Optus is spending $1 billion building 500 new mobile base stations around regional Australia to compete better against Telstra and Vodafone. The money will be spent within one year and includes upgrading 1,800 existing 3G sites to 4G technology. ( read original story ...)
Optus to invest $1 billion on mobile coverage in regional Australia
As well as new sites, Optus intends to complete 4G upgrades at more than 1,800 3G sites, and add additional 4G capacity ... which provides mobile voice and data services to remote areas of Australia. Optus today said the $1 billion would be spent over ... ( read original story ...)
China 4G base tops 884M, on track to hit 1B in Dec
At the end of Q2, 4G connections accounted for 65 per cent of China’s 1.37 billion total mobile connections. Joseph Waring joins Mobile World Live as the Asia editor for its new Asia channel. Before joining the GSMA, Joseph was group editor for Telecom ... ( read original story ...)
The $20 phone that could get SA operators salivating
Qualcomm has built a sub-$20 4G/LTE “reference design” phone that it hopes third-party manufacturers will soon bring to the South African market. Apart from lowering the bar to access, the phone, once built by smartphone makers, could have a big impact ... ( read original story ...)
Ghana’s govt rejects calls for 4G license price slash
Ursula Owusu Ekuful, Ghana's communications minister, said the government has no plans to reduce the cost of the remaining operating license for 4G spectrum. To date MTN is the only operator to have secured the license at a cost of US$67.5 million – a ... ( read original story ...)
Huawei Brings World’s First Multi-Carrier eMTC Module ME309 to North America
PLANO, Texas, July 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Huawei, a leading telecommunications solutions provider, today announced the availability of the LTE CAT M ME309-562 LGA module in North America in Q3 2017 ... industrial embedded 2G/3G/4G modules, including ... ( read original story ...)
EU signs declaration on 5G leadership at Estonia summit
The European Union has signed a declaration that will see member states combine resources in order to facilitate the deployment of 5G services across the continent. Member states gather in Tallinn, Estonia, to establish a common baseline for 5G standards ... ( read original story ...)