CommsWire News
Stop using Samsung Note7: OZ replacement stock from 21 September Samsung Australia has confirmed that replacement stock of the Galaxy Note7 is coming to Australian customers from 21 September amid a US recall and airlines warning against Note7 use.
12th September 2016
Vodafone comes out swinging with iPhone 7 plans One day after the launch of Apple?s iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, Vodafone has hit the ground running with a range of aggressively priced data and phone purchase plans.
9th September 2016
CTIA Super Mobility 2016 opens: full run down On the same day that Apple launches two new iPhones, the wireless industry is having a major US conference in Las Vegas for the next 3 days.
8th September 2016
Govt finally announces data retention grants Telstra, Optus and Vodafone have together been apportioned about 65% of the funds allocated for companies to implement the data retention scheme that the government voted into law more than a year ago.
7th September 2016
ACCC takes big hit from Telstra over mobile roaming inquiry The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's launch of an inquiry into whether it will regulate wholesale mobile roaming services within the Australian domestic market has raised the hackles of Telstra, with the telco expressing concerns that any declaration could be detrimental to investment by telcos in mobile services in regional areas.'
6th September 2016
ACCC keeps wary eye on Telstra-NBN Co over competition concerns Concerns Telstra might have a ?head start? over its competitors in connecting customers to NBN HFC broadband services remain under close scrutiny by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, despite NBN Co and Telstra agreeing on measures to mitigate the potential risks to competition.
5th September 2016
Surge in home Internet-connected devices as IoT spending explodes Technology is rapidly taking control of Australian homes, with the number of Internet-connected devices predicted to rise to 29 as consumers embark on an Internet of Things (IoT) ?spending spree?.
2nd September 2016
NBN Co and Nokia set to go extremely XG.FAST at 5Gbps NBN Co and Nokia are looking at XG.Fast technology paired with Fttdp, with trial speeds delivering from 5Gbps to lab results of 8Gbps over twisted pair copper lines.
1st September 2016
$3 billion in savings to healthcare system from telehealth, says CSIRO Australia?s first large-scale trial of telehealth has shown that up to $3 billion a year could be saved to the healthcare system, according to the CSIRO which trialled telehealth systems with 287 patients over a 12 month period.
31st August 2016
Comms Alliance, AMTA combine on broadband speed claims Communications Alliance and the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA), have proposed the creation of an industry guideline on making representations to consumers about the performance of broadband services rather than be monitored by the ACCC.
30th August 2016