5G Standalone Mobile services due to launch later this year. Credit: Marlon Trottmann / Shutterstock 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. Additionally, Optus’ 5G+ footprint can also be accessed. “Optus has always believed in the power of competition to drive innovation. Opening up our mobile and fixed networks to third-party providers in the early 1990s, that same spirit continues to guide our wholesale strategy today,” Castro wrote. “Our wholesale partners are quick to receive a consistent network experience provided across our wider business. That’s been true for mobile and fixed and now it’s now true for 5G Standalone FWA.” He added Optus is looking to release 5G Standalone Mobile services for MVNOs later this year, which the VP added will bring the same core capabilities to mobility use cases.The telco’s 5G Standalone FWA wholesale launch comes a week after it expanded its 10-year mobile agreement with Yomojo into a whole-of-business partnership for an additional three years. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe