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iiNet to build Canberra?s free WiFi network iiNet has secured an ACT Government contract to build a free WiFi network to provide wireless coverage across 12 business districts in Canberra. INTERVIEW BlackBerry ? Australian perspectiveReports of BlackBerry?s death have been greatly exaggerated. The company is reinventing itself as an enterprise mobile management company.Brocade research...
30th May 2014
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COVER STORY ? The spectrum review? Turnbull announces spectrum review details? Spectrum Review Terms of Reference? ? AMTA welcomes spectrum review Apple finally admits to iMessage bug Telstra?s SSU report card ? Can do better Telstra invests in Matrixx Software? and launches R&D partnership program with NICTA and universities Chromecast comes to Australia? Google finally announces...
30th May 2014
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Morrow off the hook on PG&E questionsThe Government has assured that the Senate NBN Committee has been unsuccessful in its pursuit of NBN Co CEO Bill Morrow about his time at US utility Pacific Gas & Electric. INTERVIEW MyNetFone: ten years onVoIP provider MyNetFone is celebrating ten years in business - quite an achievement in a market that has seen lots of companies come and go....
2nd June 2014
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Optus revamps mobile plansCustomer numbers have stalled, so Optus has released a major overhaul of its mobile plans in an attempt to differentiate itself.Telstra also introduces data sharingIn a quick response to Optus, Telstra will today launch new mobile data sharing plans- but at this stage they are limited to businesses users. Made in the USA ? no longer Like Australia, The US IT industry is...
3rd June 2014
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China, the world?s largest mobile market entered the 4G era at the end of 2013. 2020 is now widely considered to be the year of 5G. Mobile 5G are becoming the hottest key words in the wireless industry. Growing consensus is that the next generation of wireless systems will face a 1000x traffic load increase. Questions to be answered include: How can we dramatically increase network capacity...
11th June 2014
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SingTel presentations reveal Optus plansSlides from SingTel?s analyst briefing tell us a lot about the company?s plans. Asia Pacific BYOD market growing ? but it won?t lastThe Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) market in the region is booming, but it is a transitional process and will not last, says a new report.Conroy?s media reforms ?dead? ? ClareFormer Communications Minister Senator Conroy got...
4th June 2014
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ACCC agrees NBN speeds may be misleadingIn response to a question from Stephen Conroy, the head of the ACCC Rod Sims has said in a Senate committee hearing that NBN Co?s advertised speeds may be misleading. Vendors flock to Internet of Things groupThe Industrial Internet Consortium now has over 50 members, many of them major manufacturers and consultancies, just two months after launch. Digital...
5th June 2014
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NBN Co publishes interactive rollout mapNBN Co has released a new interactive map on its website which it says shows more information about the progress of the rollout. Credit Suisse downgrades TelstraCredit Suisse has downgraded its outlook on Telstra because of increased price competition from Optus. ACMA to host APAC spectrum event next weekThe ACMA and the Department of Communications will...
6th June 2014
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COVER STORY THE GREAT MOBILE DATA WARS BEGIN ? Optus revamps mobile plans? ? as Telstra also introduces data sharing? ? so Credit Suisse downgrades Telstra? SingTel presentations reveal Optus plans ACCC agrees NBN speeds may be misleading NBN Co publishes new interactive rollout map Conroy?s media reforms ?dead? ? Clare Morrow off the hook on PG&E questions ACMA to host APAC...
6th June 2014
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Headlines Nokia buys Australia?s MesaplexxNokia has acquired Mesaplexx, an Australian developer of RF filtering technology. ANALYSIS Why Australia lags in video streamingHalf of US households are now watching streamed video on Internet TVs. Australia is still a long way behind, but won?t be for long. The $2000 cloud based personal robot is hereJapanese telco SoftBank Mobile and robotics...
10th June 2014