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Telstra says calls, texts from wearables by Sept end Telstra plans to introduce embedded SIM technology to make it possible for Australians to use compatible wearable devices, instead of their phones, to make calls and send texts. Macquarie Government on a cloud with NSW Govt appointment Macquarie Government, a division of Macquarie Telecom, has been added to the NSW GovDC Marketplace.

14th September 2017

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Here's the latest edition of CommsWire. A summary of all our stories follows. You can read the full text in the attached pdf file. And remember you can access an archive of every edition of CommsWire here.

31st January 2017

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Government wants ?radical? expansion of data retention Internet Australia has criticised a move by the Federal Government to call for submissions over the Christmas period for what it describes as a ?radical expansion of its controversial data retention scheme?

21st December 2016

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Don?t declare mobile roaming Fifield warns ACCC Communications Minister Mitch Fifield has weighed into the mobile services regulation debate, warning the ACCC in a letter that declaring domestic roaming could hamper private investment.

16th December 2016

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Internet of Things devices to overtake number of mobile phones by 2018 - IoT connected devices growing to 16 billion by 2021: Ericsson The Internet of Things (IoT) phenomenon is sweeping the world including Australia and the wider Asia Pacific Oceania region, with worldwide IoT connected devices forecast to hit 16 billion by 2021 ? a rise of 23% every year ? according to the latest Mobility Report from Ericsson.

3rd June 2016

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Battle of the low earth orbit satellites ? O3b vs Virgin vs SpaceX; Telcos benefit from booming Australian M2M market;  and Australian UC cloud market ?to reach $650 million by 2020?; Mnet Mobile to resell SkyFii data analytics; Ruckus Wireless finds the missing Lync; Neural and 3CX team up to connect VOIP.

21st January 2015