CommsWire News
ANALYSIS Data retention debate to reignite this weekTomorrow the Parliamentary Committee into national security will table its delayed report, with the Government still trying to keep details of its metadata demands secret. M2 also joins the billion dollar clubM2?s revenues are now around the same as iiNet?s, with its financial results showing a massive increase. The numbers are all good.
26th August 2014
Thodey warns call centre jobs will goTelstra boss David Thodey has told ABC radio that he believes the company?s call centre jobs will be gone in five years, replaced by online interaction. ANALYSIS From call centre to contact centre ? and beyondDavid Thodey is right. Call centre jobs as we know them will disappear. But customer interaction will not.
25th August 2014
iiNet breaks the billion dollar barrier ?but ?furious? about NBN delays; Spark kind of bright in New Zealand; NBN congratulates self on first FTTN user; Turnbull on the future of newspapers; Victoria introduces sexting laws; Chromecast boosts Presto.
22nd August 2014
Scales assertions ?incorrect?, says Tucker; In support of a fibre to the premises NBN; Now Vodafone goes with Ericsson; Telstra warns on scams; Life in the smart lane ? connected device usage reaches new high; FRITZ!Box goes VDSL2 with new modem/router.
21st August 2014
Telstra, Optus and Vodafone hit with class action on late fees; Tablet sales decline, but Android outsells iPad; Microsoft Azure goes down worldwide; Warren & Brown build Vietnamese FTTH pilot; Telstra expands unified comms globally; Vodafone gives visitors to NZ a 4G boost.
20th August 2014
Telstra renews Ericsson deal to support SDN; Telstra has confirmed Ericsson as its continued supplier for optical transport; Dead as a Dodo; Impossible to cost data retention, says iiNet; Australian IT managers unaware of privacy laws; Samsung buys its way into IoT market; MobileMuster wants your old phones.
19th August 2014
ANALYSIS Turnbull talks up Telstra?s NBN plans; ECONOMUSE Hobson?s choice with NBN Co pricing; Review of 27 GHz licensing arrangements; Big increase in regional Australians online; Internet usage in Australia by region.
18th August 2014
Telstra shares hit 12 year highTelstra shares closed at $5.56 yesterday, on the back of solid financial results and a positive outlook. They were last that high in 2002. Note that a full analysis of Telstra?s financial results was contained in a special edition of CommsWire yesterday (13 August)
15th August 2014
ANALYSIS Another Government report slams the NBNAnother day, another Government-commissioned report criticising Labor?s NBN. Big shift to newspapers onlineAustralian print newspapers are continuing their long decline in circulation, but online readership is up.
14th August 2014
Special edition about Telstra's record financial results
14th August 2014