Vodafone has released an update on its Australian 5G rollout plans and the opportunities the faster cellular network will present to customers and businesses.
Speaking at the Comms Day Summit, TPG Telecom CEO Inaki Berroeta provided a Vodafone 5G network progress report and revealed the plan to offer a 5G fixed wireless services in the first half of 2021 after successful tests that achieved speeds up to 2Gbps.
Read more: AU: Vodafone outlines 5G network rollout goal and reveals 5G home internet services
A cutting-edge initiative that could change the way new suburbs and cities are designed, constructed and managed has been launched by the City of Parramatta Council, with the rollout of state-of-the-art technology across a 25-hectare development site in Sydney’s west.
More than 70 environmental sensors, which have been installed throughout Melrose Park, monitor and collect data on local conditions – including temperature, humidity, air quality, noise and stormwater – as the area is redeveloped. The information gathered will be analysed and used to understand the impacts of development on the surrounds, improve the area’s liveability in the long term, and inform future planning.
Transformative program to position region for post-COVID-19 economic and employment recovery
The University of Wollongong (UOW) has warmly welcomed the launch of the Illawarra-Shoalhaven City Deal prospectus for providing a vision and program to drive the transformation of the region and its economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
The City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters is now seeking comments on a new draft Smart City Plan, which will guide the City to becoming more digitally connected and technologically enhanced for the benefit of our entire community.
Once finalised, the Smart City Plan will be used to inform, plan, design and accelerate the deployment of smart city technology.
Whittlesea Council has taken out a major technology award for its Smart Cities program.
Council was presented the Smart City Achievement of the Year at this year’s MAV Technology Awards for Excellence.
“Technology improves service delivery by speeding up communications and increasing convenience, enabling councils to function more efficiently and effectively,” MAV President Cr Coral Ross said.
Read more: AU: Victoria: Whittlesea Council’s smart technology awarded