Partners with Ericsson for mmWave data call, to be launched in 2021.
Optus has been granted approval from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to operate and test mmWave technology using the 26GHz band at four locations in Sydney, New South Wales.
This includes its Macquarie Park headquarters where the initial data call was made this week incorporating a Casa Systems mmWave CPE. The data call comes on the back of extensive testing at its lab facility in Sydney.
MillimetreWave will enable higher speed and reduced latency for customers, especially in highly dense areas with large and concurrent demand for the Optus mobile network, said Lambo Kanagaratnam managing director of Networks at Optus.
“Technology innovation and use case development is a critical component of the work that we do and with mmWave technology expected to become available for 5G in 2021 it’s important that we start testing this technology now so that we can begin to understand how we can best harness its capabilities for our consumer and enterprise customers,” he said.
“MillimetreWave 5G is the next step in unlocking mass productivity gains through a high-speed wireless communication layer. The enterprise market in particular is expected to gain from mmWave, with sectors such as autonomous manufacturing, mining and port operations all examples of industries that will considerably benefit from mmWave 5G and its capability to offer higher speeds.”
Together with its dual-band 5G network, mmWave will further increase Optus’ 5G network capability offering our customers high-bandwidth and high-speed services.
Martin Wiktorin, Head of Ericsson Singapore, Brunei and Philippines and global customer unit Singtel, said the mmWave spectrum auction scheduled for early next year.
