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Comms Alliance welcomes reduction in telco complaints, TIO responds, MacTel comments Australia's Communications Alliance has welcomed the continuing trend of reduced volumes of telco-related complaints to the industry ombudsman.
2nd June 2021
Nokia deploys Australia’s first integrated 5G antenna with Optus okia and Optus deploy the first 5G site to utilise Nokia’s modular Interleaved Passive Active Antenna (IPAA) which supports both legacy frequency bands and new 5G bands, simplifying and easing deployment challenges of finding space on towers and rooftops, accelerating rollout of 5G networks.
1st June 2021
Nokia deploys Australia’s first integrated 5G antenna with Optus okia and Optus deploy the first 5G site to utilise Nokia’s modular Interleaved Passive Active Antenna (IPAA) which supports both legacy frequency bands and new 5G bands, simplifying and easing deployment challenges of finding space on towers and rooftops, accelerating rollout of 5G networks.
1st June 2021
Optus launches Internet gamer plan Optus has launched a new home Internet plan specifically designed for gamers which it says aims to not only provide great WiFi coverage, but will also address congestion issues for gamers in households where multiple devices are being used, by prioritising their gaming traffic within the home or premises.
31st May 2021
Telstra commits to using only renewable or recycled materials in branded packaging by end of 2022 One year on from announcing its climate change ambitions, Telstra has announced a raft of new commitments to manage its resources more efficiently including a promise to use only renewable or recycled materials in branded packaging by the end of next year.
28th May 2021
AARNet joins international cybersecurity partnership Higher education organisations in four countries have teamed up to help prevent and mitigate cyber attacks on their sector. Optus, OPPO & Ericsson trumpet success of voice call over 5G standalone network Optus in collaboration with Ericsson and OPPO, have doubled down on 5G advancements, announcing a successful completion of a voice call over a commercial 5G standalone network.
26th May 2021
Apple launches new updates for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV and Mac iOS, iPadOS and tvOS 14.6 have launched today, as have watchOS 7.5 and macOS 11.4, so update now!
25th May 2021
iPhone 12 models capture a third of global smartphone revenue in 1Q2021 The iPhone 12 has dominated the best-sellers list for the first quarter of 2021, both in terms of volume and revenue, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says.
24th May 2021
TelSoc Members, We have an interesting forum online on Tuesday lunchtime on how NBN Co could benefit from integrating 5G into the broadband mix. 5G is often misunderstood as just the next generation of mobiles; it is far more. The 5G "core" will be the architecture for both mobile and fixed networks over the next few years. It is not only a threat to fixed networks, but also opens new opportunities.
21st May 2021
Apologies for no CommsWire yesterday, our mail server had a hiccup, but we're back online today! Very high speed NBN plans gaining ground: ACCC A record number of Australian households have moved to very high speed NBN plans, according to the ACCC, with the number of connections in the 500Mbps to 1000Mbps space growing from 9924 to 83,000 by the end of March.
21st May 2021