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• Lexus and Telstra trial connected vehicle tech on Victorian roads

  Lexus is trialling a range of connected-vehicle technologies on public roads in Victoria, the car manufacturer announced today.

• Commonwealth Bank to trial 5G edge computing tech

  ​Commonwealth Bank of Australia will “trial and explore” 5G edge computing technologies over the coming months, in collaboration with Telstra and Ericsson.

• 5G versus 4G: how speed, latency and application support differ

  5G wireless network technology is set to boost the bandwidth, capacity and reliability of cellular broadband. Are you ready to leave your 4G world behind?

• From tragedy to triumph, RallySafe aims to keep motorsport safe

  RallySafe managing director, Stephen Sims, had the tragic experience of seeing two friends die in a motorsport accident in a rally race he was participating in - Targa Tasmania - and vowed to help make the industry safer through the use of technology.

• Competition limits set for 5G spectrum auction

  The Federal Government has announced competition limits for telcos seeking to bid for spectrum in the 3.6 GHz band. It’s a move that pushes the ‘auction of spectrum’ for 5G mobile services one step closer.

• Telstra confirms 2Gbps-capable 4G mobile network deployment this year

  ​Telstra has reiterated its plans to begin deploying 2 Gbps-enabled 4G network technology later this year.

• Optus prepares for 5G liftoff in Australia next year

  Optus CEO Allen Lew said the upcoming rollout of the 5G fixed wireless service - slated for early 2019 - will give people an alternative to the NBN service.

• Optus puts 5G on display at Gold Coast Commonwealth Games

  Optus CEO Allen Lew said Australia is in a “unique position” to lead the next generation of mobile technology and he believes the number two telco will play a big role in capitalising on the momentum and making it a reality.

• Huawei Australia appoints new CTO

  Huawei Australia has appointed 5G expert Dr David Soldani as its new chief technology officer.

• Macquarie Telecom launches SD-WAN service to tap booming market

  ​Macquarie Telecom has launched a SD-WAN service – which it claims is the only in Australia to be able to leverage multiple carriers – as it seeks to tap into a booming market expected to grow to US$1 billion by the end of the year.

• Vehicle-to-infrastructure tech trial over Telstra's 4G

  ​​The use of vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) technology running over a 4G network has been successfully trialled in South Australia.

• ​Vodafone's CTO Benoit Hanssen moving on

  Vodafone’s chief technology officer, Benoit Hanssen will leave the company in late August to join the Hutchison group.

• As 5G approaches, 3G and 4G are still getting faster

  Most of the excitement at Mobile World Congress this month will be about 5G, which won't officially exist until 2020. But vendors will also be showing off new ways to speed up the 3G and 4G networks most people are using today.

• FCC rejects proposal favoring small carriers in spectrum auction

  Small mobile carriers lost a battle Thursday when the U.S. Federal Communications Commission declined to make it easier for them to get access to a reserved slice of spectrum during a 2016 auction of television spectrum.

• Huge stakes involved in FCC's spectrum auction rules

  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will decide this week which mobile carriers will control billions of dollars worth of prime wireless spectrum scheduled to be auctioned next year.