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ACMA probes Optus data breach The Australian Communication and Media Authority has launched a formal investigation in response to the September 2022 Optus data breach.

12th October 2022

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Ericsson and Bluesky bring faster mobile connection in Samoa Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson has partnered with telecommunications and network service provider Bluesky to provide equipment services to modernise the network in Samoa.

27th September 2022

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NSW Public Safety Network gains Bellata site The NSW Public Safety Network has been expanded with the addition of a new site in Bellata.   Microsoft targets governments with Cloud for Sovereignty platform

21st July 2022

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ACMA warns Symbio for failing to investigate scam calls Symbio Networks and Symbio Wholesale, subsidiary of Symbio Group, has been formally warned by the ACMA for failing to investigate suspected scam calls.   Projected 1 billion 5G mobile subscriptions by end of 2022: report

22nd June 2022

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Vodafone switches on the UK’s first live ‘self-powering’ mobile phone mast Vodafone has switched on the UK’s first live wind- and solar-powered mobile phone mast in Pembrokeshire, Wales.   Cisco boss banks on cloud to power company's products The CEO of networking giant Cisco has in a keynote address signalled that the company intends to power its portfolio of products and services from the cloud.

16th June 2022

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Optus suffers voice outage Australian telco Optus has reported that customers are having issues making voice calls over both their mobile and land line services. Telsyte: Apple and Samsung smartphone sales plunged in 2H21; interest in foldable devices growing The smartphone sales of Apple and Samsung took a hit in 2H21 due to supply chain shortages and a hangover from the pandemic, according to analyst firm Telsyte.

5th April 2022

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I'm sorry, this failed to send on Friday! Tim Herring

11th February 2022

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The ACMA releases their Telco contractibility audit report The ACMA has released the results of an audit into the contactability of telcos.

1st February 2022

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Outcome of 850/900MHz band spectrum auction Two companies, Optus and Telstra, have won spectrum in the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s (ACMA) latest spectrum auction. Telstra Purple launches Telstra Hybrid Cloud Telstra Purple unveils the generation Telstra Hybrid Cloud, a managed public and private cloud solution.

8th December 2021

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Optus invites customers to donate their unused phones Telecommunications company Optus extends its Donate Your Data program – Donate Your Device, inviting customers to donate their unused phones to people are in need.  TPG Telecom allocated  2.1GHz spectrum in Singapore The Singapore Infocomm Media Authority (IMDA), the Singapore equivalent of the ACMA, announced the results of its 2.1 GHz spectrum auction.

29th November 2021