News
Australian mobile market continues free fall in Q3 The Australian mobile phone market declined for its sixth straight quarter down 8.2% YoY to 2.06m mobile phones. More Android phones with insecure firmware discovered A second case of mobile phones that have insecure firmware has come to light, but in this case there was no data being transmitted to any server anywhere.
22nd November 2016
Government does $19.5bn backflip on NBN funding The Federal Government has changed its mind on providing funds for the completion of the NBN, announcing that it will loan NBN Co $19.5 billion to be repaid over the next four years.
21st November 2016
Privacy czar 'concerned' about telco data leaks. Quelle surprise! It is gratifying in the extreme to know that the Australian information and privacy commissioner Timothy Pilgrim is "concerned" about "allegations" that the personal information of customers of Australian telcos is being offered for sale.
18th November 2016
Internet and NBN complaints up, mobile down The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) report launched today reveals 112,518 new complaints last financial year. Mobile complaints fell, but Internet and NBN complaints rose sharply.
17th November 2016
Kantar: Flagship models boost postpaid customer base for Optus Kantars latest data for the telco carrier share barometer in Australia to September 2016 ?shows smartphone penetration up to 87% among Australian consumers aged 16+, edging up to 92% in the postpaid market.?
16th November 2016
Telstra takes strategic investment in Boomtown to service SMB market Telstra has invested in US-based software support and technical services company Boomtown with plans to utilise the company?s technology and services for its own customers in Australia. Adyen deploys to Equinix Melbourne, Sydney data centres Global payments technology company, Adyen, has deployed its infrastructure in Equinix data centres in both Sydney and Melbourne.
15th November 2016
Optus inks NAS Australia deal on SatSleeve distribution Optus has sealed a deal with wholesale television and satellite equipment distributor, NAS Australia, which it says will expand the distribution of its SatSleeve product range in regional and remote areas of Australia.
14th November 2016
Aussie workers? ?promo fomo? dampens enthusiasm for working from home Many Australians fear they might miss out on promotion at work by taking up the opportunities for teleworking from home or in a location other than their office, according to new research from Telstra.
11th November 2016
NZ's Commerce Commission wants Chorus copper lines capacity upgrade NZ regulator, The Commerce Commission, has made a draft decision that the country?s largest telecommunications infrastructure provider, Chorus, should upgrade its copper lines capacity to benefit retail telcos and consumers.
10th November 2016
NBN rollout will be done by 2020 says Morrow; IA says time for govt to review NBN strategy; Telstra?s first mobile leasing plan for SMBs to stay ?up to date?; Motorola Solutions buys Australia?s Gridstone; Smartphone VR: over half of VR shipments by 2021; Verizon helps out with fight against childhood rheumatic heart disease;
9th November 2016