CommsWire - 15 February 2016

Nokia flags job cuts after merger with Alcatel Lucent; Revenues up, profits up as Optus continues network expansion; Apple can?t make our iPhones an expensive paperweight ? Error 53 sucks; 5G will drive ?massive? increase in mobile connections: ACMA; Virgin Mobile pops up with 12GB for $50 with unlim Oz calls and text; Australia?s first Tier 4 data centre ? Micron21; In search of cheap Netflix - a scam with teeth.

CommsWire - 3 February 2016

Launch of nbn commercial satellite services slated for April; Brand Finance says Telstra is Australia?s most valuable brand; Inmarsat brings in cybersecurity veteran as head of security; The ACMA issues warnings over Do Not Call Register breaches; Barracuda Copy closes shop; Bigcommerce, eBay seal exclusive integration deal for Australia, NZ; Telstra offers its Foxtel customers 3 months free Platinum HD Package.

CommsWire - 19 January 2016

The ACMA seeks consumers to join its Consultative Forum; Game of Drones: sales figures to be up 84% in 2016 over last year; Android banking malware steals two-factor authentication passwords; Exetel compensates consumers over ?misleading? advertising; Nokia, Alcatel-Lucent acquisition closes; Lumia 650 - the last 2016 Lumia? - due 1 February; Three ?certainties? for rapidly evolving music streaming sector in 2016.

CommsWire - 21 December 2015

Vodafone refarms 850Mhz to expand coverage; Spy Code found on Juniper Firewalls; Telstra fills ?first? mobile black spots with coverage; New Australian gaming network provides local ISP-based servers for PC gamers; Information ? not votes ? will come from the cloud; Windows 10 Mobile upgrade delayed; ACMA RadComms 2016 registration now open.

CommsWire - 15 December 2015

Macquarie Telecom to publish live feedback, urges all telcos and industries to follow; ACCAN says telcos should publish NPS scores like Macquarie Telecom; nbn boosts broadband satellite data: bigger and better; Banking malware targets Android smartphones; Telstra trumpets ABC iview?s arrival on Telstra TV plus other stats; Flexiroam boasts subscriber growth to over 500,000 within 14 days; Aussies ?wasting? $10 million on excess mobile data charges.

CommsWire - 10 December 2015

Be wary of free app downloads warns the ACMA; The ACMA warns telcos over consumer code breaches; Consumers abandon online transactions for fear of fraud; You need to understand the new PCI DSS requirements; Uber anonymises rider and drive phone numbers for added safety; Goodbye to Firefox OS smartphones; Interns: Boost yourself to stand out from 985,000 other people.

CommsWire - 4 December 2015

TCP code changes given only qualified support from consumer advocacy groups; Telstra pays Penn-alty with partial backdown on roaming rip-off; Ricoh?s first Australian data centre now open for business; 3.2 billion people now online around the world says ITU; Teleena signs new Australian MVNO customer; Telstra Health deploys medical records system for WA hospitals; Blue Coat, Dimension Data collaborate on cloud web security.

CommsWire - 3 December 2015

Revenue share of 62%: Telstra dominates Australian telecoms market; Aussies go over the top and cut the cable; Yomojo responds to Yatango down; Flexiroam launches, takes on Telstra?s roaming rip offs; ACMA releases 1800 mhz band for remote areas; Li-Fi ? 100 times faster than Wi-Fi; Telstra?s Ooyala appoints new CEO; Comms Alliance welcomes Gov?t move towards phone numbering framework.

CommsWire - 25 November 2015

ACMA advises telco industry on consumer mobile spending; Nokia, Deutsche Telekom and Cosmos demo claimed LTE-A 3 CA world first; Choice: Fed Gov?t response ?backs open data ? and VPNs; Drip pricing is for drips; Dubber and MNF (MyNetFone) team up ? and other Telco comments; Economuse; Australia a perfect market for Perfecto; MapR data platform delivers efficiency gains to Macquarie Telecom.

CommsWire - 23 November 2015

Finally, Australian airlines should soon get in-sky wi-fi; Inmarsat wants better connected ships, too, with Ericsson; Mix and match cloud services cheaper, but come with a warning; Cyber attacks a growing threat to Southeast Asia businesses, governments; Linux Australia suffers another data leak; Warning: Mobile ?bill shock' risk from iOS9 WiFi Assist.