CommsWire - 28 July 2016

Vodafone?s Benoit Hanssen leaving CTO post to join Hutchison Vodafone Australia chief technology officer Benoit Hanssen is leaving the company after three years to take up a new post with the Hutchison Group. Macquarie gives itself a major brand makeover

CommsWire - 27 July 2016

ACCC wants ISPs to give consumers better broadband speed information The competition regulator, the ACCC, is toughing its stance on Internet Service Providers (ISPs) calling for them to provide far better information to consumers about the performance of their services ? in particular the speed of their Internet connections. Comms Alliance blames ACCC on broadband speed information

CommsWire - 12 July 2016

Consumer group claims customers paying 'Telstra tax' Choice, a group that advocates on behalf of consumers, has claimed that customers accessing Telstra's network pay a premium that may be as much as 92% more. Telstra says Choice analysis of its plans 'flawed' Australia's biggest telco Telstra has refuted claims made by Choice that it is charging customers a 92% premium for using its network.

CommsWire - 6 July 2016

AIIA says electronic voting makes a lot of sense Australia would save both money and time if it turned to electronic voting, the Australian Information Industry Association, the nation's peak body for the technology industry, claims. Electronic voting? Not on your life The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has joined the growing throng of calls for Australia to move to electronic voting. And why wouldn?t it?

CommsWire - 28 June 2016

Not 4Gotten: five more Vodafone MVNOs finally go 4G If you thought other Vodafone MVNOs besides Kogan had 4Gone 4G, you can 4Get that notion, as five more Vodafone MVNOs finally get the 4G experience. A big plus for DAB+ digital radio: 3.5 million listeners Listen up, Commercial Radio Australia proudly boasts it has reached 3.52 million listeners in the five metro capital cities, helped by ?solid growth in in-car listening.?

CommsWire - 22 June 2016

Vodafone?s vibrant network confidence: updated Network Satisfaction Guarantee Vodafone has updated its Network Satisfaction Guarantee with a 30-day money-back period for post-paid customers if unsatisfied, no questions asked, as it points to strong OpenSignal results. Ooyala launches Q1 Video Index, looks at ?more lucrative OTT strategies?

CommsWire - 7 June 2016

Vodafone releases business-ready apps Small business is in the sights of Vodafone as it unveils a new range of flexible plans and an expanded portfolio of Ready Business Apps, featuring a selection of the what the telco calls the ?world?s best? mobile business tools. Ovum Mobile Roaming Forecast predicts data growth will offset voice and text declines

CommsWire - 31 May 2016

Vodafone expands with 32 new regional mobile sites, most by year?s end Vodafone is expanding its regional mobile network in NSW, Tas, QLD and WA, with $9+ million being invested in 32 new base stations. Former iiNet execs join Trident board

CommsWire - 18 May 2016

Business confidence in Telstra eroding through repeated outages; Macquarie 4G upgrade offer to mobile customers; Nokia Bell Labs: ?world-first? 10Gbps symmetrical data speeds over DOCSIS 3.1 cable; Vodafone readies for Internet of Things with ?successful? NB-IoT trial; SmartTrans seals deal to sell Aussie wines in China; Rees to boost NSW Government digital services push.

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?