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Global 5G smartphone shipments set to hit 278m units in 2020 Global 5G smartphone shipments in 2020 will reach 278 million units in 2020, with 62% of these being in Greater China technology analyst firm Canalys says, but the overall smartphone volume will drop 10.7% year-on-year.
14th September 2020
Huawei positions own mobile OS, HarmonyOS, as rival to Android Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies will release its own mobile operating system, HarmonyOS, by year-end and position it as an alternative to Google's Android mobile operating system, a senior company official told a developers' conference in Dongguan on Thursday. The conference was streamed live on YouTube.
11th September 2020
MNF Enterprise to provide IP-based telecoms to Government Communications provider MNF Enterprise has been selected as a preferred supplier to the Digital Transformation Agency’s (DTA) telecommunications marketplace.
10th September 2020
Smartphone sales drop from impact of COVID-19, handset supply delays Demand for smartphones in Australia has declined marginally due to the economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic and handset supply delays, with a 5% drop in sales of the phones in the first half of this year.
9th September 2020
VoIP, smartphones drive wholesale voice carrier market to big gains The wholesale voice carrier market is likely to register significant gains in coming years owing to the increasing trend of international VoIP calling and rising penetration of smartphones, according to a recent study.
8th September 2020
NBN Co extends additional CVC capacity offer for Internet retailers NBN Co has further extended its National Broadband Network 40% additional wholesale Connectivity Virtual Circuit (CVC) capacity offer at no extra cost for Internet retailers until the end of November.
7th September 2020
NBN Co extends additional CVC capacity offer for Internet retailers NBN Co has further extended its National Broadband Network 40% additional wholesale Connectivity Virtual Circuit (CVC) capacity offer at no extra cost for Internet retailers until the end of November.
7th September 2020
Australia finishes 62nd in world broadband speed rankings, NZ stands 23rd Australia has fared poorly among nations that managed to qualify for the 2020 Worldwide Broadband Speed League which looked at the speeds in 221 countries, being ranked 62nd with an average download speed of 25.65Mbps, and trailing New Zealand which finished 23rd with an average of 66.66Mbps.
4th September 2020
Macquarie Telecom seals new deal with Southern Cross Care WA Macquarie Telecom has signed a new deal with aged care provider Southern Cross Care Western Australia (SCCWA), facilitating improved connectivity for its senior residents and staff, while lowering operational costs.
3rd September 2020
NBN Co says low FttN speeds due to co-existence of legacy services The NBN Co has responded to the Australian Labor Party's query as to why many FttN services cannot attain the promised minimum 25Mbps download speeds, by pointing out that the main reason is because of the co-existence of legacy services.
2nd September 2020