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Australia - Telco Company Profiles - Telstra, Optus and VodafoneLONDON, Nov. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- While Optus has been strong in the mobile market it has never been able to challenge Telstra, and during the 'Vodafail’ period Optus has not been able to use that opportunity to significantly increase its market share. In September 2017 Optus achieved a world’s first achievement in pairing pre-5G technologies Massive MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) with 3CC Carrier Aggregation technologies, 3CC Massive MIMO. Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) was formed following the merger of Vodafone Australia with Hutchison Telecoms, each entity owning half of the new company. Hutchison and Vodafone now operate under the business name VHA, with products still marketed under the Vodafone brand. Vodafone’s infrastructure has seen a fundamental overhaul, largely due to the successful refarming of its 850MHz concessions which allowed it to convert 3G to LTE across the country. Vodafone Australia has begun committing major resources to evaluating a potential fixed-line play over NBN. It is also targeting leadership in the next generation of mobile, announcing that it will start running 5G lab trials and demonstrations. Vodafone Australia is also looking to take leadership in the growing Internet of Things space, drawing on the expertise of the Vodafone Group globally. Vodafone has begun a large half-decade network transformation project: virtualizing both its core and IP networks in its transition to a 5G environment. It is planning to launch fixed broadband service via the NBN in selected areas by 2018 and has been investing heavily to establish its own NBN infrastructure. BuddeComm surmises that if Vodafone did not enter the fixed-line business despite the obvious opportunities in place it may become a target for fixed-line players. Key developments: Over three years to June 2017 Telstra invested more than $5 billion into Telstra’s mobile network. Telstra’s mobile network is well-positioned to offer superior services to those offered by the NBN company. Optus announced its intention to spend $1 billion to improve and expand its mobile network in regional Australia by the end of June 2018. Optus achieved a world’s first achievement in pairing pre-5G technologies Massive MIMO Vodafone Australia has begun committing major resources to evaluating a potential fixed-line play over NBN. Key companies mentioned in this report: TelstraClear, Telstra Business, Telstra International, Country Wide, Sensis, FOXTEL, Quotify, Ooyala, Yelp, Optus, Alphawest, Virgin Mobile, VHA, Vodafone, 3, Hutchison (HTA). Download the full report: https://www.reportbuyer.com/product/685494 About Reportbuyer Reportbuyer is a leading industry intelligence solution that provides all market research reports from top publishers For more information: Sarah Smith Research Advisor at Reportbuyer.com Email: [email protected] Tel: +1 (718) 213 4904 Website: www.reportbuyer.com View original content:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/australia---telco-company-profiles---telstra-optus-and-vodafone-300752802.html SOURCE ReportBuyer |