{"id":14760,"date":"2022-08-09T21:30:30","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T11:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.letsbemates.com.au\/mate\/?p=14760"},"modified":"2024-12-19T15:40:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T04:40:59","slug":"introducing-5g-mobile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.letsbemates.com.au\/mate\/introducing-5g-mobile\/","title":{"rendered":"Our First 5G Mobile Plan &#8211; Faster Speeds and Coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MATE is proud to announce the release of our first 5G mobile plan, <a href=\"\/mobile\/\"><em>soul mates 150GB 5G<\/em>.<\/a>\n<p>5G, short for 5th Generation, is the latest evolution of the mobile network following 3G and 4G. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.letsbemates.com.au\/mate\/what-is-5g-mobile\/\">5G mobile network<\/a> can hold up to 10 times the information-carrying capacity of the current 4G network, therefore providing customers with higher mobile data speeds\u00b9, improved connection ability, and lower lag times.<\/p>\n<p>MATE&#8217;s first 5G-enabled mobile plan, <em>soul mates 150GB 5G<\/em>, <span class=\"TextRun SCXW23346627 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW23346627 BCX0\">uses the Telstra 5G Wholesale Network. 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Learn more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telstrawholesale.com.au\/mobile-network.html\">here<\/a>. T<\/em><em>he Telstra Wholesale mobile coverage area footprint reaches more than 98.8% of the Australian population and covers more than 1.6 million square kilometres of the Australian landmass.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><em><br \/>\n<\/em><em>\u00b3 P<\/em><em>rice based on a connected internet and mobile service over a period of twelve (12) months. 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