'Quiet revolution': gradual 5G uptake but NBN prevails

The West Australian

Dec 07

A fixed phone lined connected to the National Broadband Network is still the gold standard for surfing the web at home with fears that 5G would rapidly take over proving to be little more than hype.A ...

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