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Google to pay 40 US states $391.5 million for misleading users True to its well-earned reputation for being the most penalised big tech company on the planet, search giant Google has been hit with massive penalties in the US over employing dodgy practices with its user tracking data.
16th November 2022
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Michelle Rowland is the new Federal Minister for Communications Australia has a new Federal Minister for Communications in Michelle Rowland, the ALP member for Greenway in Sydney's northwest. Ericsson to hire 250 for 5G roles at Ireland R&D centre Swedish telecoms provider Ericsson plans to hire 250 people to develop cloud-native products for its 5G portfolio at its Irish Research and Development Centre in Athlone.
1st June 2022
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Google ad tech supply chain dominance 'harming businesses and individuals' Google's dominance in the advertising technology supply chain is harming both companies and individuals, the ACCC says in a report.
28th September 2021
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Aussies spend almost 17 years in a ‘lifetime’ on their mobiles The average Australian will spend 16.6 years of their life on their mobile phone - equating to 5.5 hours every day or a total of 145,800 hours - based on the average age of around 10 years old that we get our first phone - and average Australian life expectancy.
12th April 2021
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Australia well behind New Zealand in broadband download speeds Australia compares poorly to New Zealand when it comes to broadband download speeds, the New Zealand Commerce Commission says in its Annual Telecommunications Monitoring Report, with Kiwis enjoying average download speeds of 67Mbps.
19th March 2021
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PIVOTEL LAUNCHES NEW REMOTE NETWORK SET TO 'REVOLUTIONISE AGRICULTURE SECTOR' Remote communication solutions provider Pivotel has launched two new 4G community networks in the Wickepin and Mount Barker regions of Western Australia, providing "vital connectivity to farming families not serviced by reliable mobile coverage."
18th March 2021
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Aussie Broadband announces 'bloody good' half year results to 31 Dec 2020 Aussie Broadband is the company that offers "bloody good broadband", so when we looked at its half year results, we thought they were bloody good, too!
17th February 2021
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NBN Co begins consultation ‘with industry in two-part wholesale pricing consultation paper’ NBN Co has released its “Pricing Review 2021 Consultation Paper 1”, which the company says “seeks to deliver value, certainty and simplicity to the telecommunication industry and customers.”
15th February 2021
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APOLOGY: We're having some issues with our mail server. We're working to restore service ASAP. No CommsWire was sent Thursday 11th so Friday's is a bumper issue.
12th February 2021
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New Google US-Europe subsea cable has 250Tbps capacity Search giant Google has announced that its Dunant subsea cable system which connected the US to mainland Europe is now ready for service and will provide capacity of 250Tbps across the Atlantic.
4th February 2021