CommsWire - 20 May 2019

Google cuts off Huawei access to Android and Playstore Google has suspended business with Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies in the wake of the US Government decision to deny Huawei access to American components without permission. The move means Huawei has been cut off from access to Google's Android and Playstore.

CommsWire - 12 September 2018

NBN Co given 3 months to improve wholesale deals with RSPs NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia's national broadband network, has given the competition watchdog a court-enforceable undertaking to improve its wholesale arrangements with retail service providers within three months.

CommsWire - 9 May 2018

Telstra, Intel, Ericsson unveil 5G esports future Telstra, Intel and Ericsson have combined to unveil esports professional gaming experiences over 5G, designed to showcase the power of 5G?s ultra-low latency that professional and amateur gamers can expect in the future.   

Regulation role in Wi-Fi congestion

The paper shows that Wi-Fi in apartment blocks is a true commons and, therefore, over-congestion can only be avoided by having the individual access point (AP) operators collaborating with each other.  The paper concludes that AP operators will most likely enter collaboration voluntarily, and further regulation is not deemed necessary.

CommsWire - 20 June 2017

Productivity Commission calls for winding up of USO by 2020 The much-criticised telecoms industry Universal Service Obligation (USO) finally looks set for the scrapheap, with the Productivity Commission recommending to the Federal Government the winding up of the program by 2020.

CommsWire - 11 May 2017

Ombudsman reports massive blowout in complaints about NBN Complaints about services delivered over the NBN have blown out significantly. The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman reports an increase of 117.5% in NBN-related complaints for the 6 months to the end of December 2016 compared to the same period in 2015.

CommsWire - 22 November 2016

Australian mobile market continues free fall in Q3 The Australian mobile phone market declined for its sixth straight quarter down 8.2% YoY to 2.06m mobile phones. More Android phones with insecure firmware discovered A second case of mobile phones that have insecure firmware has come to light, but in this case there was no data being transmitted to any server anywhere.

CommsWire - 11 November 2016

Aussie workers? ?promo fomo? dampens enthusiasm for working from home Many Australians fear they might miss out on promotion at work by taking up the opportunities for teleworking from home or in a location other than their office, according to new research from Telstra.

CommsWire - 9 September 2016

Vodafone comes out swinging with iPhone 7 plans One day after the launch of Apple?s iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, Vodafone has hit the ground running with a range of aggressively priced data and phone purchase plans.

CommsWire - 8 August 2016

TPG, Vodafone Latest to join the mobile data feast The data feast for mobile phone users continues to roll on, with TPG partnering with Vodafone to hit the market offering big increases in data allowances with three of its newly released plans on the Vodafone 4G network.