News
Government refuses to release report on costs of data retention; Over a million Aussies use two mobile phones; Dish the big winner in US spectrum auction; Major rise in DDOS attacks; Verizon launches Internet of Things portal; BT sets out ultrafast broadband vision for UK; Allied Telesis named smart cities partner
2nd February 2015
Public hearings begin on data retention ? why bother? No Choice but to ?HideMyAss? for global and secure content access; Quickflix looking for a way out as Netflix looms; Amazon joins email market with WorkMailFCC warns hotels against blocking guests? Wi-Fi.
30th January 2015
2015 ? the year of video streaming; Stan joins Presto, Netflix, Fetch TV, BigPond Movies, Quickflix, Apple TV ?; FCC warns hotels against blocking Wi-Fi; Data retention hearings ? why bother? Newsat defaults; Hutchison moves on O2; iPhone 6 gives Apple record result
30th January 2015
iPhone 6 propels Apple to record result; Phablet ?to be 20% of phone shipments?; CSIRO to pilot cloud data breakthrough; Brocade sees ?historic year? ahead ?; and offers Vyatta Controller free for a year; iiNet partners with Ronald McDonald House
29th January 2015
Telstra gets go-ahead for NBN migration plan; NewSat defaults ? share price even lower; Ericsson down on weak North American sales; Excuse me while I take a TV break; Cars and kitchens and things ? all on the Internet.
28th January 2015
Stan is here ? and so is Presto, Netflix, Fetch TV, BigPond Movies, Quickflix, Apple TV; OPINION Government discovers digital transformation; Hutchison confirms planned O2 acquisition; Venture Crowd raises $363K for Crowd Mobile ? but IPO falters; iPhone demand remains strong as Samsung regains ?some momentum?; Quin?s departure sparks changes at the top.
27th January 2015
ANALYSIS Should other network providers subsidise NBN in the bush?; Internet Society comes out against Data Retention Bill; SpeedCast to use O3b in Papua New Guinea; SingTel now Singtel, with new ?brand identity?; Next two Inmarsat GX birds to fly soon; Google to become an MVNO?
23rd January 2015
TELSTRA GOES VIDEO; Telstra and Verizon launche 100G on submarine networks; Megaport adds Google Cloud interconnect; ACCAN questions new NBN greenfields costs; ANALYSIS Cherries are in season ? but only NBN Co can pick them; ECONOMUSE Netflix ? the elephant in the pay TV room; Hutch to buy UK?s O2 off Telefonica?; Ofcom prepares for 5G; Telstra enters the Matrixx; Indonesia?s Telkom pulls out of 2 Degrees bid; Optus extends 4G Plus to its entire network; Vodafone pushes 4G as broadband alternative; Telcos benefit from booming Australian M2M market; Australian UC cloud market ?to reach $650 million by 2020?; Mnet Mobile to resell SkyFii data analytics; ANALYSIS Should other network providers subsidise NBN in the bush?; Internet Society comes out against Data Retention Bill; Neural and 3CX team up to connect VoIP; SingTel now Singtel, with new ?brand identity?; Next two Inmarsat GX birds to fly soon; Ruckus Wireless finds the missing Lync ; Google to become an MVNO?; Mobile connections ?to reach 9.5 billion in 2019?; ShoreTel adds Polaris ; NEW SATELLITE VENTURES TAKE OFF.
23rd January 2015
Now Verizon extends its 100G network in Asia; Megaport pushes Google Cloud Interconnect through Hong Kong; Telstra enters the Matrixx; Indonesia?s Telkom pulls out of 2 Degrees bid; Optus prepaid now has more data and talk time; Vodafone pushes 4G as broadband alternative.
22nd January 2015
Battle of the low earth orbit satellites ? O3b vs Virgin vs SpaceX; Telcos benefit from booming Australian M2M market; and Australian UC cloud market ?to reach $650 million by 2020?; Mnet Mobile to resell SkyFii data analytics; Ruckus Wireless finds the missing Lync; Neural and 3CX team up to connect VOIP.
21st January 2015