Telstra is months ahead of its scheduled 5G rollout, with 47 cities now able to access the network. Aligned with its expanded reach, the carrier has also launched its first 5G mobile broadband device - the Telstra WiFi Pro.
Australia has a "once in a generation opportunity to create and accelerate real change", and "needs to have the courage to make bold decisions" says Telstra CEO, Andrew Penn.
Telstra has hit another milestone along the journey to 5G by being first to complete a standalone 5G network. But what does this mean for Australian business and consumers?
It's a testament to IT teams across corporate Australia, just how smoothly an entire nation of office workers has made the monumental shift to remote working. But now the workforce is successfully connected, what should IT teams be focused on next?
In the past two weeks millions of workers across Australia have faced the task of setting up - or reclaiming - a home office. For the non-technical, the process could have been a little daunting but the Cradlepoint IBR600C router proved so simple, even a marketing manager could do it.
In the two weeks since the COVID-19 crisis began sending Australian workers to shelter at home and work remotely, there has been a record number of new data service connections.
Talking on the phone was practically extinct until the pandemic lock-down. Suddenly we're rediscovering our phones can be used for actual conversation.
In these uncharted times of global pandemic, Telstra Programmable Network (TPN) could be the answer for organisations that need to react swiftly to scale and provision a remote workforce.
