News
Telstra denies firmware caused outages; Woolworths Mobile launches three new ?simple phone bundle? plans; AFP raids on ALP offices show dangers of data retention: Snowden; Orange secures network services deal with AngloGold Ashanti; OVO gets mobile with Gymnastics Australia; Microsoft?s Lumia 650 ? a worker?s phone now here.
24th May 2016
Telstra proposes changes to NBN migration plan; Telstra outages ? modem firmware problems?; What does the NBN have to do with national security?; Big brands admit they are not ready to meet mobile consumers' expectations; SpeedCast awarded new Middle East managed services contract; ACCC won?t authorise mandated security solution for the payments industry.
23rd May 2016
Federal Police raid Labor Party offices over NBN documents leak; IA wants telco USO regs changed to include consumer rights to data access; Virgin Mobile Australia outages ? 18 and 19 May; Business Council joins expanding IoT Alliance Australia; Speedcast, Airbus team up on satellite ground station; NextDC prepares for second Melbourne data centre; Satellite operator SES does major deal with Indonesian satellite telco.
20th May 2016
iiNet suffers voice, email and contact centre outages; NextDC to build second Brisbane data centre; Orange Belgium selects messaging platform from Aussie developer Soprano; Nokia brand is back in smartphones and tablets as expected; Microsoft sells Nokia ?feature phone? business for US $350 million; Nokia goes big with IoT and 5G in Russia with major MTS Group telco; Huawei says 'Mate, you got to last longer?.
19th May 2016
Business confidence in Telstra eroding through repeated outages; Macquarie 4G upgrade offer to mobile customers; Nokia Bell Labs: ?world-first? 10Gbps symmetrical data speeds over DOCSIS 3.1 cable; Vodafone readies for Internet of Things with ?successful? NB-IoT trial; SmartTrans seals deal to sell Aussie wines in China; Rees to boost NSW Government digital services push.
18th May 2016
Optus moves to capture greater share of small business market; Telcos continue to help consumers with financial hardship problems: ACMA; Zinwave picks Adelaide as its home down under; Readify develops new emergency waiting times app for WA; Google faces massive EU fine for abuse of search monopoly; Entertainment companies bid to control content on web.
17th May 2016
Post Telstra talks failure, San Miguel in Philippines in talks with four Asian telcos; Zypcall claims to ?change phone calls forever? by transforming boring on-hold screen; Two Chinese telco giants to drop 4G prices; Patton says UK site blocking exercise was a dud; Apple tips $1 billion into China ridesharing.
16th May 2016
Profits up, but Optus revenues hit by ACCC call fee changes; Another Telstra outage on Friday the 13th May 2016?; Verizon, Actifio partner to launch cloud backup service; EU Commission says no to Hutchinson takeover of O2; E-invoicing could save Australia $7-$10 billion annually; Executive demand nosedives as election jitters take hold; Samsung Galaxy Note 6 leaks ? no its water resistant.
13th May 2016
Accan Rue Delay In Introducing Sms Capability For Triple 000 Services; Optus Releases New ?retail Assist? Mobile Solution For Retailers; Kantar: Galaxy S7 ?cracks Top 5? In First Month Of Sales; ?disruption? Ahead In Maturing Public Cloud Market: Forrester; Huawei Plants ?seeds For The Future?; Eric Schmidt Under Fire From Oracle Lawyer In Trial; Skyfii's No Limit For Rankin.
12th May 2016
NBN N-W Tassie rollout suspended in face of local opposition to satellite; Megaport secures U.S. data centre deployment; Vaya seeks higher customer value via vivacious price beat guarantee; Nokia says 5G blowing the ?winds of change?; Claimed ?world?s-largest? indoor small cell deployment complete in Chile; FCC and FTC in US launch inquiry into mobile device security updates; HTC struggles to compete with Apple, Samsung as smartphone sales fall.
11th May 2016