5G

This morning in the heart of regional Victorian town Wodonga, Telstra held a launch of their 5G network. The launch was attended by the Telstra area manager as well as the mayors from both sides of the border (Albury and Wodonga) who spoke about the potential business benefits 5G...

When 5G first rolled out in Australia, it was in extremely limited locations. We’re talking a couple of blocks in a couple of the major cities, but fast forward a few months and the folks at Telstra have been busy. While they haven’t been terribly public about it, a...

Overnight, Samsung held their annual Unpacked event where they announced the new Galaxy Note devices. As expected the 5G version of the device mirrors what Samsung did with the S10+ 5G, a separate device that is a little more pricey for those that really want the latest tech. It...

Nokia may be back in the smartphone game, but it’s their infrastructure game is strong. Today Nokia confirmed that is has successfully signed 42 commercial 5G deals with operators around the world. This impressive number places Nokia in the top position when it comes to the number of deals,...

This week is the big coming out party for 5G, with the HTC Hub being the first 5G device, followed by the Samsung Galaxy S10+ as the first smartphone. Now we have the announcement from Lenovo and Qualcomm of the first PC with 5G capability. At it’s Computex Press...

The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) is the peak national body representing Australia’s mobile telecommunications industry. AMTA has welcomed the appointment of Paul Fletcher as Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts and is expecting to have a positive and productive relationship that supports Australia’s ongoing development and...

If you have a thirst for speed, or moving data between your devices and the cloud is critical to your business efficiency, then pay attention. Telstra has released their first 5G device, the HTC 5G Hub. Featuring a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor, 32GB storage, support for 802.11ad and the...

When Samsung announced the Galaxy S10 and S10+ and another model the S10 5G that came with a big IOU 1 phone. It’s been a number of months since the release of the S10 series and now we can confirm when the 5G edition is coming. Thankfully the wait...

We’re all familiar with Speedtest.net, the service that allows you to test your internet speed from desktop and mobile. The site has just expanded to add a new 5G Map, showing the global state of 5G rollout. In Australia, we have 12 locations with some variety of 5G. This...