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Spark, Vodafone, Tait, Kordia to build NZ$1.4 billion Public Safety Network Dominant NZ telco operators Spark and Vodafone NZ have established Hourua – a new joint venture that will provide priority cellular services to the NZ$1.4 billion Public Safety Network, which is being implemented by Next Generation Critical Communications, a cross-agency government advisor group involving Police, Fire and Emergency New Zealand and St John and Wellington Free Ambulance
11th November 2022
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Counting down to Comms Connect Melbourne EVENT INVITE: The countdown is well and truly on until the 2022 edition of Comms Connect Melbourne, the Southern Hemisphere’s premier critical communications and public safety event, set to be held in person for the first time since 2019 from 18–20 October.
6th October 2022
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SES and Digicel connection to shield Tonga from communication disruptions in time of natural disasters Satellite and ground communications solutions provider SES and mobile network operator Digicel extend their partnership to provide the Kingdom of Tonga with strong connection to minimise bandwidth disruptions.
16th September 2022
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Adtran adds jolt to TPG Telecom's broadband speed TPG Telecom is leveraging multi-gigabit fibre access and fibre extension solutions provider Adtran’s Gigabit Gfast fibre extension portfolio to upgrade existing broadband services to Gigabit speeds and attract new subscribers. Google applies for license to build 14500km Firmina subsea cable
11th August 2022
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NBN Sky Muster Plus offers more data for VPN and streaming users Users of the nbn Sky Muster Plus satellite service can now access Virtual Private Networks (VPN) and video streaming for 16 hours a day - between midnight and 4 pm - without it counting toward their monthly data allowance. Previously all VPN and video streaming counted towards a person's monthly data allowance, regardless of the time of day.
4th July 2022
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Gladys weighs in on Telstra/TPG merger Former NSW Premier and now Optus managing director enterprise, business, and institutional Gladys Berejiklian says she's seen first-hand the devastating impact of floods and fires on regional communities and says if the Telstra/TPG merger proceeds customers will have less choice, be subject to higher prices, and be more vulnerable during natural disasters.
30th June 2022
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Xiamen city to build 5G-powered telemedicine platform for eye diseases Xiamen, a coastal city in the east of China, plains to build a 5G-based telemedicine platform for eye diseases.
14th June 2022
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Aussie Broadband named most trusted telco by Roy Morgan Market research firm Roy Morgan names Aussie Broadband as the #1 most trusted telco in Australia. Ukraine-Russia conflict generates a sevenfold increase in international voice traffic Not-for-profit organisation i3forum recorded and found there is a sevenfold increase in international voice traffic to Ukraine amid the crisis.
10th June 2022
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Optus and TPG refund millions for misleading customers of their real internet speed Optus and TPG refunded more than $4.4 and $2.4 million respectively for failing to suitably notify thousands of consumers that the maximum speeds advertised on their internet plan were not attainable on the NBN infrastructure available to them, according to an ACMA advisory.
23rd March 2022
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Nokia to supply network technology for LTE450 critical infrastructure network in Germany Nokia announced it has signed a contract with 450connect, a joint venture backed by German companies from the energy and water sectors, to build its nationwide LTE450 radio network.
15th February 2022