AT&T customers' call and text records exposed in data breach The call and text message records from 1 May 2022 and 31 October 2022 of tens of millions of AT&T cellphone customers and many non-AT&T customers were exposed in a massive data breach, American telecommunications company AT&T revealed last week, Friday. SoftBank acquires Graphcore Japan’s SoftBank has acquired UK chip company Graphcore.

16th July 2024

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Renew your TelSoc membership, and invite your friends to join TelSoc now! Annual memberships expired on 30 June 2024, so now is the time to renew your membership to re-activate your TelSoc membership benefits. Don't forget to share with your friends in the industry. Renewing or joining now will give you valid membership through to 30 June 2025. Details on how to renew or join are below.   Financial Member Benefits:

15th July 2024

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Aussie Broadband launches new self-service tool Australian telco Aussie Broadband launched Buddy Telco (Buddy), a digital-first challenger that lets users manage their connections, upgrades, outages, and usage through an app, website, and live chat. GSMA leads new powerhouse coalition to improve smartphone accessibility

15th July 2024

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Vocus enables 'metro-grade connectivity' Australian specialist digital infrastructure provider Vocus has launched deployment solution powered by LEO satellite that enables connectivity in remote locations in a matter of hours. AMD ramps AI acquisitions to counter Nvidia

12th July 2024

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Telstra announces price hike Australian telco Telstra stated this month it wouldn't increase mobile prices. Now the telco sang a different tune, announcing the cost of its mobile plans will rise in August. ALE, Vitalis to 'drive digital transformation' in healthcare and education sectors

11th July 2024

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Telstra jeopardises personal details of 140k customers  The details of more than 140,000 customers who requested unlisted numbers were made available to the public by Australian telco Telstra, breaching its carrier licence on more than 163,000 occasions, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has found. Nokia trials GFiber Labs 50G PON broadband speeds

10th July 2024

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Motorola Solutions opens R&D centre in Ireland American telecommunications company Motorola Solutions will open a new research and development (R&D) centre in Cork, Ireland that is expected to generate 200 highly-skilled jobs. Singtel partners with SKT to prepare for 6G

9th July 2024

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felix claims two million trees milestone Australian mobile provider felix claimed it has donated two million trees for its customers. To celebrate this milestone, new customers signing up can access felix’s 25GB plan for just $10 a month for the first three months. Telenor Cyberdefence acquires Combitech

8th July 2024

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$1.5 million grant awarded to Pivotel, CIN, and Roobuck to boost connectivity efforts Australian provider of regional, rural, and remote communications Pivotel, Connectivity Innovation Network (CIN), and safety equipment provider Roobuck have been jointly awarded a grant of $1.5 million under Telecommunications Disaster Resilience Innovation (TDRI) program, to support the next phase of the pilot Large Area Wi-Fi project.

5th July 2024

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eSafety Commissioner gives industry six months to draft new online safety codes for children Australia’s eSafety Commissioner is giving six months to the internet industry to come up with enforceable codes detailing how it will protect children from inappropriate content or material online such as pornography. Vodafone UK and Virgin Media O2 sign network sharing deal

4th July 2024

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