Cell phones in Australia
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Latest Telecoms News from Australia |
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Vodafone Australia's 3G Upgrade Delayed It has been reported that the 3G network upgrade being carried out on Vodafone Australia's network has been delayed by its infrastructure supplier, Ericsson....Unions Call on Telstra to Accept Employee Vote on New Job Practices Australian labour unions have urged Telstra's management to respect the rights of its workers to be represented by unions after the company’s offer of a non-union job contract was rejected by employees....Telstra on Target for 21Mbps Mobile Download Speed by Year-End Marking the second anniversary of the opening of its Next G (HSDPA) network, Australia's Telstra has announced that its planned deployment of Enhanced HSPA (eHSPA) to the Next G network is progressing on schedule, as connectivity testing between network infrastructure equipment and cellular device technology was successfully achieved....Vodafone Australia Expands Retail Outlets Vodafone Australia has unveiled a new retail expansion strategy that invites Australians to open their own Vodafone Select Dealer stores....Telstra Warns that Early Clock Change Can Confuse Mobile Phones Australian mobile operator, Telstra has warned its customers that changes to how daylight saving time is being implemented this year may confuse mobile phones....iPhones Dominate Australian Mobile Data Consumption An Australian Mobile Internet Insight report published by analytics firm, Amethon has found that browsing habits and data consumption for users of the new 3G Apple device is significantly higher than the average mobile device....Australia's Telstra to Cut 800 Jobs Australia's Telstra has announced that it will be cutting 800 jobs as part of its five-year Transformation plan. Taking advantage of new capabilities in databases, systems and processes, several of Telstra's biggest business units have reduced duplication and bureaucracy, hence the job cuts....Australian Police Stop Motorists for Driving While Using a Mobile Phone Police in Australia's New South Wales have issued a reminded to the public that using a hand held mobile phone whilst driving is illegal after more than 1000 people were caught in one day....Vodafone Takes "Major Stake" in Australia's Crazy John's Phone Retailer Vodafone Australia has taken a major stake in the local mobile phone retailer, Crazy John's after buying out the shares held by the wife of Crazy John’s founder the late John Ilhan. Financial terms were not disclosed or the size of the stake taken, other than it is "major"....A survey commissioned by Virgin Mobile Australia has reported that over a third of young Australians admit to checking their partner's text messages, and more than 280,000 having been being involved in a text-checking related break-up.... |