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Germany-based IT and IoT integration company Software AG is looking to replicate its ADAMOS alliance of machine manufacturers in other industrial domains. It wants to hone its digital-change technologies at the ‘coal-face’ of the markets they are designed for, in collaboration with the companies...

Australian operator Telstra has switched on a private LTE network at a gold mine in Papua New Guinea. The deployment at the Lihir gold mine, on Aniolam Island in the New Ireland Province of Papua New Guinea, will bring greater levels of safety, remote...

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The use of LTE-Broadcast results in higher video quality as well as a more consistent viewer experience, according to recent testing by Signals Research Group -- even when relatively few devices are involved. SRG reported that its testing showed "dramatic difference" in video quality between...

Australian operator Telstra has recruited German IT and IoT integration company Software AG to help it devise a software solution for automated water management. Telstra already uses Software AG’s Cumulocity IoT platform as the basis of its own IoT platform offering. Their new water management...

The two companies and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia will explore 5G edge computing cases for the banking sector Australian carrier Telstra, network equipment vendor Ericsson and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia have announced plans to explore and trial 5G edge computing technologies for the...

Telstra and Ericsson are combining their cellular IoT and connectivity services, in the shape of the former’s narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) and LTE-M networks and the latter’s IoT Accelerator connectivity and device management platform, respectively. The move will enable the deployment and management of IoT...

  The Australian carrier plans to deploy 1,200 5G sites across Australia’s main regions by March 2020   Australian carrier Optus has signed a partnership with Ericsson to deploy 50 5G sites across the cities of Sydney and Melbourne over the coming months as part of Optus’...

  The carrier said the 5G offering will be supported by 1,200 sites by March 2020   Australian telecom operator Optus has launched its 5G home broadband offering in certain areas of Canberra and Sydney. In partnership with Nokia, who is supplying the 5G Radio Access Network and...

  The carrier aims to launch 5G fixed wireless in the country in the first half of 2019 Australian carrier Optus said it has successfully completed a 5G data call using 3.5 GHz spectrum and 60 megahertz of channel bandwidth. The call was made from an Optus...

  The carrier said early access to 3.6 GHz frequencies allowed to activate 5G at sites in Melbourne and Sidney Australian carrier Telstra announced it had been given early access to the 3.6 GHz spectrum it won at a 5G auction last week, enabling it to...

  Telecom regulator ACMA said Australia raised over $615 million during the process   Four mobile carriers have won 5G spectrum in the Australian Communication and Media Authority (ACMA)’s latest spectrum auction in the 3.6 GHz band. The regulator said it raised approximately AUD 853 million ($615.6 million)...

  Under the agreement, Telstra will soon launch Arduino’s new IoT developer board in the Australian market   Telstra has signed a partnership with open source hardware and software ecosystem company Arduino aimed at boosting internet of things growth in Australia. Under the terms of the agreement, Telstra...

The 5G test used Telstra’s spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band Australian carrier Telstra said it has achieved what it claims to be Australia’s first live 5G connection using a commercial 5G chipset on the carrier’s mobile network. The company said it used a form factor...

The Australian carrier recently carried out a large 5G trial in Sidney Australian carrier Optus said it will launch its 5G fixed-wireless services in the cities of Canberra and Brisbane in January 2019, Australian press reported. The carrier, owned by Singapore´s Singtel, said that other major...

  Telstra upgraded existing infrastructure to 5G in the cities of Adelaide, Perth and Canberra Australian operator Telstra said it has selected Ericsson as its key partner for the deployment of 5G technology. Telstra CEO Andrew Penn said the carrier is already rolling out 5G technology in...

  Ericsson said the new technology will allow the carrier to expand its LTE footprint across the country   Swedish vendor Ericsson and Australian carrier Telstra said they have successfully deployed and tested narrowband internet of things data connections up to 100 kilometers from a base station...

  The carrier aims to end this year with a total of 200 5G-enabled sites Australian mobile carrier Telstra already operates a total of 15 5G-enables sites across the country, the company’s CEO Andrew Penn said in a blog post. “We are already rolling out 5G technology...

Fixed and mobile assets a good combination for 5G upgrade Change is afoot in the Australian telco space with the potential merger of Vodafone subsidiary Vodafone Hutchison Australia and TPG Telecom. The companies characterize the merger as better positioning the combined company to compete against...

  Telecom regulator ACMA confirmed it will award 125 megahertz of spectrum in the 3.6 GHz band The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) announced it will award spectrum in the 3.6 GHz band for the provision of 5G services in November. The regulator confirmed that it...

Syniverse opens lab that leverages its secure network access service Network interconnect company Syniverse opened up a testing and development center at its headquarters in Tampa, Florida that will focus on "next-generation services for the internet of things, 5G, blockchain and artificial intelligence," the company...

Telstra, Elisa, Ooredoo among operators using 3.5 GHz for 5G While in the U.S. the 3.5 GHz band is set aside for shared usage, in many other countries the prime mid-band spectrum is being allocated for use as service providers deploy 5G services. In Australia,...

Telstra said its new offering will allow customers in remote areas to have access to mobile coverage Australian telco Telstra has launched a new small cell offering targeting remote areas in the country. The new solution, dubbed the Telstra 4GX-lite mobile satellite small cell, will allow...

The Australian operator has recently deployed 50 4G small cells in the Melbourne area Australian telecommunications operator Telstra announced plans to rollout small cells across the country in a move to boost capacity and speed in some of the country’s busiest locations, said Channa Seneviratne,...