Prospecta Utilities 5G wireless network to make land lease resort development GemLife Gold Coast a smart city [Video]

One of the first installations of a 5G stand-alone millimetre wave fixed wireless network in Australia, it will offer rapid internet speeds of up to 2GB per second for homeowners at GemLife Gold Coast. 

The installation of nine 5G radio devices began in June and will be completed this month, creating an interconnected ‘smart city’ for the first 12 of a total of 74 homes at the over-50s lifestyle resort in Pimpama. 

This innovative technology will enable seamless integration of smart home devices. 

GemLife Gold Coast resident, Jeff Ward, is an expert on The Internet of Things (IoT) having headed up the Safer Smarter Cities strategy for Japanese IT and electronics multinational giant NEC Corporation in Australia.  

“Prospecta Utilities’ 5G fixed wireless network, along with its internet capabilities, will enable us to seamlessly integrate our household into a smart ecosystem.” 

“We’re in the process of installing more than 40 devices in our home that will enable systems ranging …