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Huawei Australia cuts staff, board in restructure Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies is restructuring its Australian operations with the company having taken a major hit due to its being banned from playing a role in supplying equipment for Australian 5G networks.
4th March 2020
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ACMA steps up fight against mobile number fraud A new standard to mandate stronger identity verification processes before mobile numbers can be ported is being introduced in Australia as the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) steps up its fight against mobile number fraud.
2nd March 2020
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Vodafone mobile customer base shrinks, says first 5G site to go live soon Vodafone Hutchison Australia says it will activate its first 5G site within a few weeks even as it released its full-year results for 2019 showing that it lost 275,000 mobile customers in 2019. The first lot of 5G sites are likely to be in and around Parramatta in NSW.
27th February 2020
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Government begins public consultation on regional connectivity guidelines The Federal Government has commenced the next stage of consultation on the $53 million Regional Connectivity Program aimed at improving digital connectivity in regional and rural Australia.
24th February 2020
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Tax to help fund regional broadband services gets green light The Federal Government's proposed regional broadband scheme, which will impose an industry levy to fund the costs of paying for providing NBN connections in regional areas, is set to go ahead after a Senate inquiry recommended only that a few additional safeguards be adopted.
19th February 2020
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Apple warns of global iPhone shortage due to coronavirus Tech behemoth Apple has issued a second earnings guidance for its second quarter, warning of a shortage of iPhones around the globe due to the continuing spread of the coronavirus in China.
18th February 2020
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UK protests leak from Australian meeting on Huawei policy The British High Commissioner to Australia has lodged a formal complaint with the heads of two Australian parliamentary committees over the leaking of details from a meeting held by UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab with Australian politicians over London's Huawei policy, the ABC reports.
17th February 2020
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Telcos have to be big to survive: consultant on TPG-VHA Telecommunications consultant Paul Budde has underlined a fundamental truth about the market in his reaction to the Federal Court's decision to clear the Vodafone-TPG merger: "You have to be big in the telecoms market to survive."
14th February 2020
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US A-G calls for controlling stake in Nokia, Ericsson to battle Huawei US Attorney-General William Barr has called for active consideration of a proposal to take a controlling stake in telecommunications firms Nokia and Ericsson in order to prevent Chinese vendor Huawei from increasing its market share.
7th February 2020
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Vodafone Australia unveils new leadership pending TPG merger The local office of Vodafone has promoted two key staff members from within to higher senior management positions, but made it clear the appointments are interim pending the Federal Court decision on the VHA merger with TPG.
6th February 2020