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The government of Canada has announced new measures to make 5G millimetre wave spectrum available for a range of new services.

UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has released proposals for upper 6 GHz spectrum to be made available and shared between mobile and Wi-Fi services, which the regulator claims will bring benefits to the economy.

Canadian telecommunications company Telus has emerged as the biggest bidder in Canada's mid-band 3800MHz spectrum, securing 1,430 licenses for nearly C$619 million.

Internet provider Telstra has secured up to 110MHz of additional “mid band” in the 3.4/3.7GHz spectrum auction held by the Australian Communications and Media Authority, which was held last Tuesday.

Australian internet provider TPG Telecom announced it has acquired new licences in the 3.7GHz spectrum band.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority is well-positioned to release a suite of apparatus licenses targeting more local area wireless broadband services in metropolitan, regional, and remote areas.

CommScope has announced the introduction of Mosaic, a new active-passive antenna platform that it says assists operators with simplifying and accelerating 5G-related tower deployments.

GUEST OPINION by George Tsoukas, ANZ Manager, Gigamon: New technology always brings a host of worries about its negative potential, and 5G is no different. Although there are many legitimate 5G security concerns to address and discuss, it’s worth first clarifying the false claim that 5G causes health problems.

Telstra and TPG Telecom have claimed an Austraian-first, working together to re-stack their mobile network spectrum holdings, offering customers in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Hobart and Perth what they say delivers a better network experience, including improved speeds.

The new 5G mmWave spectrum will "power 5G fixed wireless and super-fast 5G mobile", and with Optus, Telstra, Dense Air Australia and Pentanet winning mmWave spectrum, the future for Australia is super fast.

Optus states it is continuing to build a world-class 5G network which will be made even better with the acquisition of a range of new licences in the 26GHz spectrum band.

Telstra has announced it has secured 1000 MHz in the 26 GHz spectrum auction, investing $277 million to further extend its leadership in 5G now - and into the future. 

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.

Communications Minister Paul Fletcher says next year will be the year of 5G in Australia as the Federal Government has scheduled allocations of both high-band and low-band spectrum for use by 5G services.

Competitiveness, national security, access to services and the efficient deployment of new networks and technologies are among the priorities outlined by the Federal Gvernment in its statement of expecations given to the competition regulator, the ACCC, as part of the Commission’s oversight of Australia’s telecommunications industry.

Telstra and Ericsson say they've set a new network speed record, achieving peak download speeds of 4.2Gbps on a 5G mmWave data call using 800MHz of spectrum capability.

Australia’s telecommunications regulator the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released its research program for the 2020 to 2021 financial year, with its primary focus on consideration of how current and future developments in the communications and media landscape will impact public interest outcomes and its regulatory role.

Bidding limits for Australia’s next 5G spectrum auction, which is scheduled to occur in March 2021, have been announced by the Federal Government.

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.

Ericsson says the move towards commercial Spectrum Sharing continues to gather pace with a 5G smartphone from Chinese manufacturer OPPO now added to its 5G ecosystem, and successfully tested with a transglobal 5G data call in live commercial 5G networks involving Telstra, Qualcomm Technologies and Swissscom.