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Aussie Broadband launches new self-service tool Australian telco Aussie Broadband launched Buddy Telco (Buddy), a digital-first challenger that lets users manage their connections, upgrades, outages, and usage through an app, website, and live chat. GSMA leads new powerhouse coalition to improve smartphone accessibility
15th July 2024
Vocus enables 'metro-grade connectivity' Australian specialist digital infrastructure provider Vocus has launched deployment solution powered by LEO satellite that enables connectivity in remote locations in a matter of hours. AMD ramps AI acquisitions to counter Nvidia
12th July 2024
Telstra announces price hike Australian telco Telstra stated this month it wouldn't increase mobile prices. Now the telco sang a different tune, announcing the cost of its mobile plans will rise in August. ALE, Vitalis to 'drive digital transformation' in healthcare and education sectors
11th July 2024
Telstra jeopardises personal details of 140k customers The details of more than 140,000 customers who requested unlisted numbers were made available to the public by Australian telco Telstra, breaching its carrier licence on more than 163,000 occasions, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has found. Nokia trials GFiber Labs 50G PON broadband speeds
10th July 2024
Motorola Solutions opens R&D centre in Ireland American telecommunications company Motorola Solutions will open a new research and development (R&D) centre in Cork, Ireland that is expected to generate 200 highly-skilled jobs. Singtel partners with SKT to prepare for 6G
9th July 2024
felix claims two million trees milestone Australian mobile provider felix claimed it has donated two million trees for its customers. To celebrate this milestone, new customers signing up can access felix’s 25GB plan for just $10 a month for the first three months. Telenor Cyberdefence acquires Combitech
8th July 2024
$1.5 million grant awarded to Pivotel, CIN, and Roobuck to boost connectivity efforts Australian provider of regional, rural, and remote communications Pivotel, Connectivity Innovation Network (CIN), and safety equipment provider Roobuck have been jointly awarded a grant of $1.5 million under Telecommunications Disaster Resilience Innovation (TDRI) program, to support the next phase of the pilot Large Area Wi-Fi project.
5th July 2024
eSafety Commissioner gives industry six months to draft new online safety codes for children Australia’s eSafety Commissioner is giving six months to the internet industry to come up with enforceable codes detailing how it will protect children from inappropriate content or material online such as pornography. Vodafone UK and Virgin Media O2 sign network sharing deal
4th July 2024
Telstra, Optus sever search agreement deal with Google amidst ACCC probe The intervention of the country’s competition watchdog has prompted major telcos Telstra and Optus to stop using Google Search pre-installed as the default search engine on Android devices they sell. Motorola Solutions acquires software Noggin
3rd July 2024
The latest issue of our journal, the Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, is now available on the TelSoc website at https://telsoc.org/journal/jtde-v12-n2. Please have a look at it. You can download the full issue (towards the bottom of the issue page) or select individual articles. All content is free to TelSoc financial members (when logged in).
3rd July 2024