5G SERVICES JOINT VENTURE

BENGALURU: Vodafone’s broadband services joint venture with Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Ltd has partnered with Nokia to roll out 5G services in Australia, the companies said yesterday. The 5G drive comes as the joint venture is caught in a legal appeal process against an antitrust regulator’s move to block its proposed A$15 billion (RM43 billion) megamerger with TPG Telecom Ltd. In a joint statement, the companies said the 50-50 joint venture would kick off its 5G rollout in the first half of 2020. – Reuters