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AUSTRALIA IS WHY: Telstra reveals new brand campaign Telstra announced a campaign to introduce its new brand positioning, Australia Is Why. The new campaign showcases the role Telstra plays in supporting Australia and its diverse communities and was created by long-term agency partner, The Monkeys, part of Accenture Interactive.
12th July 2021
NSW Department of Education victim of cyber security attack The New South Wales Department of Education is working to recover departmental systems after becoming a victim of a cyber-security attack, with the department saying it has worked with Cyber Security NSW to reactivate services as soon as possible.
9th July 2021
Nokia launches iSIM Secure Connect The iSIM Secure Connect, an automated provisioning solution from Nokia, lets communication service providers (CSPs) and enterprises manage iSIM and eSIM subscriptions in consumer and machine-to-machine (M2M) devices.
8th July 2021
Telstra fails to inform customers of under-delivering internet speeds The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has found Telstra failed to suitably notify almost 50,000 customers that the maximum speeds advertised in their internet plan were not attainable with the NBN infrastructure available to them.
7th July 2021
Telstra and TPG Telecom deliver 4G speed boost with spectrum restack Telstra and TPG Telecom have claimed an Austraian-first, working together to re-stack their mobile network spectrum holdings, offering customers in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Hobart and Perth what they say delivers a better network experience, including improved speeds.
6th July 2021
The latest issue of our journal, the Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, is now available here: JTDE - Vol 9, No 2 - June 2021 | Telsoc . All articles (and the full-issue pdf) are free to download for members (when logged in).
6th July 2021
UK Government looking to diversify 5G supply chain The UK Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has setup Future RAN, an open competition that will allocate £30M of R&D funding to projects that support the UK Government's 5G supply chain diversification strategy.
5th July 2021
Optus achieves 300Mbps uplink speed on a commercial 5G network Optus said it has achieved another Australian 5G record, smashing 5G upload speeds as part of its mmWave testing on its live commercial network, together with technology partner Nokia, as it continues to push the possibilities of its super-fast 5G network.
2nd July 2021
Southern Cross and Spark land new submarine cable at Takapuna Beach Independent submarine capacity provider, Southern Cross Cables and Spark NZ, which looks after its cable assets in New Zealand, today celebrated a key milestone, landing the New Zealand segment of a new high-capacity cable originating at Takapuna Beach.
1st July 2021
Telco sector further extends measures to assist customers affected by COVID-19 and ACCAN response The Communication Alliance (CommsAlliance) announced that Australia’s telecommunications providers have agreed to extend the operating principles put in place by the industry to help keep people connected throughout COVID-19 and assist with financial hardship resulting from the pandemic.
30th June 2021