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ACMA slaps Optus with $1.5 million fine for IPND neglect The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has slapped telecommunications company Optus with a $1,501,500 fine after it found that Optus failed to upload the required customer information of about 200,000 mobile customers to the Integrated Public Number Database (IPND) between January 2021 and September 2023. DITRDCA assures safe 3G transition
6th March 2024
Optus gears up for stronger 5G penetration indoors Telecommunications company Optus announced it has tested wideband multi-operator Ericsson Radio Dot System to provide 5G connectivity indoors for Australian enterprises. ManageEngine and Check Point integrate their solutions to counter mobile threats
5th March 2024
Launtel gains POI access in new Superloop deal Telco provider Launtel has picked Superloop to provide v-NNI and physical backhaul services to 118 nbn POI around Australia. SpinTel launches referral program to help customers mitigate living costs Australian telco SpinTel has launched a referral program that rewards customers when they introduce to their friends or families the company’s connection services.
4th March 2024
Telenor collaborates with Nvidia to further AI strategy Norwegian telco Telenor is collaborating with Nvidia to further its AI strategy across the Nordic region, which the company claims will create new AI opportunities and partnerships with startups, enterprises, and government entities. Docomo and NEC JV to provide OREX packages for O-RAN deployments
1st March 2024
Telstra discovers more than 250k parcel or delivery-related scams since May last year Aussies have reported more than 250k potential SMS and MMS scams related to parcels or delivery to 7223 since May 2023, according to telecommunications company Telstra. DQA partners with Dickerson and Microsoft to launch ‘first indigenous sovereign cloud’
29th February 2024
Superloop to provide connection for Investa Commercial real estate and property group Investa has picked Superloop to be its telco infrastructure provider for more than 1,100 premises across two upcoming sites in the build-to-rent market. AirTrunk starts OSK1 construction in West Osaka
28th February 2024
Aussie Broadband proposal 'opportunistic and undervalued': Superloop Telco provider Superloop has turned down the $466 million conditional offer of Aussie Broadband to buy 19.9% of its shares, describing the proposal as "opportunistic and undervalued." Telstra unveils 5G slicing product
27th February 2024
TPG Telecom partners with Ericsson to automate software upgrade TPG Telecom has partnered with Swedish telco vendor Ericsson to implement automated software features into its 5G core network. Radware expands DDoS protection for leading telecom provider NOS
26th February 2024
Tangerine Telecom suffers customer data breach; 232,000 affected Telecom service provider Tangerine Telecom disclosed it suffered a cyber breach last 18 February, estimating 232,000 current or former customer accounts were impacted dating from June 2019 to July 2023. WA Police Force opens new command centre at Telstra facility
23rd February 2024
Australians use social media more to access news, study finds Australians are using fewer sources to access news and now prefer social media to get information. Data from the How we access news report published showed in 2023 Australians used on average 3.1 different sources of news (free-to-air TV podcasts news websites), down from 3.5 in 2022, according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).
22nd February 2024