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NBN Co moves to next stage of engagement with Retail Service Providers National Broadband Network operator NBN Co has announced the next phase of its engagement with Retail Service Providers (RSPs) and enterprise customers.
30th January 2020
UK gives Huawei limited role in 5G network rollouts The UK has announced that it will give Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technology a limited role in the country's 5G networks, with Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab telling the House of Commons that additional security measures would be put in place to ensure that risk was properly mitigated.
29th January 2020
ACMA launches consultation on telecoms emergency call services amendments The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is undertaking public consultation on proposed amendments to the Telecommunications (Emergency Call Service) Determination 2019.
28th January 2020
Telstra impresses with wins at Pacific Telecoms Awards Telstra was prominent among the winners of the 2020 Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) Awards presented in Honolulu last night, coming away with more awards than any other telecommunications operator.
24th January 2020
Sorry I missed this Newsletter pon Thursday, especially as it features TelSoc !! Ericsson chief: Huawei situation creating uncertainty for 5G market Ericsson worldwide chief executive Börje Ekholm says the US bid to prevent its competitor Huawei Technology from gaining deals is not giving his company "a free kick" and is creating uncertainty for the global 5G market.
23rd January 2020
I missed this email on Thursday (sorry), especially as it features TelSoc. I was informed it went out earlier blank, so you may be getting this twice. Tim Herring
23rd January 2020
5G smartphones expected to reach 12% of market by year-end: Gartner The global share of 5G smartphones will grow from 12% in 2020 to 43% in 2022, the technology research firm Gartner has forecast, with the entire mobile phone market poised to grow 1.7% this year.
22nd January 2020
Warning that Huawei 5G ban could cost Australia AUD$12 billion Up to 3 million Australians – mostly in the bush - will miss out on getting access to 5G by 2023 because of the Australian Government’s 5G ban on China’s Huawei - at a cost of US$8.2 billion (AUD$12B) to the economy, according to UK based forecasting and quantitative analysis firm Oxford Economics.
21st January 2020
Australia broadband cost down, but country ranks 113th out of 206 nations A British website that regularly surveys broadband packages globally has ranked Australia 113th out of 206 countries that it looked at between 28 November 2019 and 8 January this year.
21st January 2020
This is the final edition of CommsWire Afternoon for 2019. We will be back on 13 January 2020. We would like to wish all of our readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Prosperous and Safe New Year!
21st December 2019