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Transport for NSW harnesses Starlink Wi-Fi at Nambucca Heads Station Transport for NSW is trialling free Wi-Fi at Nambucca Heads Station powered by Starlink low earth orbit (LEO) satellites, allowing passengers to connect to 60 minutes per day. Renesas to acquire Sequans for US$249 million Semiconductor supplier Renesas has agreed to acquire 5G/4G cellular IoT chips and modules provider Sequans for US$249 million.
9th August 2023
BT Street Hub 2.0 units go live British telco provider BT announced that the first seven of its Street Hub 2.0 units have been installed in Newcastle, bringing Wi-Fi, free calls, wayfinding information, and rapid device charging. TPG Telecom appoints John Boniciolli as new CFO
8th August 2023
NBN Co, UTS form research agreement to push fibre capabilities NBN Co has formed a five-year research agreement with University of Technology Sydney to study artificial intelligence and push the “capability of fibre,” offering insights that could help advance broadband technologies and to improve performance of the network.
7th August 2023
Book now for the Henry Sutton Oration on Wednesday, 30 August 2023 in Melbourne. Book online at 2023 Henry Sutton Oration: David Tudehope, Orator | Telsoc .
7th August 2023
Telco complaints record a new low for April to June 2023 quarter The Communications Alliance’s Complaints in Context Report has recorded three complaints per 10,000 services in operation (SIO) in the April to June 2023 quarter, equating to one complaint for every 3,333 SIO. Cyberattacks hammer government and public services: report
4th August 2023
Optus switches on two new towers in Lake Barrington and Derby Optus has switched on new towers in Lake Barrington and Derby, improving mobile coverage for residents in the areas. Airalo scores US$60M funding
3rd August 2023
Superloop eyes to acquire Symbio Telco provider Superloop is planning to acquire ASX-listed UCaaS and collaboration services provider Symbio, proposing to buy the software vendor's shares at $2.85 per share. With 85,258,885 shares, that comes at a total of $243 million rounded up. Komo delivers screen audience engagement platform for Seven Network
2nd August 2023
13 metropolitan, 62 regional licensees meet ACMA’s content requirements for primary and non-primary channels 2022 All 13 metropolitan and 62 regional licensees met the Australian content requirements for their primary and non-primary channels in 2022, according to the Australian Communication and Media Authority’s 2022 Australian content compliance results. Q4 FY23 sees Swoop SIO posting 4.2% increase buoyed by Moose Mobile acquisition
1st August 2023
NBN Co announces 2m more homes now eligible for fibre upgrade NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia's national broadband network, has announced that more than two million additional Australian households can now take full-fibre connections, as the upgrade of the network continues. BT startup to trial EV charging units
31st July 2023
Optus, TPG Telecom, One NZ deploy Nokia’s antennas Optus and TPG Telecom in Australia and One NZ in New Zealand have deployed Finnish telecommunications vendor Nokia’s modular Interleaved Passive Active Antenna to accelerate 5G deployment in the Oceania region. Coles picks Cradlepoint for 5G WLAN backup
28th July 2023