CommsWire daily newsletter - 24 August 2022

More than 33% of the global population online would like to delete themselves from the internet While it's estimated that 63% of the global population are online, more than a third (33%) would delete themselves from the internet if they could, according to a study by cybersecurity company NordVPN. Nokia and Furukawa Electric ramp optical LAN deployments in Latin America

CommsWire daily newsletter - 4 May 2020

Nokia, VHA team up on Australian 5G spectrum test deployment Nokia and Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) have jointly announced the first deployment of low-band NR700Mhz spectrum in a field test environment in a 5G network in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.

CommsWire - 20 December 2019

 This is the final edition of CommsWire Afternoon for 2019.  We will be back on 13 January 2020. We would like to wish all of our readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Prosperous and Safe New Year!

CommsWire - 13 August 2019

Samsung puts distance between itself and rivals in EU The sabotage of Huawei’s smartphone business by the US Government has put Samsung back on the map in Europe during Q2, with the Korean company recording a spectacular surge and its highest market share for five years. Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi had an even more impressive growth spurt in the quarter, according to UK based analyst firm Canalysis.

CommsWire - 11 July 2018

Government sets limits to encourage competition for 5G spectrum The Australian Government has announced competition limits which it says will allow a competitive auction by telcos bidding for 5G spectrum in the 3.6 GHz band.

CommsWire - 5 July 2018

Vocus signs deal with Alcatel to build sub-sea cable system The Vocus Group has signed a contract with Alcatel Submarine Networks to build a 4000-kilometre subsea cable linking the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Australia.

CommsWire - 24 May 2018

Optus to phase out Virgin Mobile, 200 jobs to go Australia's second biggest telco Optus will phase out its Virgin Mobile subsidiary within the next two years, putting 200 jobs at risk. Court rules Telstra's 'unlimited' ads are misleading The Federal Court has found that Telstra's use of the word "unlimited" in some ads for its mobile service is misleading, in a complaint brought by rival telco Optus.

CommsWire - 16 May 2016

Post Telstra talks failure, San Miguel in Philippines in talks with four Asian telcos; Zypcall claims to ?change phone calls forever? by transforming boring on-hold screen; Two Chinese telco giants to drop 4G prices; Patton says UK site blocking exercise was a dud; Apple tips $1 billion into China ridesharing.

CommsWire - 5 November 2015

iOS continues to rise in Australia, Huawei Europe?s 2nd largest Android brand; Cyber Security: Needs a global perspective; Consumers accessing cloud computing services: 4.6 billion by 2020; Nokia Networks, China Mobile join forces to develop 5G; Fujitsu releases 'game changing' IoT Edgeware; MyNetFone changes corporate name; Telkomtelstra appoints new President Director; Alcatel-Lucent wins 3-year New Caledonia deal.

CommsWire - 23 July 2015

Telstra Cries Poor ? Says Accc Has Got It Wrong; Huawei Invests $30 Million In Australian Training Centre; China Mobile Is The Biggest; Optus Takes It Up To Telstra In Post-Paid Phone Market; Consumers Embrace Home Wi-Fi, But ?disparity? Between Expectations And Reality.