Telstra will launch Australia’s first 5G-enabled smartphone and modem next week, according to Daily Mail>.
It is reported that the company will sell the Galaxy S10 5G and the HTC 5G Hub modem on May 28,2019.
This is the seventh year since the release of Australia`s first 4G smartphone in 2012.
The announcement will make Australia the third country next to the United States and South Korea, using the 5G network,
According to the description provided by the company:
The Galaxy S10 5G has a color 6.7 "Cinch Dynamic AMOLED display.
At the same time, there are larger and faster rechargeable batteries and multi-lens professional camera settings.
According to Herald Sun, although the Telstra has not yet announced the price of 5 gigabytes.
But the company plans to sell the 5G modem (Modem). From A $70 a month
The devices will allow customers to access downloads 10 to 20 times faster than existing smartphones and modems on the market.
Andy Penn, Chief Executive Officer of Telstra, said:
The Samsung`s first 5G smartphone, the Galaxy S10 5G and the HTC 5G Hub, introduced next week, represents the "5G became an Australian consumer".
Mr. "this is just a start," Penn said.
"The launch of 5G coverage is under way, and with the development of 5G, there will be more equipment and more technology. But this is one of the important steps we have taken today as the first Australian network to offer mobile 5G."
in theory, that 5G technology can provide a speed of up to 10 gigabits per second,
Or 10 times the current speed of the fastest NBN program on the market.
Mr. Penn said that Telstra had begun to launch 5G in 10 cities,
The company plans to provide 5G services within at least 35 cities in Australia in the next 12 months.
"all Telstra 5G devices will work within our 5G and 4GX coverage, providing customers with the best mobile speed," he said.
"The introduction of 5G will bring advances in mobile gaming, virtual reality experience, high-definition video conferencing, and other applications that have not yet been thought of."
ref：
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/technology/australia-will-become-the-third-country-in-the-world-to-launch-speedy-5g-mobile-network/news-story/e70bec48577774562561788537437808
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7056741/Australia-goes-5G-Telstra-launch-generation-smartphone-service-week.html
