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What Is Remote Provisioning?

What is Remote Provisioning? Remote SIM provisioning is an eSIM specification realized by GSMA. This specification allows consumers to remotely change and activate the SIM profile embedded on portable devices such as smartphones, smart watches, tablet computers, and fitness bands. At the moment, there are two remote provisioning specifications – M2M Solution and Consumer Continue reading…

Telstra Extends Their Content to Include Baseball

Telstra’s new move Telstra sent shock waves throughout Australia with its decision to live-stream the 2018-19 season of the Australian Baseball League (ABL). With this move, the largest Telco in Australia looks to capture the baseball market. Before the announcement, Telstra mobile phone packs only came with free broadcasts of AFL (Australian Football League), Continue reading…

Looking at the Future of Mobile Technology – The arrival of 6G

Mobile technology is constantly evolving, and the rate of change is getting much faster. The 5G mobile network is only in the initial stages of deployment, and yet researchers have already started to think – what will 6G look like? How the way is being paved for 6G The ComSenTer (Center for Converged TeraHertz Communications Continue reading…

Telstra Comes Out Ahead In the 5G Spectrum Auction

The Australian Communications and Media Authority recently held an auction for the spectrum ranges needed to provide 5G to the Australian population. The auction’s end comes eight months after the Federal Government announced it would put 125 MHz of mobile spectrum in the 3.6 GHz band up for auction, opening up the possibility of Continue reading…