CommsWire daily news - 12 August 2014

Mobile industry says data retention will cost $500 million ? just for startersAustralia?s mobile phone industry says a data retention scheme could cost $500 million just to set up, with annual running costs in the hundreds of millions of dollars.

CommsWire daily news - 5 August 2014

OPINION    ?Independent? review criticises NBN?s birthThe Scales report into the original development and planning process for the NBN was tabled yesterday. It is not kind to the former government or to the ACCC. Turnbull to keynote ACMA RadComms forumMinister for Communications Malcom Turnbull will head the speaker line-up at this year?s RadComms conference, which will focus on spectrum allocation.

CommsWire weekly news - 25 July 2014

CommsWire Weekly     25 July 2014 COVER STORY ? Telstra sends more jobs to Asia  Hutch numbers show VHA has slowed decline Latest FAD consultation process begins Apple?s half denial confirms iOS ?back door? Cisco tops, but who?s number two? TV stations meeting local content rules  Australia a wireless leader and wired laggard  Telstra to shut down 2G network ACMA and AFP forum to fight child exploitation 

CommsWire daily news - 21 July 2014

CommsWire 21 July 2014 ECONOMUSE     Can we go faster and cheaper, please?The focus to-date has been on rolling-out the NBN faster and cheaper. The NBN does need to be faster and cheaper ? but to its users. Chorus in funding deal with CFHNew Zealand infrastructure provider Chorus has structured a funding deal with Crown Fibre Holdings that will help its cashflow. But the Labour Party is not happy.

CommsWire weekly news - 13 June 2014

Headlines COVER STORY     The new look Australia Post ? two divisions and 1000 less staff SingTel buys two digital advertising vendors Quickflix repels corporate raider Sydney landing station for Hawaiki cable Nokia buys Australia?s Mesaplexx  ANALYSIS      Why Australia lags in video streaming  The $2000 cloud based personal robot is here  ECONOMUSE     An introduction to utility prici

CommsWire daily news - 13 June 2014

Quickflix repels corporate raidersAt an Extraordinary General Meeting yesterday streaming company Quickflix easily defeated motions from US shareholders that would have seen the board turfed out. NBN Co sticks with Service Stream ? againService Stream has retained its contract to connect premises to the NBN across most of Australia. It is its second NBN contract in a month.

CommsWire weekly news - 30 May 2014

COVER STORY ? The spectrum review?    Turnbull announces spectrum review details?    Spectrum Review Terms of Reference?    ? AMTA welcomes spectrum review Apple finally admits to iMessage bug Telstra?s SSU report card ? Can do better Telstra invests in Matrixx Software? and launches R&D partnership program with NICTA and universities

CommsWire daily news - 29 May 2014

Telstra invests in Matrixx SoftwareTelstra Ventures has made another significant international investment, leading a funding round for Silicon Valley based digital services company Matrixx Software. ? and launches R&D partnership program with NICTA and universitiesTelstra will invest in and work with NICTA on projects of ?mutual interest?. It has also announced relationships with a number of universities.