Australian mobile network operator (MNO) Telstra has confirmed the first consumer devices that will be able to connect to its 5G Standalone (SA) infrastructure. AsĀ previously reported by TeleGeographyās CommsUpdate, as far back as May 2020 Telstra had confirmed its mobile network had end-to-end enabled for 5G SA, while it initially suggested such devices could become available āfrom late 2020ā. It is only now, however, that theĀ MNOĀ has revealed that customers who purchase one of its Samsung Galaxy S22, S22+ or S22 Ultra smartphones will see an Android 13 firmware update to those devices which enables support for 5G SA. According to the cellco, āonce this update is applied, users with compatible devices will continue to operate seamlessly on the standalone network in the backgroundā.
Telstra has said it expects the 5G SA network to provide ānew network experiences using a range of new features and services to support not only consumer services, but also new and emerging enterprise and industrial digitisation use casesā.
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