Telstra opens Gold Coast innovation centre

Telstra 5G drone tests at Labrador show how the next generation of mobile technology will be a critical element in powering new innovations that will help save lives on Australian beaches. Picture Glenn HampsonSource:News Corp Australia

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Today, Telstra has added to its competitive advantage by announcing the opening of a new innovation centre canada goose outlet at its Southport Exchange on the Gold Coast that will act as a base for its 5G field trials later this year.

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In side by side speed tests of the current 4G network and an early stage 5G, Telstra current network achieved download speeds of 700 Mbps with a ping (essentially the reaction time or lag of your connection) of 19 millisecond.

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Mr Wright said Telstra will improve the download speed but it the reduction in latency that will be critical in areas like driverless cars and robotics.

Nineteen milliseconds of ping is fine for watching video but probably not if you using a robotic arm to do surgery.

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The jump from 2G to 3G took us beyond just call and text and enabled the data usage on mobile phones we now take for granted, although at the time it was unclear as to why that was such a worthwhile idea.

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will glue that technology on top of the 4G network, Mr Wright said.

will most likely be the early launch. That way users will get he benefit of this huge 4G footprint we already got plus Canada Goose online the benefits of 5G. it looks like 5G canada goose capable smartphones are still a couple years away, Telstra has been working with chip makers and phone manufacturers and is confident the hardware will Canada Goose Jackets be ready as 5G infrastructure becomes a reality but it will take time to shrink the hardware.

For instance, one of the demonstrations on show at the new Gold Coast innovation centre was the ability to watch a live feed in virtual reality from a truck driving in downtown Southport. However the 5G equipment in the back of the truck making it possible weighed about 200 kilograms.

For now, Telstra will continue to carry out field tests and develop its technology to ensure Aussies are among the first consumers in the world to benefit from the life changing tech, said Telstra Chief Operations Officer, Robyn Denholm.

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