NBN Co selects mmWave for fixed wireless upgrade
NBN Co earmarked AUD750 million ($555.9 million) to upgrade its fixed wireless capability using mmWave 5G spectrum, aiming to increase the footprint by 50 per cent and boost speeds for…
Telstra chief targets rapid migration off 4G
INTERVIEW: Telstra CEO Andrew Penn (pictured) highlighted the importance of quickly migrating users to its 5G network as it is significantly more efficient than the operator’s LTE infrastructure, targeting 85…
Los expertos pronostican que las ondas milimétricas despegarán en 2022
Directivos de varias empresas y grupos industriales de primer orden han declarado en el MWC Barcelona 2022 que el sector de las telecomunicaciones ha alcanzado un punto de inflexión en…
Experts tip mmWave for take off in 2022
Executives from a host of leading companies and industry groups told MWC Barcelona 2022 the telecoms industry had reached a tipping point in terms of mmWave 5G, which they predicted…
España subastará espectro mmWave para 5G en el segundo semestre de 2022
El ministerio español de Asuntos Económicos y Transformación Digital ha lanzado una consulta pública sobre la demanda y el modelo de gestión y explotación de la banda de frecuencias de…
Samsung taps mmWave to boost Wi-Fi speeds
Samsung claimed a key breakthrough in use of 5G spectrum to bolster public Wi-Fi following a trial on a moving underground train which employed mmWave spectrum to provide backhaul. The…
Verizon gives private network product 5G boost
Verizon added 5G to a private network product launched late in 2020, combining mmWave small cells with LTE radios and packet core in a move it claimed would meet demand…
Nokia, Qualcomm, UScellular boost mmWave range
Nokia, Qualcomm and UScellular claimed a world record after transmitting data over a distance of more than 10 kilometers (kms) on a live mmWave network, potentially addressing a key stumbling…
Optus lights first mmWave sites
Australia-based Optus turned on its first 5G mmWave sites in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane using the 800MHz of 26GHz spectrum acquired in an auction last month. The new sites cover…
Australia completes 26GHz auction
A total of five companies in Australia secured 26GHz spectrum licences in the country’s first mmWave auction, which generated AUD647.6 million ($501.1 million) for the government. The Australian Communications and…