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Colt completes acquisition of Lumen EMEA Digital infrastructure company Colt has completed the acquisition of American telecommunications company Lumen EMEA for US$1.8 billion. Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger require the most data from users The Meta family of apps—Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger—request the most data from smartphone users, according to research from data centre company TRG Datacenters.
7th November 2023
Kmart Australia sends more than 200,000 marketing emails to users who previously unsubscribed Following consumer complaints, the Australian Communications and Media Authority launched an investigation and found retail company Kmart Australia sent 212,471 marketing emails to customers between July 2022 and May 2023 who had previously unsubscribed, breaching spam laws. Cybercriminals use genAI to scam users in dating apps, sites
6th November 2023
Aussie Broadband wins bidding war, acquires Symbio for $262 million Telecommunications company Aussie Broadband has finally acquired unified communications-as-a-service (UcaaS) provider Symbio for $262 million. ACCC observes NBN retailers’ response to wholesale pricing
3rd November 2023
SkyMesh withheld post-paid summary services for consumers The Australian Communications and Media Authority has launched an investigation following a consumer complaint after Brisbane-based telco provider SkyMesh breached the rules by not providing a summary for post-paid internet services it sold over the phone to around 11,600 customers between August 2019 and July 2023.
2nd November 2023
16,000 homes, businesses get more speed from fixed wireless network upgrades, NBN claims The NBN has claimed 16,000 homes and businesses across its fixed wireless areas are gaining more speed at the busiest times. How Telstra is preparing for disaster season
1st November 2023
Major telcos announce price hike Millions of Australians are starting to feel the pinch in their pockets as major telcos announced a price hike on lower-speed NBN plans. University of Melbourne students devise video game controller for child with cerebral palsy
31st October 2023
Hutchison Drei operates LoRaWAN network to advance IoT adoption at scale Austrian telecommunications company Hutchison Drei has picked Actility’s flagship carrier-grade IoT network server and platform ThingPark Wireless to operate the national LoRaWAN network. Linksys unveils Wi-Fi 7 mesh system Home and small office connectivity company Linksys unveils its first Wi-Fi 7 mesh system home connectivity, Linksys Velop Pro 7.
30th October 2023
Vodafone Australia takes customers to the sky with its in-flight mobile roaming Vodafone Australia has announced an $5 in-flight roaming, enabling customers to talk, text, browse the internet, stream when they travel internationally on selected airlines. Uber sent more than two million emails without unsubscribe button
27th October 2023
Google picks Vocus to connect US and Australia with new subsea cable system Tech giant Google will deploy two new trans-Pacific subsea cables between the United States and Australia via Fiji and French Polynesia with assistance from Australian specialist fibre and network solutions provider Vocus to deliver the new system. amaysim unveils eSIMs launch nationwide
26th October 2023
NBN Co, Nokia field trial ‘feasible’ to support multi-gigabit services Wholesale broadband operator NBN Co has completed a field trial with Finnish telco vendor Nokia using three generations of passive optical network (PON) technologies—GPON, XGS PON, and 25GS PON—over its fibre to the premises (FTTP) network, proving its feasibility to support future multi-gigabit services. SmartSat sends two students to intern at ESA
25th October 2023