CommsWire - 6 June 2019

Trade war: Cook does not fear that China will target Apple Apple chief executive Tim Cook says he does not anticipate that China will target Apple as a means of retaliating for US actions in the ongoing trade war.

CommsWire - 5 June 2019

Swedish firm EQT Infrastructure ends takeover talks with Vocus Swedish private equity firm EQT Infrastructure has ended talks with Vocus Communications over a possible takeover which valued the company at A$3.3 billion, the Australian firm says.

CommsWire - 3 June 2019

Telstra makes big cuts in payphone call rates Telstra has announced that it would be sharply reducing the rates for calls placed from its 15,500 public payphones across the country. OPPO Reno 5G smartphone available for pre-order Chinese smartphone vendor OPPO will become the second manufacturer to release a 5G device in Australia, with the OPPO Reno 5G to go on sale on 11 June through Telstra and JB Hi-FI outlets.

CommsWire - 30 May 2019

Indigo subsea cable linking Australia with SEA commissioned The INDIGO subsea cable system linking Australia with the Southeast Asian region has been commissioned and is ready for use by consortium members, following completion of the Singapore to Perth to Sydney cables.

CommsWire - 28 May 2019

5G playing a big part in changing retail sector, consumer shopping habits The emergence of 5G and the use of smartphone cameras and other devices is set to bring significant change to consumer shopping habits and the retail sector, according to newly released research.

CommsWire - 23 May 2019

Optus outage puts services on the blink, US-based sites hit Australia's second biggest telco, Singtel Optus, has been hit by a serious outage that has been affecting a number of services for the past day.

CommsWire - 13 May 2019

Optus reveals first 50 Ericsson 5G site locations Optus has revealed the list of the first 50 5G site locations to be built by Ericsson across Sydney and Melbourne as part of its multi-vendor 5G rollout.

CommsWire - 9 May 2019

ACCC says it opposes TPG-Vodafone merger A day before it was scheduled to announce its decision on the proposed merger between TPG Telecom and Vodafone Hutchison Australia, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has been forced to announce it is opposed to the merger.

CommsWire - 8 May 2019

5G potential ‘dispels myth’ on the value to consumers: report The potential of 5G technology to benefit consumers dispels the ICT “industry myth” that consumers are unwilling to pay a premium on 5G, according to a newly published study which found that smartphone users are willing to pay 20% more for 5G services.

CommsWire - 2 May 2019

British defence minister sacked over Huawei policy leak British Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has been sacked for leaking information about the UK's policy on Huawei which was decided at a meeting of the country's National Security Council on 23 April.