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• Huawei hits back at "politically motivated" Aussie 5G ban

  Huawei has hit back at being banned by the Australian Government from providing 5G technology in the country, claiming the move is "politically motivated".

• Huawei, ZTE banned from Australian 5G rollouts

  Huawei says the government has informed the company that it, along with fellow Chinese telecommunications equipment provider ZTE, has been banned from providing 5G technology to Australia's telcos.

• Optus and Telstra go to war over 5G readiness

  Optus has refuted Telstra's claim that it is the first provider in Australia to be 5G ready, after the telco turned on its 5G network in the Gold Coast.

• Huawei ups R&D budget by billions amid 5G blocks

  Huawei Technologies will increase annual spending on R&D to between US$15 billion and US$20 billion, as it races to be a global leader in 5G.

• 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.

• Hammer blow for Huawei as 5G ban looms in Australia

  ​Australia is preparing to ban Huawei Technologies from supplying equipment for its planned 5G broadband network after its intelligence agencies raised concerns that Beijing could force the Chinese telco to hand over sensitive data, two sources said.

• Mike Wright leaving Telstra after 38 years

  Telstra’s group managing director networks, Mike Wright is leaving the company he joined as a graduate in 1980. Brisbane-based Wright will leave the telco in September.

• Huawei hits back as exclusion from Aussie 5G rollouts looms

  China's Huawei Technologies has gone on the offensive against Australian claims it poses a security risk.

• 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.

• Most network equipment ready for 5G: Cisco

  Cisco Systems said on Sunday it aims to disrupt the wireless radio access market led by Huawei, Ericsson, and Nokia by backing challengers who make more flexible software versions of traditional mobile gear.

• Telstra opens 5G Innovation Centre

  Telstra on Monday opened an innovation centre where it will test next-generation mobile technologies in Australian conditions to support the early commercial deployment of 5G services across the country.

• 5G plans just hit the accelerator

  The international body crafting the 5G standard has approved an accelerated roadmap that could see large-scale trials and deployments in 2019 instead of 2020.