‘Omnipresent’: Australia Signs 6G Agreement With US, UK

Published on March 14, 2024

Australia has signed an agreement with the governments of the United States, Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Sweden, and the UK covering the introduction of 6G mobile data technology. The existing 5G network spans only a fraction of the continent—though Telstra claims its network is the largest and covers 85 percent of the population. 5G is now available, at least partially, in all capital cities (except Darwin) and in several regional centres in each state. There are no 5G deployments in the Northern Territory at present. Australians have been quick to adopt the technology. Counterpoint Research reported the country had a 5G smartphone penetration rate of 82 percent in the first quarter of last year, representing around 8.8 million connections, a rise of 40 percent from the previous year....

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