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Optus brings native Wi-Fi voice calling to market Optus has launched native Voice over WiFi ? or WiFi Calling ? which the telco says allows customers to easily make and receive calls, SMS and MMS where there is limited mobile coverage but an accessible WiFi service, such as home or public WiFi.
27th January 2017
ACMA announces satellite license tax reductions In a review of taxation arrangements for satellite services released in a 12-page document on Tuesday the Australian Communications and Media Authority has outlined cuts for apparatus licence taxes, which will take effect on 5 April 2017.
25th January 2017
Optus flies high with $75 million Flight Centre deal Optus Business has inked a $75 million, five-year deal with Flight Centre to deliver collaboration and communication services to support the retail travel group?s ongoing technology transformation strategy.
24th January 2017
Telstra seals multi-million dollar global deal for Women?s Tennis Telstra has sealed a six year multi-million dollar deal to deliver a global media network solution for the Women?s Tennis Association (WTA) series of tournaments.
23rd January 2017
All metadata is not personal, Federal Court rules The Australian Federal Court has effectively ruled that part of the metadata of an individual stored by telecommunications companies does not constitute personal data and therefore need not be handed over to said individual.
20th January 2017
Apologies for late delivery, I got a corruption problem with the first PDF. TimH
19th January 2017
NBN rollout approaches half-way mark as shift to metro areas gathers pace NBN Co says 2017 will be the biggest year for the National Broadband Network, with almost 50% of the network rollout completed by the end of June. But, it won't be all plain sailing, with NBN Co flagging some disruption as the rollout expands to high density metero areas for the first time.
18th January 2017
Applications open for unsold 700MHz spectrum auction The Australian Communications and Media Authority has opened applications for the 2017 auction of unsold spectrum licences in the 700MHz band.
17th January 2017
Telstra gives ?always on? service guarantee on key APAC cable routes Telstra has launched a new ?always on? service guarantee for Asia?s busiest subsea cable routes ? Hong Kong to Singapore and Japan to Hong Kong.
16th January 2017
Government wants ?radical? expansion of data retention Internet Australia has criticised a move by the Federal Government to call for submissions over the Christmas period for what it describes as a ?radical expansion of its controversial data retention scheme?
21st December 2016