CommsWire News
Satellite positioning tech could be worth $6 billion-plus to economy Trials of ‘world first’ satellite positioning technology have proven more than $6 billion could be delivered to the Australian economy over the next 30 years, according to one Australian Government minister.
27th August 2019
Connexus pilots ‘Pay-it-Forward’ free digital phone service The South Australian town of Gawler will be the first regional community to receive free digital phone services under a ‘Pay it Forward’ scheme to be conducted by Melbourne-based ISP, Connexus.
22nd August 2019
Please note CommsWire was missing for a few days due to the Editor Stan Beer having 'flu! Cisco, Victoria Uni partner on security skills training Victoria University is partnering with networking vendor Cisco to open a cybersecurity training centre in Melbourne’s West to meet an increasing demand for workers in one of Australia’s fastest growing and under serviced industries.
20th August 2019
Samsung puts distance between itself and rivals in EU The sabotage of Huawei’s smartphone business by the US Government has put Samsung back on the map in Europe during Q2, with the Korean company recording a spectacular surge and its highest market share for five years. Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi had an even more impressive growth spurt in the quarter, according to UK based analyst firm Canalysis.
14th August 2019
NBN Co launches Sky Muster Plus satellite ‘unmetered data’ wholesale service NBN Co has launched its Sky Muster Plus wholesale service which allows homes and small businesses in the NBN satellite footprint to access unmetered data for essential online activities.
13th August 2019
Huawei Australia CEO reaffirms commitment to Australia despite 5G ban The boss of the Australian subsidiary of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei issued a statement reaffirming the company’s intention to keeping its operations going in the country regardless of Federal Government policy banning its participation in the 5G rollout.
10th August 2019
Australia Post set to undertake telecommunications ‘transformation’ Australia Post is set to undertake a telecommunications ‘transformation” of its business, with the roll out of a series of upgrades to its network that it says will optimise performance for services across the country, as it plans for the future.
9th August 2019
‘Underperforming’ broadband services still a problem: ACCC Underperforming broadband services are still a problem for some consumers, with a newly publish report revealing that 12.4% of consumers continue to experience underperforming services that “rarely come close to reaching their maximum plan speed”.
7th August 2019
Activist group launches campaign against Apple censorship in China Anti-corporate activist group SumofUs has launched a campaign against tech corporation Apple’s compliance with the Chinese government’s censorship demands in order to remain operating in the world’s most populous country.
6th August 2019
Australia smartphone end user shipments plummet in 2019 Australian end user smartphone shipments will suffer a sharp drop of 8.8% in 2019, with a similar drop in New Zealand, both far outpacing a worldwide downturn as users hold on to their handsets ahead of the coming 5G boom.
3rd August 2019