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$3.6b to light up regional 5G race

Regional Australians will benefit from a mobile spectrum auction later this year as analysts predict telcos will spend up to $3.6 billion to accelerate 5G mobile rollouts.

Lucas Baird

Regional and rural Australians are set to benefit from a spectrum auction later this year as JPMorgan analysts predict major telcos will spend up to $3.6 billion to help accelerate their 5G rollouts.

Spectrum slots are coveted by mobile phone and data operators because they help determine how much capacity they can funnel through their networks.

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Lucas Baird is a journalist based in The Australian Financial Review's Sydney office. Connect with Lucas on Twitter. Email Lucas at lucas.baird@afr.com

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