Optus claims that it has broken the Australian record for real commercial 5G speeds delivering a download speed of over 2.5Gbps on a Samsung Galaxy S20 5G device, as it launches the first of its ultra-high-speed 5G sites earmarked for Sydney and Melbourne.
Working with technology partner Ericsson and Samsung, Optus has utilised mid-band spectrum and 5G carrier aggregation to achieve these speeds at a live site in Sydney. A further 150 ultra-high speed 5G sites will be deployed on existing Optus 5G infrastructure by November, in selected areas of Sydney and Melbourne.
Optus Home Internet customers will also get a taste of even higher 5G Home Internet speeds with Optus planning to unlock 100Mhz of 3500Mhz midband spectrum for users in selected areas of Sydney and Melbourne in the coming months.
The Optus 5G Home Internet service is already delivering average download speeds of 214Mbps and this increase in spectrum bandwidth of around 60 percent will result in even faster average speeds for customers, said the Operator.
Optus currently has over 920 5G sites with its 5G Network now available to over 650,000 Australian homes, and the rollout is continuing at pace.
