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Two companies, Optus and Telstra, have won spectrum in the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s (ACMA) latest spectrum auction.

The ACMA has released details of the starting prices for the spectrum to be auctioned in late November or early December.

The limits on the amount of spectrum that can be purchased by the Telco's in the November spectrum auction is creating some vocal comments in the main media.

In an important milestone on Telstra's roadmap to bring 5G to more Australians sooner, Australia's biggest telco has completed testing on its low-band 5G spectrum and it is now ready for commercial use.

As reported earlier by iTWire, Australia's Federal Communications Minister, Paul Fletcher, has said 2021 will be "the year of 5G" with the first allocation of mmWave 26Ghz 5G due in April to complement already available 5G services from Telstra, Optus and Vodafone.

The Australian Government has set out its policy objectives for the allocation of two spectrum bands as part of its program to support the delivery of “world class” telecommunications services nationally.

Telstra’s mobile network is well-positioned to offer superior services to those offered by NBN Co, the company building the national broadband network, according to the latest report by a telecoms analyst.

Users of the 803–960 MHz band have been updated by ACMA as it completes stage 2 of multi-year mission slowly upgrading for better band usage and communications.

Enhanced Vodafone 4G coverage is now available in the Nation’s Capital, again thanks to Vodafone re-farming its 850MHz spectrum.

Vodafone’s re-farming of an extra 5MHz band of its 850MHz spectrum is complete, with Greater Sydney areas getting extra 4G capacity and an improved mobile experience.

A previous article I had written regarding Vodafone introducing LTE-A in Melbourne due to its introduction of ‘4G+’ was incorrect - here’s why I got it wrong.

If your Vodafone 4G 850MHz capable smartphone needs a better coverage berth in Perth, your ship has come in with faster speeds and better indoor coverage!

Adelaide's Vodafone users have a reason to smile today with the announcement of "vastly improved"  4G mobile phone coverage, following the company’s switch on today of new 4G coverage across the city and its suburbs.