Tag: 5G

Cost of ban $300m a year, Huawei says

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Banning Huawei from participating in Australia’s 5G network could cost up to $300 million annually and lead to three million Australians missing out on the new technology, according to...

$9m pledged to combat 5G misinformation

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government will spend $9 million conducting a public awareness campaign on the safety of 5G technology in order to combat the spread of misinformation on social media....

5G needs public campaign: Telstra

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government must launch a large-scale public awareness campaign to counter “misinformation” about the health risks associated with 5G technology, Australia’s largest telecommunications company says. The House of Representatives...

Govt initiates 5G technology inquiry

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has initiated a Parliamentary inquiry into 5G technology in Australia, but its terms of reference mean the controversy surrounding national security and the banning of Huawei...

We can’t afford to ignore Asia tech

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia “cannot afford to turn its back” on the “once in a generation opportunity” on offer from Huawei and other Chinese technology companies, according to Huawei Australia chairman John...

Huawei shutters Vic R&D centre

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Huawei Australia has been blacklisted by the US government, just weeks after the company drew a line through a $60 million research and development investment in Victoria. The local...

5G a decision that demands scrutiny

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
The Australian government has been caught out and our system of government is now at a crossroad. It is not acceptable that our government, on the pretext of “being...

Huawei calls out $51b NBN failure

Posted on   |  by Aimee Chanthadavong
Huawei Australia chief technology officer David Soldani has delivered a blistering assessment of Australia’s national broadband roll-out, hammering both the federal government and NBN Co as architects of the...

New spotlight on Huawei 5G ban

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
Chinese telecommunications powerhouse Huawei has been given the go ahead to participate in Britain’s 5G network rollouts, media reports out of the UK have confirmed. If UK Secretary of...