News
VHA joins Nokia push for adopting LTE-based public safety tech Nokia has formed an alliance with mobile operators, including VHA, public authorities and first responders to standardise the use of LTE for public safety. iPhone 7 tough to find, iPhone 7 Plus sold out If you?re hoping to get the iPhone 7 you want today during walk-in sales, you might just have to wait until stocks become available.
16th September 2016
Subsea cable connecting Darwin and Port Hedland completed Australia?s first purpose-built, subsea, fibre-optic network, servicing the oil and gas industries and the North West growth corridor with telecommunications services, is now operational following its completion and integration into Nextgen?s national transmission network and Metronode?s national network of data centres.
15th September 2016
Government tipped to block overseas online shopping access The Federal Government is poised to force ISPs to block access to overseas retailers who refuse to include GST in the purchase of goods under $1000 by online shoppers from Australia, according a report from consumer advocate Choice.
14th September 2016
Parliament to cast watchful eye over NBN rollout The Federal Government Leader of the House Christopher has moved to form an all-party parliamentary committee to oversee and monitor the progress of the National Broadband Network rollout.
13th September 2016
Stop using Samsung Note7: OZ replacement stock from 21 September Samsung Australia has confirmed that replacement stock of the Galaxy Note7 is coming to Australian customers from 21 September amid a US recall and airlines warning against Note7 use.
12th September 2016
Vodafone comes out swinging with iPhone 7 plans One day after the launch of Apple?s iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, Vodafone has hit the ground running with a range of aggressively priced data and phone purchase plans.
9th September 2016
CTIA Super Mobility 2016 opens: full run down On the same day that Apple launches two new iPhones, the wireless industry is having a major US conference in Las Vegas for the next 3 days.
8th September 2016
Govt finally announces data retention grants Telstra, Optus and Vodafone have together been apportioned about 65% of the funds allocated for companies to implement the data retention scheme that the government voted into law more than a year ago.
7th September 2016
ACCC takes big hit from Telstra over mobile roaming inquiry The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's launch of an inquiry into whether it will regulate wholesale mobile roaming services within the Australian domestic market has raised the hackles of Telstra, with the telco expressing concerns that any declaration could be detrimental to investment by telcos in mobile services in regional areas.'
6th September 2016
ACCC keeps wary eye on Telstra-NBN Co over competition concerns Concerns Telstra might have a ?head start? over its competitors in connecting customers to NBN HFC broadband services remain under close scrutiny by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, despite NBN Co and Telstra agreeing on measures to mitigate the potential risks to competition.
5th September 2016