CommsWire daily newsletter - 5 March 2020

ACCC drops court appeal against TPG-Vodafone merger on legal grounds The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has decided not to appeal a Federal Court decision that the proposed merger between TPG Telecom and Vodafone Hutchison Australia would not substantially lessen competition.

CommsWire daily newsletter - 26 February 2020

Competition issues in 5G spectrum allocation under ACCC scrutiny Competition issues with the upcoming 5G spectrum allocation process are under the spotlight from Australia’s competition regulator, the ACCC, which has issued a consultation paper seeking public feedback.

CommsWire daily newsletter - 29 January 2020

UK gives Huawei limited role in 5G network rollouts The UK has announced that it will give Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technology a limited role in the country's 5G networks, with Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab telling the House of Commons that additional security measures would be put in place to ensure that risk was properly mitigated.

CommsWire daily newsletter - 22 January 2020

5G smartphones expected to reach 12% of market by year-end: Gartner The global share of 5G smartphones will grow from 12% in 2020 to 43% in 2022, the technology research firm Gartner has forecast, with the entire mobile phone market poised to grow 1.7% this year.

CommsWire - 28 November 2019

New rules for telcos to meet emergency call services obligations Telcos are required to do a welfare check on people who have tried to call during a large network outage of telecommunications systems, under newly legislated rules for emergency call services in Australia.

CommsWire - 24 September 2019

Australian smartphone sales down by 6% in first half A little more than four million smartphones were sold in Australia in the first half of 2019, the emerging technology analyst firm Telsyte says, adding that this was a drop of 6% year-on-year. Optus goes free with regional mobile services offering Regional users of Optus services are being offered three months plans free of fees on selected new mobile services.

CommsWire - 19 August 2019

Please note CommsWire was missing for a few days due to the Editor Stan Beer having 'flu! Cisco, Victoria Uni partner on security skills training Victoria University is partnering with networking vendor Cisco to open a cybersecurity training centre in Melbourne’s West to meet an increasing demand for workers in one of Australia’s fastest growing and under serviced industries.

CommsWire - 2 August 2019

Australia smartphone end user shipments plummet in 2019 Australian end user smartphone shipments will suffer a sharp drop of 8.8% in 2019, with a similar drop in New Zealand, both far outpacing a worldwide downturn as users hold on to their handsets ahead of the coming 5G boom.

CommsWire - 3 August 2018

Telcos face tough times adapting to market changes: report Global telecommunications companies are under intense pressure to adapt in a rapidly changing market, as they face dramatic changes in the political, business, and economic environment and the accelerating pace of technological innovation, according to a new risk report.

CommsWire - 3 May 2018

*** Due to a problem with TelSoc emails, this was not sent 2nd & 3rd May; sending now *** Stores at US bases told to remove Huawei, ZTE phones Officials at the US Department of Defence have moved to stop the sales of phones made by Chinese telecommunications equipment companies Huawei and ZTE in retail outlets on US military bases, claiming the devices may be a security risk.