News
ACCC wants to continue ADSL regulation; US bans Note7 from all flights, threatens prosecution; Galaxy Note7 debacle shows Samsung in poor light; Telstra?s Google Pixel Android OS updates to be available when Google releases them; All-fibre NBN still top of the agenda for IA; Enterprise mobility market heading to $5.5 billion by decade end; Esri partners with Waze to deliver traffic data sharing options to governments;
17th October 2016
Unrest at Vocus sees shares take a big hit; Major markets see Android growth, iOS to grow in China; VR to invade Aussie lounge rooms; NBN Co signs last MTM construction agreements; DigitalX secures remittances deal with AT&T Mexico; Spark NZ Note7 customers get $100 gift card; OVH to set up shop in Australia;
14th October 2016
Govt gives Hanson seat on NBN committee; Turnbull says NBN represents 'great corporate turnaround'; Vodafone and Nokia?s first Australian ?live public 5G trial?; Telstra joins industry initiative to explore ?truck platooning? benefits; Huawei Marine to build PNG national broadband network; Ghana joint venture to expand SpeedCast African satellite coverage;
13th October 2016
Telstra chairman slams Vodafone over mobile roaming support; Early and continuing engagement for NBN employees with Workplace by Facebook; Rising tide of public, industry concerns over MTM, says IA chief; Samsung ends production of Galaxy Note7; Fusion Broadband speeds private WAN rollouts; Yahoo! making it tough for users to leave: report;
12th October 2016
Most Aussies hardly use their landline and cost trumps speed; Dubber secures Simetric agreement on mobile recording solution; UK and Australia Govts banning Apple Watch from Cabinet meetings: hacking fears; Big Switch ? like name, like nature; Samsung should cut its losses and take Note7 off the market; Most phones lack protection: survey; Verizon bid to get Yahoo! price lowered: report;
11th October 2016
Valuable, LTE-A friendly 700MHz spectrum up for billion dollar auction; Visionstream connects with Chorus NZ contract win; Union questions government motives on Triple Zero tender; Vodafone vrooms in Canberra: major network boost, prepares for 5G; Optus Mobile not hacked - says Optus; NBN: For pollies, one-upmanship is more important; Replacement Samsung Note7 phones catching fire in the US
10th October 2016
Government looks for new operator for ?enhanced? Triple Zero emergency service A modern Triple Zero Emergency Call Service utilising the latest technologies will be implemented nationally, with the federal government calling for expressions of interest for operators to take over the contract to provide ?enhanced? services.
7th October 2016
Adelaide aims to be ?smart?, Ten Gigabit city The City of Adelaide has endorsed the development of a business case to build a Ten Gigabit Optical Fibre network to cover the CBD and North Adelaide areas of the South Australian capital.
6th October 2016
Advertising feeds ?unrealistic expectations? on broadband: ACCC The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, has blamed the telecommunications industry?s own advertising for contributing to the unrealistic expectations of consumers of Internet speeds.
5th October 2016
AFL grand final fans hit Telstra mobile network with massive traffic boost Fans at Saturday?s AFL grand final generated a massive 2.3 terabytes of traffic on the Telstra mobile network using their mobile phones and other devices to stream video, browse the Internet, upload photos to social media and receive and make telephone calls.
4th October 2016