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Ericsson establishes group to deliver 5G services to US Govt Swedish telecommunications equipment provider Ericsson has established a new entity to deliver 5G services across multiple agencies in the US Federal Government, including the Department of Defence. NEC partners with Skyloom to pioneer 100Gbps space optical communications
22nd March 2024
Urban Telecom fails to comply with fair selling training requirements Teleforce, trading as Urban Telecom, is facing probe after the Australian Communications and Media Authority found that its sales representatives had not been appropriately trained. Declan O’Callaghan joins Swoop as COO Fixed wireless and wholesale network infrastructure provider Swoop has appointed Declan O’Callaghan as its COO.
21st March 2024
Inability to reach Triple Zero may delay Telstra and Optus 3G shutdown The 3G shutdown of Telstra and Optus could be delayed as the government noted that customers still using 3G services may not be able to access Triple Zero Services. Qualcomm unveils new flagship Snapdragon smartphone processor
20th March 2024
Chorus taps Vertiv for data centre upgrade New Zealand wholesaler of telco infrastructure Chorus has tapped digital infrastructure and continuity solutions provider Vertiv to expand its co-location offering in Auckland and unlock customers’ computing potential in regional locations using its existing distributed network of telco buildings. Treske to hold panel talk on AI regional preparedness
19th March 2024
felix research shows Australians’ preference for green products felix mobile, a mobile brand under TPG Telecom, has commissioned new national research revealing that 83% of Australians believe it is important to choose more environmentally sustainable products. Vodafone UK launches price war on BT, targets SoHo customers
18th March 2024
Singtel clarifies it will not sell Optus for $16B Telecommunications conglomerate Singtel will not sell its Australian subsidiary Optus after media reported there were talks to "offload" the embattled telco to private equity Brookfield for $16 billion. Motorola rolls out 16,000 digital radios for Victoria’s Country Fire Authority
15th March 2024
Superloop inks broadband contract with Origin Energy Telco provider Superloop has signed an exclusive six-year contract to provide internet services to energy company Origin Energy and its subsidiaries, Origin. Ciena doubles capacity for SEA-ME-WE 4 cable
14th March 2024
Fleet Space’s Centauri-4 satellite demos Push-to-Talk technology Space research centre SmartSat announced Fleet Space Technologies’ successful demonstration of satellite-enabled Push-to-Talk (PTT) capabilities as part of the Defence Space Command-funded Ascend2Leo project. RingCentral co-develops cloud solution with Optus
13th March 2024
Vodafone, Accenture develop large language model generative AI chatbot Vodafone youth brand Voxi has collaborated with global professional services firm Accenture to develop and deploy a large language model (LLM) generative AI chatbot powered by Microsoft's ChatGPT framework. Telefónica Tech partners with Teradata to expand AI services
12th March 2024
Optus network boss quits Optus managing director of networks Lambo Kanagaratnam, the senior executive in charge of Optus' network during last year's massive outage, has resigned, after nine years with the company. John Ieraci leads Telstra Purple Telecommunications company Telstra has appointed John Ieraci as the new head of Telstra Purple, Telstra’s technology services business.
11th March 2024