CommsWire daily newsletter - 25 February 2020

MGM Wireless secures $1.3 million communications contract for WA schools MGM Wireless, the maker of the Spacetalk all in one children’s smartphone, watch and GPS device, has been awarded a major contract by the Western Australia Department of Education to supply MGM Student Absence Notification Messaging Software and Services to all WA Government schools.

CommsWire - 21 January 2019

Iridium Certus goes live as $3 billion satellite constellation completed Telecommunications provider Pivotel has congratulated Iridium Communications on the commercial launch of its Iridium Certus broadband service, enabled by the company's new $3 billion Iridium NEXT satellite constellation.

CommsWire - 10 October 2018

Please note the earlier editions this week were dated wrongly due to the change to DST clashing with the algorithm at our U.S. Server! TimH 

CommsWire - 10 November 2017

Yes, Optus too may need to refund NBN customers A day after Telstra admitted that it had overcharged NBN customers, promising them unattainable speeds, Australia's second largest telco Optus has made a similar confession and said it is working with the ACCC to provide compensation to those who have been affected.

CommsWire - 17 August 2016

NBN ?on track' and buoyed by exceeding network rollout targets Controversy and questions about broadband speed and performance aside, NBN Co, the company building the National Broadband Network, has today released its 2016 financial results and says it has exceeded connection and financial targets for the ninth consecutive quarter.

CommsWire - 8 June 2016

Australian elections: major parties silent on NBN policy The Australian federal election campaign has just crossed the halfway mark but one topic both major parties seem eager to avoid is the national broadband network. Telecommunications market under microscope with Productivity Commission review