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  The one thing that every 5G smartphone (so far) has in common

  Intel faces an uphill battle to break Qualcomm's grip on the smartphone modem market - but they're not too worried about it.

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  Huawei sues US government over 5G ban

  Huawei will challenge the constitutionality of a law being used to prevent it from providing 5G equipment to US telecommunications carriers through a ban on government use of its products and services.

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  MWC 2019: Turns out Alcatel do have a 5G phone - but it probably won't be coming to Australia this year

  We visited the Alcatel booth at this year's Mobile World Congress and were pleasantly surprised to discover do indeed have some 5G hardware on the way, it just probably won't be coming to Australia until early 2020.

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  MWC 2019: HTC's 5G Hub to be "Australia's first 5G mobile device"

  HTC has unveiled its new 5G Smart Hub, a 5G mobile hotspot that support up to 20 users and will be available to Telstra customers later this year.

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  MWC 2019: Telstra secures LG's V50 ThinQ as a 5G exclusive

  Telstra has elaborated on its CES 2019 tease, revealing that the telco's local 5G offering will include the LG V50 ThinQ and Oppo's first 5G smartphone.

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  Optus 5G service to challenge NBN

  Optus has revealed details of its first 5G product, with the telco planning to offer a home broadband service using the new wireless standard at a price point that represents a serious challenge to the NBN.

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  TPG halts mobile network rollout, blames government’s Huawei ban

  TPG says that it will no longer roll out an Australian mobile network, blaming the government’s decision to ban telcos from using Huawei-manufactured 5G equipment.

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  Telstra say they've secured a timed-exclusive deal on 5G

  ​Telstra has claimed that at least some of the first wave of 5G devices hitting will be exclusive to their network.

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  Telstra declares Sydney and Melbourne sites 5G-ready

  Telstra has upgraded two base stations in Sydney and one in Melbourne in preparation for the expected launch next year of its first 5G services.

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  Samsung Galaxy S10 lineup will consist of four devices, including a 5G model

  A set of leaked codenames for Samsung's next flagship smartphone have indicated that a 5G model might be on the cards.

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  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.

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  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.

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  Ericsson, Telstra and Intel achieve first 5G commercial network data call

  Ericsson, Telstra and Intel have successfully completed the first end-to-end, 5G, non-standalone (NSA) 3GPP data call on a commercial network at Telstra’s 5G Innovation Centre.

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  Huawei pushes back against possible Australian 5G ban

  Australia will be left behind if the government bans the nation’s telcos from using 5G equipment supplied by Huawei, the chairperson of the Chinese company’s local subsidiary has warned.

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  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.