.
Telstra spent $276.6 million on buying 1000MHz of 26GHz spectrum, which is highly sought after because it can be used to build high-speed mobile networks. TPG Telecom will pay $108.2 million for licences in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, while Optus was awarded licences in most capital cities for $226.2 million by the Australian Communications and Media Authority. Including smaller providers Dense Air Australia and Pentanet Limited, the group of telcos spent $647.6 million.
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