CommsWire - 29 April 2016

Regional Australia connectivity improves but still lags capital cities: ACMA Online connectivity and access to the Internet is on the improve for all Australians, including those living in regional and remote areas outside our capital cities and urban areas. Productivity boost from new broadband push-to-talk service says Motorola Solutions

CommsWire - 15 April 2016

TPG wins multi-million dollar deal with I-MED Network Telco and broadband provider TPG has signed a multi-million dollar agreement to deliver a dedicated high speed network connecting all locations across Australia for the country?s largest medical imaging clinic group, I-MED Network. Exceed Connect cops ACMA warning over breach of consumer protections code

CommsWire - 14 April 2016

CenturyLink adds Australian cloud node Global cloud provider CenturyLink has installed a Cloud node in Sydney to link up with its 73 data centres and 13 other cloud nodes around the world. ACMA boosts consumer consultative services forum

CommsWire - 8 April 2016

ACMA sanctions Macquarie Telecom over public database breaches Macquarie Telecom has been sanctioned by the Australian Communications and Media Authority for contravening the Telecommunications Act and failing to upload customer data for some of its landline and mobile services to the Integrated Public Number Database (IPND). NZ Commerce Commission reviewing ?non-price? terms for Chorus? UBA

CommsWire - 5 April 2016

nbn sets new CVC discount pricing model to encourage ?enhanced broadband experience?; Jobs to go as Optus restructures company; Telstra reinforces its commitment to ?network resilience?; Telstra Free Data Day 2: 2,686 TB of data, 46% more than 14 Feb; Fifield claims Labor Party ready to ?backflip? on nbn; ACMA takes action over alleged breaches of Do Not Call register act; Vodafone expands 4G services to now reach 23 million Aussies; Ciena appoints new chief for Australia, NZ.

CommsWire - 8 March 2016

Updated TCP Code compliance, monitoring arrangement approved by ACMA; MyNetFone ?re-invents? its home phone service with unlimited voice plans; Amaysim-owned Vaya?s new plans: better value than Amaysim?; NETGEAR updates its 2016 home networking range; Visionstream?s new Aust Comms GM streams into vision; OPPO F1 now $199 at Optus - crazy value; EP2 offers PCI-as-a-Service via Equinix Cloud Exchange

CommsWire - 26 February 2016

ACMA seeks industry input on Mobile Roaming Standards; Richard Bean replaces Chris Chapman as ACMA chief; Motorola, Ericsson collaborate with Telstra on push-to-talk trial; EFA attacks ?hard-line? Nikolic as head of Intelligence, Security committee; Inmarsat partners with Thales on EU aviation network infrastructure; Pre-order Samsung S7 from Telstra and get a free VR headset; GCX uses NextDC data centres for Australian push.

CommsWire - 25 February 2016

Revenue up, profits up, customer retention buoys Macquarie Telecom; Livingstone departing Telstra ahead of next phase of growth; Metronode achieves NABERS of 4.5, now going for 5.0; Optus offers its customers free calls to Fiji for two weeks; Optus receives ?global 4G award? at Mobile World Congress; ACMA changes tack on approach to broadband planning; Destination Melbourne for Cisco DevNet & ANZ developers.

CommsWire - 17 February 2016

Slow speeds, poor performance levels plague broadband services; Optus seals arts centre three-year cloud agreement; Avaya gives its Maan EMEA and APAC leadership role; Telstra takes on satellite-calling 'hotspot'; Lycamobile warned over breach of TCP Code; Cloud underpins rapid growth for Zerto; Westpac launches online global payments solution.

CommsWire - 16 February 2016

Telstra free data day sees HUGE 1841 terabytes downloaded; Cisco?s Innovation Central ? open in Sydney; ACMA, NZDIA strengthen joint fight against spam; Apple holds its own with Xiaomi, Huawei in exploding China smartphone market; NEC systems help boost sustainability of WA water resources; Ooyala appoints new chief for APAC, Japan ad-tech business; F-Secure finds Skype ads delivering Angler exploit to PCs; Sillars crosses from Commvault to ALE.