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Optus Launches 5G Fixed Wireless Access for Wholesale Partners

Optus has launched 5G Standalone
Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) for its
wholesale partners, enabling mobile
virtual network operators (MVNO) to
offer 5G on dedicated hardware.

Optus MVNOs can now offer what the
telco is calling a “true” 5G Standalone
FWA experience on a dedicated
5G core and not reliant on 4G
infrastructure, according to a blog
post by its vice president of wholesale
and satellite, John Castro.

Available as plug-and-play, partners
can offer differentiated service tiers
to launch premium offerings such
as fixed-wireless home broadband
and low-latency gaming packs
without needing to build separate
infrastructure. sale strategy,” Castro wrote. the VP added will bring the same core
“Our wholesale partners are quick to capabilities to mobility use cases.
Optus’ 5G+ footprint can also be receive a consistent network expe-
accessed. “Optus has always believed rience provided across our wider The telco’s 5G Standalone FWA
in the power of competition to drive business. That’s been true for mobile wholesale launch comes after it
innovation. Opening up our mobile and fixed and now it’s now true for 5G expanded its 10-year mobile
and fixed networks to third-party Standalone FWA.” Optus is looking to agreement with Yomojo into a
providers in the early 1990s, that same release 5G Standalone Mobile ser- whole-of-business partnership for an
spirit continues to guide our whole- vices for MVNOs later this year, which additional three years.

Ongoing Deployment in Guam Extends FWA Access to Thousands

Tarana’s next-generation fixed scribers who have signed onto GTA’s us most,” the organization’s executive
wireless access (ngFWA) broadband Air Fiber services since the deploy- director said.
technology now reaches thousands ment began.
of homes across Guam thanks to an Basil Alwan, Tarana’s CEO, also
ongoing deployment by GTA, Guam’s “The feedback from customers on praised GTA’s efforts in the territory,
longest-serving telecom provider. our Air Fiber service has been great,” located in the Western Pacific Ocean.
Gayle said. “It’s been the perfect
So far, over 30,000 locations in the solution for areas that don’t have GTA “GTA’s work to close the digital divide
territory have already been passed Fiber yet, offering fast speeds and a in Guam is critical to their community
in only three months of deployment, reliable connection.” and we are very proud to support
according to Tarana. their efforts,” Alwan said. “We look
Additionally, GTA recently donated forward to seeing more progress on
With the deployment, GTA is able to ngFWA access to the Guam Animals the island.”
offer 500 megabits per second to res- in Need (GAIN) shelter, Tarana’s
idents who previously had access to release stated. With the deployment, GTA has joined
speeds no greater than 25 megabits over 250 operators to have deployed
per second through copper net- The donation was also described as ngFWA technology from Tarana, the
works, Tarana’s recent release stated. a game-changer for GAIN. “It helps company’s release stated.
Andrew Gayle, GTA’s COO, reported us stay connected, work faster, and
high marks from the hundreds of sub- support more people when they need
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