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Latest Telecoms News from Australia
SingTel Announces Plans for LTE Trials in Four Countries
Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) has announced its plan to conduct a regional trial of LTE technology in Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Singapore in collaboration with Optus, Globe Telecom and Telkomsel....
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New User Interface Boosts Mobile Data Use in Non-Smart Phones
Australian mobile network operator, Telstra has reported a sharp uptake in mobile internet usage after it deployed its own unique user interface (UI), called the TelstraOne Experience in its 3G phones....
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Alvarion Chosen by Adam Internet to Deploy WiMAX Project in South Australia
Alvarion says that it has won a supply contract from Australian ISP, Adam Internet to deploy a WiMAX network across metropolitan Adelaide, Australia. ...
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Vodafone Hutchison Australia Warned for Breaching Anti-Spam Laws
Vodafone Hutchison Australia has been censured by the telecoms regulator after it supported an SMS marketing campaign that breached the country's anti-spam laws....
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SingTel Mulls Sale of Stake in Australia's Optus
Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) is reported to be considering the sale of a minority stake in its Australian subsidiary, Optus. The move could raise between US$4 billion and US$5 billion, ...
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Telstra updates strategy, confirms financial guidance
Australia's Telstra has confirmed its financial guidance for 2009/10 and detailed how the company would grow its core business by improving customer service and taking advantage of recent technology upgrades....
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Motorola Wins WiMAX Based Smart Metering Contract
Motorola says that it has won a contract to supply the first WiMAX based smart metering hardware. The contract has been awarded by the Australian energy utility, SP AusNet, covering around 680,000 customers in Victoria....
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Australian Regulator Consults on Blocking Unwanted Premium-Rate SMS
The Australian Communications and Media Authority is seeking feedback on its proposed new rules for blocking unwanted high-cost services delivered to mobile phones. The ACMA released a consultation paper last month, which sets out the proposed rules....
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Airspan to Expand Australian WiMAX Network
Australian WiMAX network operator, BigAir Group is expanding its network after signing a supply contract with Airspan Networks....
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Australian Smart Phone Market Soars 29% in First Half 2009
IDC's latest Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker results found that Australian converged device (smartphone) shipments surged 29% year-on-year (Y/Y) in the first half of 2009, with data-centric converged devices (those with a touchscreen or QWERTY keyboard) up 235% Y/Y....
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