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As you may all know, this year's Charles Todd Oration is taking place on Friday lunchtime in Sydney. Especially important on this 150th Anniversary of the completion of the Overland Telegraph. For more details, please see the website: https://telsoc.org/event/2022-charles-todd-oration
20th October 2022
Commpete welcomes government move to hear regional mobile infrastructure The Federal Government is mulling to usher co-investment for regional mobile carriers and will hear a meeting regarding the matter—a move welcomed by telco alliance body Commpete.
20th October 2022
5.3 billion phones to be junked as waste in 2022 Of the astonishing number of 16 billion mobile phones possessed worldwide, an equally astonishing number of 5.3 billion will be junked by their owners and end up as waste destined for landfills in 2022
19th October 2022
NBN lists more areas where fibre upgrade is possible Nokia announces new Generation 6 broadband platform NTT claims the world’s fastest optical transmission of over 2Tbitsper wavelength UK regulator says Motorola overcharging for emergency network Vodafone and Altice JV to deploy FttH in Germany
18th October 2022
Telco complaints decline but still remain high: ACMA Telco complaints per 10,000 services decreased by 7.9% in 2021-2022, according to figures provided by the Australian Communications and Media Authority. Dialpad delivers AI Contact Centre offering to Australia and New Zealand AI-powered communication platform Dialpad’s AI Contact Centre Offering has launched in Australia and New Zealand.
17th October 2022
Australians still keen to upgrade to 5G despite inflation, Ericsson report says
14th October 2022
Nokia showcases 5G connection at the 2022 Tissot UCI Track World Championships Finnish telecommunications vendor Nokia is demonstrating how 5G private wireless will enhance customer stadium and media experience during the 2022 Tissot UCI Track World Championships being held in Paris until 16 October.
13th October 2022
ACMA probes Optus data breach The Australian Communication and Media Authority has launched a formal investigation in response to the September 2022 Optus data breach.
12th October 2022
Nokia, Ericsson to lead part 2 of Europe 6G project EU executive body the European Commission (EC) has announced the creation of Hexa-X-II, the second phase of its European 6G flagship initiative, and named Finnish telecoms equipment giant Nokia as the project leader, with Swedish communications heavyweight Ericsson acting as the technical manager.
11th October 2022
Satellite evolution or revolution? A Comms Connect panel preview EVENT INVITE Comms Connect is excited to announce the third session in its popular ‘Turning black spots into bright spots’ seminar series, highlighting those complementary technologies that provide the opportunity to augment terrestrial radio solution availability, coverage and capacity when the critical communications community needs it most.
10th October 2022