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• Qualcomm a catalyst for smarter and safer autonomous robots
  in 5G
  By Chris Coughlan

  As 5G proliferates beyond the smartphone, Qualcomm Technologies is acting as a catalyst in enabling 5G to scale and revolutionise the robotics industry.

  At the annual Qualcomm 5G Summit event, the company unveiled an expanded roadmap of cutting-edge 5G and edge-AI robotics solutions with the introduction of the Qualcomm Robotics RB6 Platform and the Qualcomm RB5 AMR Reference Design.

  Qualcomm says its latest advanced edge-AI and robotics solutions will support the creation of more productive, autonomous, and advanced robots.

  The solutions will help unlock new commercial realities including AMRs, delivery robots, highly automated manufacturing robots, collaborative robots, UAM aircrafts, industrial drone infrastructure, autonomous defense solutions, and beyond, the company claims.

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  The company says that bringing together its Qualcomm AI Engine and 5G capabilities will unleash cutting-edge applications and possibilities including the following examples to create smarter and safer robots and environments:

  • Enhanced autonomy for delivery robots roaming the streets.
  • Seamless fleet management coordination across AMRs in industrial spaces.
  • Real-time data and insights that empower critical decision making across manufacturing and logistics.
  • Next-generation intelligence to support safe and autonomous urban air mobility transportation.

  The Qualcomm Robotics RB6 Platform and the Qualcomm RB5 AMR Reference Design will support evolving applications for OEMs and robot manufacturers looking to integrate ground robots in industrial use cases across sectors including government service applications, logistics, healthcare, retail, warehousing, agriculture, construction, utilities, and more, Qualcomm claims. The new solutions will accelerate the digital transformation of industries and serve as a key enabler for Industry 4.0.

  "Building on the successful growth and traction of Qualcomm Technologies' leading robotics solutions, our expanded roadmap of solutions will help bring enhanced AI and 5G technologies to support smarter, safer, and more advanced innovations across robotics, drones and intelligent machines," said Qualcomm Technologies drones and intelligent machines senior director of business development and head of autonomous robotics Dev Singh.

  "We are fuelling robotics innovations with 5G connectivity and premium edge-AI that will transform how we think and approach challenges and ever-evolving industry expectations in the digital economy."

  Unleashing 5G robotics innovation with expanded premium features

  Built on the foundation of the company’s leading robotics platforms, the Qualcomm Robotics RB6 platform sits at the premium tier of Qualcomm's robotics solutions.

  Qualcomm say the new solution delivers state-of-the-art 5G connectivity with support for global sub-6GHz and mmWave bands in mainstream, enterprise, and private networks.

  Qualcomm advised that their robotics platforms have flexible architecture with expansion cards to support evolving connectivity features allowing Qualcomm Robotics RB6 platform to deliver support for 3GPP Release 15, and Releases 16, 17 and 18 features as cards become available in the future.

  Qualcomm goes on to claim the platform brings best-in-class, premium, edge AI and video processing capabilities through the enhanced Qualcomm AI Engine, with support for 70 – 200 Trillion-Operations-Per-Second (TOPS) (INT8).

  Qualcomm also claim that its RB5 AMR Reference design is the world’s first AMR reference design to offer tightly integrated enhanced AI and 5G-capabilities. They say that this new solution helps accelerate development for commercial, enterprise, and industrial robots, unleashing innovative possibilities for industries looking to adopt robotics solutions and realise the benefits of the solutions at the connected intelligent edge.

  Empowering developers with ease

  The Qualcomm Robotics RB6 platform is comprised of an extensive set of hardware and software development tools that are comprehensive, customisable, and easy-to-use. Developers have flexible software capabilities with a fully integrated, premium AI Software Development Kit (SDK), the Qualcomm Intelligent Multimedia SDK. This SDK brings together multimedia, AI and ML, computer vision (CV), and networking building blocks to support end to end deployment of robotic applications, the company continued.

  Global traction and ecosystem validation

  Qualcomm say it continues to collaborate with leading robotics, drones, and intelligent machines ecosystem leaders to drive innovation for premium 5G, and edge-AI enabled solutions including the likes of ADLINK, Akasha Imaging (an Alphabet company), Cyngn, ForwardX, FutureMind, Hyundai Robotics, inVia Robotics, LG Electronics, Microsoft Azure private MEC, ModalAI, Naver Labs, Pudu Robotics, Samsung Electronics, Teledyne Flir, Thundercomm, and more.

  To enable the next generation of robotics solutions and designs, Qualcomm Technologies is continuing to collaborate with TDK to further enhance the capabilities of the Qualcomm Robotics roadmap of cutting- edge solutions.

  Qualcomm says that TDK has added their enhanced sensor technologies for premium robotics applications as part of Qualcomm Technologies’ latest robotics product offerings.

  Qualcomm added that its RB5 AMR Reference Design is available for pre-sale now through ModalAI and the Qualcomm Robotics RB6 development kit is available for sale through Thundercomm.
• iTWireTV INTERVIEW: Artemis pCell vRAN leapfrogs existing 5G networks with 10 times more capacity - has 6G just been delivered?
  in Guest Interviews
  By Alex Zaharov-Reutt

  When Steve Perlman first introduced pCell technology to the world, using interference to deliver a precise cell of coverage to every connected device in a given area, it was a genuine breakthrough that was ridiculed - but Artemis Networks has just switched on its network at the SAP Center in San Jose with results that are undeniable.

  The headline announcement is that Artemis Networks is delivering >1 Gigabit in just 20 MHz of spectrum in both private and public LTE/5G Networks, at the SAP Center at San Jose the first venue with a Gigabit Private LTE/5G Network.

  My video interview with Steve Perlman is at the end of this article, and I believe it is an absolutely must-watch video, as are the others in this article, and the quotes below from people including former CEO of Apple, John Sculley, are mindblowing.

  Let me then remind us all it is said that "every breakthrough is at first laughable and ridiculous. In fact if it did not start out laughable and ridiculous, it is not a breakthrough."

  This reminded me of Gandhi being misquoted stating: "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they attack you, then you win."

  The original quote is said to be: "First they ignore you. Then they ridicule you. And then they attack you and want to burn you. And then they build monuments to you."

  Given what Artemis Networks has announced below, and how this announcement was treated when it first emerged in 2011 (as iTWire reported here) and in another article from 2015, which shows Steve Perlman explaining his technology at Columbia University and Stanford - this appears to be what has happened to Steve Perlman and Artemis Networks.

  His breakthrough in connectivity solves all of the problems of wireless technologies as we currently know them, and brings forth the era of next-gen wireless technologies - which works seamlessly with existing devices using LTE and 5G connections. There are now over 100 papers from academia verifying the technology works - and of course, the installation at the SAP Center in San Jose, as described below, is immutable proof, and cannot be ignored by the industry any longer, and if you ask me, it is the foundation upon which 5G's promises can be finally delivered upon, and upon which 6G will be built.

  So let's take a look at Artemis Network's video explaining what pCell technology is, and how it works:

  Ok, so what is the new announcement?

  It is of Artemis Networks now unveiling the pCell Multi-Gigabit LTE/5G vRAN (Virtualized Radio Access Network), which delivers 10x the capacity of conventional LTE/5G networks in the same amount of spectrum.

  As the company explains, while existing LTE/5G networks average less than 100 Mbps in 20 MHz of spectrum, a network powered by pCell with equivalent spectrum averages over 1 Gigabit/second, and over 7.5 Gigabits/second in 150 MHz, faster than any mobile network in the world.

  Artemis also announced the first large-scale pCell vRAN installation in SAP Center, a 140,000 sq. ft. (13,000 sq. m), 20,000-seat arena that hosts 150+ events per year, including concerts, family shows, San Jose Sharks hockey, and the Panthers indoor football. The pCell vRAN makes SAP Center the world’s first venue with a Gigabit Private LTE/5G Network, deployed in just 20 MHz of free CBRS spectrum, far outperforming SAP Center’s existing carrier networks which require much more spectrum.

  “The pCell vRAN’s unique ability to multiply spectrum capacity by over 10x (and growing) will ultimately transform the lives of the billions of people who use mobile networks every day,” said Steve Perlman, Artemis Founder & CEO.

  “The pCell vRAN enables a new era in wireless communications, when fiber- class capacity, uniformity, and reliability are available over the airwaves. pCell vRAN delivers consistent 4K streaming in both directions, enabling a new class of applications, such as photo-realistic Extended and Augmented Reality interactively streamed to thousands of users, regardless of density.”

  The Artemis pCell vRAN delivers uniform high-speed data rates, enabling every arena seat to stream 4K video, while the existing carrier networks deliver widely varying data rates seat-to-seat, most too slow to stream HD video. The pCell Gigabit Private LTE/5G network is currently in use by beta test attendees during games and events and will open to all attendees later this year.

  “The Artemis pCell network opens up a wide variety of novel fan experience possibilities in high-density venues,” said Jonathan Becher, President of Sharks Sports & Entertainment.

  “Attendees at live events want to stream video down and up from any location in the arena but existing cellular and Wi-Fi systems don’t deliver the uniformity of pCell coverage. The pCell network’s performance and consistency allows us to leverage new technologies like Augmented Reality to deliver compelling experiences to fans.”

  Here is the Artemis pCell SAP Center Case Study video:

  pCell technology is based on a radical new approach to wireless that exploits, rather than avoids interference, resulting in a more than 10 times increase in network capacity per MHz of spectrum, while remaining compatible with unmodified LTE and 5G phones and devices. Over 100 academic papers have been published about the underlying technology since its invention.

  “pCell is the most innovative technology I’ve seen in wireless in a very long time, upending everything we’ve been taught about wireless,” said Craig Moffett, Senior Managing Director of MoffettNathanson, “We’ve all grown up thinking that spectrum is a scarce resource, but pCell breaks that equation, delivering over 10 times the performance of existing LTE and 5G technology.”

  Federated Wireless, the leader in private wireless and shared spectrum solutions, is an emerging Artemis pCell service delivery partner. Federated Wireless specialises in design and delivery of private wireless solutions that meet unique use cases and innovation goals. Federated Wireless currently has 100k connected CBRS devices across the United States and 350+ customers including the US Department of Defense, Carnegie Mellon University, the City of McAllen, Texas and over 140 Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs).

  “We’re excited to see innovative and disruptive technologies that are adopting CBRS,” said Iyad Tarazi, CEO of Federated Wireless. “Artemis holds enormous potential for high speed, low latency use cases and we look forward to seeing their success in this rapidly growing market.”

  With Multi-Gigabit speeds in free CBRS spectrum, uniform performance, and the ability to support 10s of thousands of users, pCell catapults the Private LTE/5G market from niche use cases to major venues, campuses, enterprise and hospitals, delivering 10 times carrier-grade performance.

  “Artemis pCell is one of the largest technology breakthroughs I’ve seen in my career,” said John Sculley, former CEO of Apple and a founding investor of MetroPCS, “But Artemis’ real genius is getting around longstanding barriers to entering the market by delivering vastly higher performance at far lower TCO via Private LTE/5G in the new CBRS spectrum. For the first time, large mobile customers including venues, campuses and enterprise can choose mobile infrastructure based on performance, quality and economics, and most significantly, enabling future applications. Breakthrough technology like pCell enables entirely new media experiences like Extended and Augmented Reality that are expected to be huge growth opportunities for mobile wireless in the future.”

  pCell vRAN Private LTE/5G installations are also neutral hosts for mobile network operators seeking the same 10x performance leapfrog to their subscribers, using CBRS or their own spectrum.

  Subject to availability of components, pCell systems will be increasingly available through 2022.

  For plenty more information, here is an amazing interview that Steve Perlman generously allowed me to film with him, with a follow-up interview to come!

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• VIDEO INTERVIEW: Artemis pCell vRAN leapfrogs existing 5G networks with 10 times more capacity - has 6G just been delivered?
  in Telecoms & NBN
  By Alex Zaharov-Reutt

  When Steve Perlman first introduced pCell technology to the world, using interference to deliver a precise cell of coverage to every connected device in a given area, it was a genuine breakthrough that was ridiculed - but Artemis Networks has just switched on its network at the SAP Center in San Jose with results that are undeniable.

  The headline announcement is that Artemis Networks is delivering >1 Gigabit in just 20 MHz of spectrum in both private and public LTE/5G Networks, at the SAP Center at San Jose the first venue with a Gigabit Private LTE/5G Network.

  My video interview with Steve Perlman is at the end of this article, and I believe it is an absolutely must-watch video, as are the others in this article, and the quotes below from people including former CEO of Apple, John Sculley, are mindblowing.

  Let me then remind us all it is said that "every breakthrough is at first laughable and ridiculous. In fact if it did not start out laughable and ridiculous, it is not a breakthrough."

  This reminded me of Gandhi being misquoted stating: "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they attack you, then you win."

  The original quote is said to be: "First they ignore you. Then they ridicule you. And then they attack you and want to burn you. And then they build monuments to you."

  Given what Artemis Networks has announced below, and how this announcement was treated when it first emerged in 2011 (as iTWire reported here) and in another article from 2015, which shows Steve Perlman explaining his technology at Columbia University and Stanford - this appears to be what has happened to Steve Perlman and Artemis Networks.

  His breakthrough in connectivity solves all of the problems of wireless technologies as we currently know them, and brings forth the era of next-gen wireless technologies - which works seamlessly with existing devices using LTE and 5G connections. There are now over 100 papers from academia verifying the technology works - and of course, the installation at the SAP Center in San Jose, as described below, is immutable proof, and cannot be ignored by the industry any longer, and if you ask me, it is the foundation upon which 5G's promises can be finally delivered upon, and upon which 6G will be built.

  So let's take a look at Artemis Network's video explaining what pCell technology is, and how it works:

  Ok, so what is the new announcement?

  It is of Artemis Networks now unveiling the pCell Multi-Gigabit LTE/5G vRAN (Virtualized Radio Access Network), which delivers 10x the capacity of conventional LTE/5G networks in the same amount of spectrum.

  As the company explains, while existing LTE/5G networks average less than 100 Mbps in 20 MHz of spectrum, a network powered by pCell with equivalent spectrum averages over 1 Gigabit/second, and over 7.5 Gigabits/second in 150 MHz, faster than any mobile network in the world.

  Artemis also announced the first large-scale pCell vRAN installation in SAP Center, a 140,000 sq. ft. (13,000 sq. m), 20,000-seat arena that hosts 150+ events per year, including concerts, family shows, San Jose Sharks hockey, and the Panthers indoor football. The pCell vRAN makes SAP Center the world’s first venue with a Gigabit Private LTE/5G Network, deployed in just 20 MHz of free CBRS spectrum, far outperforming SAP Center’s existing carrier networks which require much more spectrum.

  “The pCell vRAN’s unique ability to multiply spectrum capacity by over 10x (and growing) will ultimately transform the lives of the billions of people who use mobile networks every day,” said Steve Perlman, Artemis Founder & CEO.

  “The pCell vRAN enables a new era in wireless communications, when fiber- class capacity, uniformity, and reliability are available over the airwaves. pCell vRAN delivers consistent 4K streaming in both directions, enabling a new class of applications, such as photo-realistic Extended and Augmented Reality interactively streamed to thousands of users, regardless of density.”

  The Artemis pCell vRAN delivers uniform high-speed data rates, enabling every arena seat to stream 4K video, while the existing carrier networks deliver widely varying data rates seat-to-seat, most too slow to stream HD video. The pCell Gigabit Private LTE/5G network is currently in use by beta test attendees during games and events and will open to all attendees later this year.

  “The Artemis pCell network opens up a wide variety of novel fan experience possibilities in high-density venues,” said Jonathan Becher, President of Sharks Sports & Entertainment.

  “Attendees at live events want to stream video down and up from any location in the arena but existing cellular and Wi-Fi systems don’t deliver the uniformity of pCell coverage. The pCell network’s performance and consistency allows us to leverage new technologies like Augmented Reality to deliver compelling experiences to fans.”

  Here is the Artemis pCell SAP Center Case Study video:

  pCell technology is based on a radical new approach to wireless that exploits, rather than avoids interference, resulting in a more than 10 times increase in network capacity per MHz of spectrum, while remaining compatible with unmodified LTE and 5G phones and devices. Over 100 academic papers have been published about the underlying technology since its invention.

  “pCell is the most innovative technology I’ve seen in wireless in a very long time, upending everything we’ve been taught about wireless,” said Craig Moffett, Senior Managing Director of MoffettNathanson, “We’ve all grown up thinking that spectrum is a scarce resource, but pCell breaks that equation, delivering over 10 times the performance of existing LTE and 5G technology.”

  Federated Wireless, the leader in private wireless and shared spectrum solutions, is an emerging Artemis pCell service delivery partner. Federated Wireless specialises in design and delivery of private wireless solutions that meet unique use cases and innovation goals. Federated Wireless currently has 100k connected CBRS devices across the United States and 350+ customers including the US Department of Defense, Carnegie Mellon University, the City of McAllen, Texas and over 140 Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs).

  “We’re excited to see innovative and disruptive technologies that are adopting CBRS,” said Iyad Tarazi, CEO of Federated Wireless. “Artemis holds enormous potential for high speed, low latency use cases and we look forward to seeing their success in this rapidly growing market.”

  With Multi-Gigabit speeds in free CBRS spectrum, uniform performance, and the ability to support 10s of thousands of users, pCell catapults the Private LTE/5G market from niche use cases to major venues, campuses, enterprise and hospitals, delivering 10 times carrier-grade performance.

  “Artemis pCell is one of the largest technology breakthroughs I’ve seen in my career,” said John Sculley, former CEO of Apple and a founding investor of MetroPCS, “But Artemis’ real genius is getting around longstanding barriers to entering the market by delivering vastly higher performance at far lower TCO via Private LTE/5G in the new CBRS spectrum. For the first time, large mobile customers including venues, campuses and enterprise can choose mobile infrastructure based on performance, quality and economics, and most significantly, enabling future applications. Breakthrough technology like pCell enables entirely new media experiences like Extended and Augmented Reality that are expected to be huge growth opportunities for mobile wireless in the future.”

  pCell vRAN Private LTE/5G installations are also neutral hosts for mobile network operators seeking the same 10x performance leapfrog to their subscribers, using CBRS or their own spectrum.

  Subject to availability of components, pCell systems will be increasingly available through 2022.

  For plenty more information, here is an amazing interview that Steve Perlman generously allowed me to film with him, with a follow-up interview to come!

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• Review: With A96, OPPO again proves good things do not cost an arm and a leg
  in Smartphones & Mobile devices
  By Sam Varghese

  There was once a time when the launch of a smartphone, be it an Android model or one of Apple's suite, was an occasion. The company behind the device made a song and dance about it, and the media tended to follow suit.

  But now the market has reached a stage of maturity where little is new anymore. The arrival of a new device only means that there is something of a chore to be gone through in evaluating what it has to offer.

  That's, perhaps, not the most enthusiastic way to approach the task at hand, taking a look at what the latest OPPO A Series model released in Australia offers the consumer for the modest price of $399.

  But excitement is hard to summon up, if only for the simple reason that most of what is present on one device is also there on another; the smartphone-using public is split into tribes, with each having chosen its toy and generally unprepared to part ways.

  {loadpisition sam08}This has made it harder and harder for companies in the field to keep growing, but this stage was always going to arrive. One is reminded of the time when Microsoft and Apple had reached this stage with their respective operating systems, and a wag asked, "what can they offer next - triangular windows?"

  Most devices at a certain price range offer what are now standard features; often, even going from one price point to another does not mean that a device will offer that much more.

  

  Close-ups provide very fine detail.

  The A96 is a good example of its class, this being the moderately priced 4G Android smartphone. OPPO has something of a pattern in releasing one model, and then following that with another that has a little more to offer if one is willing to fork out a little more.

  The 6.59-inch 90Hz colour-rich punch-hole display means a 90.8% screen-to-body ratio; the interface is easy on the eyes due to the 1080×2412 FHD resolution.

  The A96 has many features similar to the model that preceded it in Australia, the A76; the latter retailed for $349. The same SoC, the Snapdragon 680 4G, powers the phone, but this time there is 128GB of storage and 8GB of memory, rather than the 4GB that the A76 has.

  There are two refresh rates again, the standard 60Hz and 90Hz; however, the lower rate seems to suit this hardware mix better. When scrolling at 90Hz, there seems to be a small lag every now and then.

  As usual, there is a big battery, 5000mAh, and the 33W SUPERVOOC fast charging ensures that the device can reach 55% of battery capacity after being plugged in for half an hour.

  The device has a 16MP front camera which is good for portraits. The rear-facing dual camera setup features a 50MP rear camera with high photosensitivity and high pixel count, and a 2MP bokeh camera, which allows users to utilise portrait mode and capture photos with bokeh effects.

  

  Looking for worms on a cold morning.

  The rear camera supports 5x digital zoom and up to 20 continuous burst shots. The A96 has excellent sound, though it comes with no headphones.

  For some time, it has looked like OPPO's forays into the market have little rhyme and reason, with the occasional model appearing and the company not really having a serious interest in the market.

  As far as the reasoning for this conclusion goes, one could point to the share of the mobile market that OPPO enjoys (3.85%), far below that of Apple (56.09%) and Samsung (28.58%), going by Statcounter statistics.

  I asked Michael Tran, the managing director of OPPO Australia, about the strategy in Australia.

  His response: "OPPO always places the needs and expectations of our customers at the core of our product development cycle. We offer different devices and configurations to cater to the needs of our user bases in different markets.

  "OPPO’s Find X series provides all-round flagship devices for high-end users who pursue technological innovation. Whereas, our entry level A Series, which is extremely popular in Australia, aims to make technology more tangible, fun and also empowers the users to enjoy their mobile lifestyle."

  Asked about plans, now dropped, for development of OPPO's ColorOS and OnePlus' Oxygen OS [OnePlus is another brand owned by OPPO's parent, B.B.K. Electronics] to merge development, Tran said: "While OPPO and OnePlus share R&D resources and supply chain efficiencies, the two brands will continue offering flagship smartphones to cater to different types of users.

  "The decision has been made to keep ColorOS and OxygenOS separate, although both systems will continue to develop on the same code paths. This approach is also reflected in other product aspects such as camera systems, where the results of the recent Hasselblad partnership will apply to both brands' flagship products.

  

  The camera copes well with objects both at short-range and at a distance.

  Of OPPO's future plans for Australia, Tran commented: "Innovation has been the cornerstone of OPPO’s success in the smartphone industry. We have grown [by] leaps and bounds throughout this journey, owing to our effort to add value to our customers.

  "We plan to remain committed to R&D in developing core technology that goes into building and delivering world-class devices and a multi-portal ecosystem of intelligent devices with smartphones serving as the key gateway.

  "We have an array of exciting releases planned in the near future for Australia, not just limited to innovative handsets at accessible price points, but also the expansion of both our local IoT and accessories offerings."

  The A96 is on sale at JB Hi-Fi, The Good Guys, Officeworks, Bing Lee, Wireless1, Big W, Catch, Kogan, TeleChoice, Amazon, Mobileciti, and The Technology Store AU.

  The device was released in China in January. It runs on Android 11 over which is layered OPPO's custom skin ColorOS, the latter being at version 11.1.

  Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE

  Dimensions 164.4 x 75.7 x 8.4 mm (6.47 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)

  Weight 191 g (6.74 oz)

  Build Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

  SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

  IP5X dustproof, IPX4 waterproof

  DISPLAY Type IPS LCD, 90Hz, 480 nits (typ), 600 nits (HBM)

  Size 6.59 inches, 104.5 cm2 (~84.0% screen-to-body ratio)

  

  The A96 Sunset Blue model.

  Resolution 1080 x 2412 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)

  PLATFORM OS Android 11, ColorOS 11.1

  Chipset Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm)

  CPU Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver)

  GPU Adreno 610

  MEMORY Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)

  Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM UFS 2.2

  MAIN CAMERA Dual 50 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), PDAF 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)

  Features LED flash, HDR, panorama

  Video 1080p @ 30fps

  SELFIE CAMERA Single 16 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide)

  Video 1080p @ 30fps

  SOUND Loudspeaker Yes

  3.5mm jack Yes

  COMMS WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

  Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

  GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

  NFC No

  Radio No

  USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go

  FEATURES Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

  BATTERY Type Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable

  Charging Fast charging 33W, 50% in 26 min (advertised) Reverse charging

  USB Power Delivery

  MISC Colours Starry Black, Sunset Blue

  Model CPH2333

  Price $399
• Telstra Wholesale launches new 5G service and IOT product range
  in 5G
  By Chris Coughlan

  Telstra Wholesale announced a range of mobile solutions – including a new 5G service and a series of IOT products – at its annual customer event, Business Connect.

  Telstra Wholesale says its 5G service will be available from July, initially reaching more than 75% of Australians. It will deliver Telstra Wholesale’s fastest-ever mobile speeds – up to 250 Mbps - and access to mmWave where available.

  Telstra Wholesale executive sales and wholesale segment Glenn Osborne said this expanded portfolio of services was about meeting the needs of a rapidly evolving mobile market.

  “The ability for our Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) customers to offer a premium 5G mobile plan, as part of their suite of mobile solutions, provides even more possibilities for these customers to unlock new growth opportunities and attract different audiences seeking the performance benefits and capacity of 5G. And they can do all of this while utilising the capabilities of Telstra’s world-class network,” he added.

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  Telstra Wholesale says its 5G will initially offer coverage that reaches more than 75% of Australians, offering 5G coverage growth as it is deployed inside the existing Telstra Wholesale footprint as the Telstra rollout continues.

  The 5G service plans will incorporate existing 4G plan features and will provide typical download speeds of 10-250Mbps – helping to enhance end customers’ streaming, gaming, business and social media experiences, the company added.

  Also launching at Business Connect are Telstra Wholesale’s new customisable IOT product range includes four innovations that the company outlined:

  • IOT connectivity for existing scale IOT providers: to provide value added connectivity on Telstra’s mobile network including the CatM1 network.
  • Value added connectivity for MVNOs: for existing MVNOs to extend their range beyond mobile handheld and mobile broadband solutions leveraging their own proposition and devices on the platform they already use
  • Wearables and consumer IOT: connectivity solutions for new market entrants to provide watches, cameras, pendants and other consumer devices with connectivity to their end consumers.
  • Telstra’s innovative Track and Monitor product: a connectivity and device solution with enhanced service layers, suitable for the transport and logistics segment. This is leveraging award winning Telstra devices harmonised for the Telstra network.

  “In a break from traditional wholesaling, we are offering more value-added solutions than ever before. We know our wholesale customers have diverse needs for connectivity, and so we have developed a series of innovative new products to address these needs.

  “We’re excited to grow these through our wholesale channel and provide even greater access to our world class mobile network,” Osborne concluded.