Telstra completes 5G tests using repurposed 3G spectrum – iTnews

Telstra has completed tests running 5G in low-band 850MHz spectrum that it has repurposed from its 3G network, and says the capability is “now ready for commercial use”.
The telco said that declining traffic on its 3G network, which is due to be switched off in mid-2024, meant that some of the spectrum it used could be “repurposed … for more efficient and higher value 5G services while still maintaining our 3G services in operation.”
Telstra started testing this in November last year and indicated…

Click here to view the original article.