News
Slow data speeds the main gripe for Internet users; Telcos get credit for improved performance, drop in services complaints; Telstra gives its customers free Telstra Air Wi-Fi until 30 June 2016; ITU responds to calls for greater clarity on mobile roaming charges; NZ regulator decision on broadband prices sparks a backlash; SVOD TV in Australia to surge over Xmas, but will it last?; Deakin, EON Reality partner to set up our first Interactive Digital Centre
16th December 2015
Macquarie Telecom to publish live feedback, urges all telcos and industries to follow; ACCAN says telcos should publish NPS scores like Macquarie Telecom; nbn boosts broadband satellite data: bigger and better; Banking malware targets Android smartphones; Telstra trumpets ABC iview?s arrival on Telstra TV plus other stats; Flexiroam boasts subscriber growth to over 500,000 within 14 days; Aussies ?wasting? $10 million on excess mobile data charges.
15th December 2015
Vodafone revs up regional support, becomes NFF?s exclusive retail telco partner; Australia rejoins global objective to set governance; What network devices excited me in 2015; Security and personal privacy are critical in the omni-channel world; Public sector moving from e-government to digital government: analyst; Will the Surface Phone ever be released?; Palo Alto Networks: six cybersecurity predictions for 2016; Veeam predicts always-on available businesses to become 2016 norm.
14th December 2015
Huawei says ?radical? new concept reinvents Network Architecture; Do you want to Belong; TVs still preferred for longer OTT viewing; NBN ignored in govt innovation strategy ? a lost opportunity: analyst; Flight Centre completes ?largest migration in QLD history?; Five times more data leakage on iPhone than Samsung; More mobile data breaches ? 16 companies named and shamed.
11th December 2015
Be wary of free app downloads warns the ACMA; The ACMA warns telcos over consumer code breaches; Consumers abandon online transactions for fear of fraud; You need to understand the new PCI DSS requirements; Uber anonymises rider and drive phone numbers for added safety; Goodbye to Firefox OS smartphones; Interns: Boost yourself to stand out from 985,000 other people.
10th December 2015
Telstra to co-invest with Fed Govt: silicon quantum computing; Dropbox, Vodafone partner to tackle growing cloud apps market; One billion-plus ?connected things? with Smart Cities, say analysts; Telstra-backed Muru-D invests in startups; Pick up Amazon parcels, even after hours, at over 1,000 Australian stores with ParcelPoint; One out of 10 Android apps leak personal information; EFA seeks mandatory warrants for access to stored data.
9th December 2015
ICT front and centre in Australia?s Innovation future; Innovation statement: Industry comment; Australia Post bottles up a partnership with Alibaba?s 1688.com; Storm clouds hover over data security in year ahead; Microsoft?s new Lumias - 950 and 950 XL - now on sale in OZ; Time for a Technicolor NBN in Australia with DOCSIS 3.1?
8th December 2015
NBN launches 50mbps/20mbps fixed wireless in the bush; 700 ?high-skill? NBN cyber jobs in Melbourne over four years; nbn welcomes new board member: Shirley In?t Veld; Vodafone opens first QLD Business Centre on Gold Coast; NEXTDC links to IBM Direct Link via cloud; Telstra retail boss resigns after short stint in the job; ATO engages SMEs over its digital future.
7th December 2015
TCP code changes given only qualified support from consumer advocacy groups; Telstra pays Penn-alty with partial backdown on roaming rip-off; Ricoh?s first Australian data centre now open for business; 3.2 billion people now online around the world says ITU; Teleena signs new Australian MVNO customer; Telstra Health deploys medical records system for WA hospitals; Blue Coat, Dimension Data collaborate on cloud web security.
4th December 2015
Revenue share of 62%: Telstra dominates Australian telecoms market; Aussies go over the top and cut the cable; Yomojo responds to Yatango down; Flexiroam launches, takes on Telstra?s roaming rip offs; ACMA releases 1800 mhz band for remote areas; Li-Fi ? 100 times faster than Wi-Fi; Telstra?s Ooyala appoints new CEO; Comms Alliance welcomes Gov?t move towards phone numbering framework.
3rd December 2015