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• Vodafone CEO repeats telco's call for USO overhaul

  Vodafone Australia CEO Iñaki Berroeta has reiterated the telco's call for a thoroughgoing overhaul of Australia's Universal Service Obligation scheme.

• Vodafone switches 4G data to new core network

  Vodafone's new Ericsson-designed network is now being used for all 4G data by the telco's customers.

• Telstra hits 590Mbps mobile data speeds using LTE-A

  Telstra managed yesterday to hit speeds of up to 590 megabits per second using LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation on its network, the telco's group managing director for networks, Mike Wright, said today.

• Telstra draws roadmap for faster wireless

  Got 4G and still not satisfied with the speed? Telstra has revealed it will launch 5G services in “around 2020".

• Vodafone completes VoLTE trial

  Vodafone has completed a trial of 4G voice calls that provide faster call connections on compatible mobile phones.

• 'We've got the top performing network in Australia': Vodafone

  New Vodafone Australia CEO, Iñaki Berroeta, isn't planning to make any drastic changes to the three-year plan his predecessor put in place, but believes reliability and capacity issues have been resolved and that it is now the top performing network in Australia.

• Mobile operators talk up prospects of voice on LTE phones

  While LTE modems delivering mobile broadband services already appearing on the market, LTE phones are still some way off -- not least because manufacturers and operators have yet to agree how calls will be placed and voice traffic carried over LTE's all-IP networks. One of the solutions to that problem got a boost Monday, though, with more operators and vendors lending it their support.