CommsWire - 14 July 2017

Regional wireless ISPs concerned 3.6GHz spectrum for 5G will wipe them out  The ACMA?s tune-up consultation day for use of 3.6GHz spectrum for 5G sees telcos happy, but satellite operators and specifically regional wireless ISPs are very concerned.

CommsWire - 22 May 2017

Government consulting industry on spectrum reform The federal government has embarked on an industry consultation process ahead of bringing in changes aimed at reforming Australia?s spectrum management system, a key part of the country's telecommunications and communications infrastructure.

CommsWire - 21 October 2016

ACMA starts discussion of spectrum re-farming for 5G; Optus says it will expand 4G in Canberra; Top tech firms get subsidy of US$2m per data centre job: report; Dr Simon Poole awarded TelSoc Charles Todd Medal; Nutanix takes flight with Flight Centre NZ; Census 2016: Only 58% did survey online, says ABS; 

CommsWire - 10 May 2016

Vodafone to pay $594.3 million for spectrum; Telstra up in arms about Vodafone ?below market rate? spectrum buy offer; Optus launches VoLTE to major Australian cities; Telstra beefs up Asian network expansion with more investment; NBN Co crowdsources photos for next Sky Muster rocket; IA continues to beat the drum on site-blocking laws; Do mobile phones cause brain cancer?

CommsWire - 29 March 2016

Government releases disability communications consultation paper; Spark NZ cleared to acquire 2300mhz spectrum; auDA ousts Disspain, now looking for new CEO; FBI gets more egg on its face as Easter approaches; Oracle puts managed cloud kit into customers' data centres; QBE ANZ implements a responsive web experience and ?context.'.

The 'digital dividend' as a case study in spectrum re-farming

Spectrum freed by free-to-air television digitisation and the switch-off of analogue TV, is allocated to accommodate the soaring growth in mobiles.

CommsWire - 3 December 2015

Revenue share of 62%: Telstra dominates Australian telecoms market; Aussies go over the top and cut the cable; Yomojo responds to Yatango down; Flexiroam launches, takes on Telstra?s roaming rip offs; ACMA releases 1800 mhz band for remote areas; Li-Fi ? 100 times faster than Wi-Fi; Telstra?s Ooyala appoints new CEO; Comms Alliance welcomes Gov?t move towards phone numbering framework.

CommsWire daily news - 25 May 2015

Government releases spectrum report; Recommendations of the Spectrum Review; Huawei flexes muscles in Malaysia; Inmarsat, Honeywell, Kymeta team up on business aviation comms initiative; ?Sniffing? and tracking wearable tech, smartphones a privacy concern; Government spends up big on ICT, with more to come.

CommsWire daily news - 20 November 2014

Telstra hots up hotspot Wi-Fi war with free offer; BigAir bigger with Oriel; Netflix is coming! Netflix is coming!; ANALYSIS Will Netflix Australia be a Netflop?; Connected services driving mobile growth; but more mobile spectrum ?vital to growth?.

CommsWire daily news - 12 September 2014

Turnbull proposes new licence class; ACCC won?t block TPG's fibre to the basement; Labor ? the Government is ?still dithering?; The origins of the ?level playing field?; Telstra announces 700 MHz expansion; Buying on the go ? the way to go; Planet Tel acquires ISPhone; Virgin takes on Telstra with bonus data offer; A slow day on the Internet.