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Telstra has announced at MWC 2019 it has "partnered with some of the world’s leading 5G smartphone manufacturers for exclusive or first to market deals".

Telecommunications provider TPG Telecom has cancelled plans for rolling out a mobile network, and cited the ban imposed by the Australian Government on Chinese telecommunications equipment provider Huawei Technologies as the main reason.

Telstra has predicted a new New Year's Eve record for data usage on its mobile network, with 2300TB to be used.

Telstra has moved quickly to launch its first 5G Melbourne and Sydney sites after being given early access to the 3.6 GHz spectrum it won at auction last week.

Australia’s second largest telco Optus is investing a further $23.6 million into its South Australian network, building more than 40 new sites by the end of March next year in a move aimed at improving network coverage and to deliver faster download speeds.

Vodafone has reported a 47% data usage increase on its mobile network during the 2018 Melbourne Cup, along with a stack of other winning stats.

Optus has completed the rollout of 37 new mobile sites across Tasmania in the last 12 months as part of its $42.2 million investment in the state, aimed at improving call quality and faster download speeds for mobile customers.

Australia's second largest telco Optus suffered a drop in profits for the quarter ending 30 June despite increasing revenue and subscriber numbers. The company's latest financial report for the quarter to the end of June this year revealed net profits for the three months dropped by 3.5% to $154 million from $160 million for the corresponding period in 2017.

Telstra has activated its 450th — and possibly most remote — "Black Spot" mobile tower.

Vodafone is set to switch on its first new mobile site under the Victorian Government’s Regional Rail Connectivity Project, giving train commuters and other Vodafone customers increased network coverage.

Telstra has launched its "Telstra Go Repeater", dubbed "an intelligent antenna solution designed to improve mobile coverage or provide coverage in most places where it’s unavailable".

Wireless equipment vendor Netgear is launching its first Arlo mobile IoT smart device in Australia, which will be connected by Telstra to its 4G LTE network. The Arlo Go security camera, with rechargeable batteries, comes with a bonus solar charging panel.

Vodafone has expanded its Australia-wide mobile network, adding 128 new mobile sites across the network.

Mobile networks on Earth have some way to go before they meet the needs of humans but companies are already casting their eyes into space, with the first network on the Moon being planned.

Vodafone Hutchison Australia has boosted its customer base to 5.81 million to the end of last December, adding 246,000 customers over 12 months in 2017.

Edward Deng, president of Huawei's Wireless Network Product Line, has elaborated on the unprecedented opportunities and huge challenges faced by operators in the forthcoming era of 5G.

Whenever a large event is on with huge numbers of people, mobile networks tend to suffer under the strain, but usage of Telstra's mobile network set a record for the Cup.

The AFL grand final between Richmond and Adelaide last Saturday drew a sell-out crowd of more than 100,000 at the iconic MCG and generated a massive 3.1 terabytes of traffic on the Telstra mobile network.

Australia's third largest telco TPG Telecom has announced a 9% rise in its net profit after tax to $413.8 million for its full year 2017 which ended on July 31.

Australia's fourth largest telecommunications player TPG has achieved its targeted fund-raising announced a month ago, raising $320.2 million to help fund its planned new mobile network.