News
Vocus, M2 to merge and create $3 billion telco; M2 and Vocus merger a welcome addition of scale: Ovum; Attention next-gen startups: Telstra?s muru-D wants you!; Telstra and Swinburne Institute launch Australian Digital Inclusion Index; ISPs could go out of business over data retention warns peak body.
29th September 2015
2015 review of broadband pricing; COMMENT: We shouldn?t stop at already out of date MTM; Dubber seals deal with UK?s The Voice Factory; First loss in 30 years for Australia Post as letter service declines; Data breaches a growing threat to mobile payments.
28th September 2015
ACCAN tells telcos: introduce real time usage alerts; Less bill shock for mobile phone users; Preference for tap-and-go over cash, says PayPal; Optus supports fintech start-up hub; Balmain selects NEXTDC for cloud hosting; oneM2M seeks authority as M2M and IoT standard; Telstra and Vodafone plan big openings for iPhone 6S launch.
25th September 2015
China?s Appetite for Broadband Fuels Growth in CPE Market, Reports IHS; COMMENT: iOS security breach far greater than thought; Telstra toughens up tradie phone to the Max; Cel-Fi Pro legally boosts 3/4G signals; Vodafone offers two Galaxy-sized tablets with 4G; Ruckus looks to APAC for further growth; xMatters bolsters regional management team.
24th September 2015
Internet issues shift from Brandis to new Comms Minister; TPG rings in the year with healthy growth; Telstra secures multi-year Medibank Private contract; Optus delivers first 100Gbs service on Southern Cross cable; CloudCentral migrates to Brocade to support growth; Dropbox makes being a team player easy.
23rd September 2015
NBN launches FTTN service to RSPs, rollout to accelerate; MyNetFone claims Aussie first with Internet plan for renters; Chinese iTunes security breach described as worst hack in history; Skype outage being fixed, focus on restoring full service; ACCAN welcomes Sen Mitch Fifield as new Comms Minister.
22nd September 2015
Turnbull makes sweeping changes, appoints unknown Mitch Fifield as Communications Minister; NBN Watch: Rollout slower than ever; Service Stream awarded five year agreement with nbn ; NBN Co launching FTTN product to RSPs today; Aussie homes to online classrooms; Ericsson, HP get together on mobile networking; MyCloud is your Cloud
21st September 2015
IA calls on Turnbull and Opposition to scrap Data RetentionInternet Australia has put the pressure on the federal government and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and the Labor Opposition, with a call for the Data Retention Act to be scrapped completely.
18th September 2015
September a big month for Australian bush says Morrow; Most countries not going all fibre says Morrow; Telstra launches VoLTE calling and world-1st Cat 11 600Mbps-capable device; Ericsson shows off 16A Software behind Telstra?s Cat 11 600Mbps network; Telstra adds new ?Trader Voice? solution to financial trading portfolio; Boost Mobile gets 4G boost well before Telstra MVNOs.
17th September 2015
Turnbull as PM may see NBN shift back to FttP: Ovum; ?Fast track? the NBN, Internet Australia tells Turnbull; Cairns to Perth connection an ?Australian first? says Optus; Australia?s Dept of Defence re-imagines military social media; Spark responds to spike in demand for broadband services; Smartphone sales ? a two horse race but Android is ahead.
16th September 2015