Telstra turns drones into ‘cells on wings’ for mobile coverage
A drone equipped with a small mobile base station could be used to provide mobile coverage in the aftermath of natural disasters.
A drone equipped with a small mobile base station could be used to provide mobile coverage in the aftermath of natural disasters.
Telstra’s network engineering chief says that the company is preparing to test the potential of 5G to enable smart cities, as the telco continues its program of rolling out support for the new standard across its existing mobile base stations.
The initial set of 5G standards have only just been finalised, but Telstra CEO Andy Penn said he expects adoption of the next-generation wireless technology to be even swifter than its predecessor.
Logistics company DHL Supply Chain is staging an augmented reality trial with one of its Australian customers as it assesses the productivity benefits that AR can deliver to warehouse operations.
School SMS services provider MGM Wireless (ASX:MWR) has forecast a 1H profit of $30,000 to $40,000.
Mobile payment company Mint Wireless (ASX:MNW) has signed a partnership agreement for Europe with IT Providers.
GoConnect (ASX:GCN) has launched a final mobile version of its uctv.fm IPTV platform.
MedicVision (ASX:MVH), soon to be renamed Motopia, has arranged to purchase mobile app developer 2moro Mobile for $2.5 million in stock.
Internet kiosk distributor pieNETWORKS (ASX:PIE) has commenced the deployment of 50 of its Hotspot Webphones for Telstra (ASX:TLS).
The Apple Peel 520, a Chinese-developed product that drew the media's attention for being able to turn an iPod Touch into an iPhone-like device, is coming to America.
IT shops push BlackBerry smartphones on workers for added security, but a new survey shows that workers are less likely to be highly satisfied with them, compared with phones that the users choose themselves.