News
Broadcom says Huawei ban will mean US$2b less in revenue Semiconductor and hardware manufacturer Broadcom has said it will take a hit of about US$2 billion in annual sales for its current financial year which ends in November, due to the restrictions placed on Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies.
15th June 2019
TIO launches new website with ‘easier access’ for complaints The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman has launched a new brand, logo and website with Ombudsman Judi Jones saying the new website makes it easier for consumers and small businesses to make a new complaint, update an existing complaint, understand what is involved and the next steps in the process.
14th June 2019
Energy firm AGL seeks to buy Vocus for $3b Vocus Communications has received another takeover offer, this time from AGL Energy, which has made a bid to buy all the shares in the company for $4.85 a share, meaning that the total bid would come to a shade over $3 billion.
12th June 2019
Russian carrier MTS signs 5G deal with Huawei Russian telecommunications operator MTS has signed a 5G deal with Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies, with the network to be developed over the next year.
8th June 2019
Trade war: Cook does not fear that China will target Apple Apple chief executive Tim Cook says he does not anticipate that China will target Apple as a means of retaliating for US actions in the ongoing trade war.
7th June 2019
Swedish firm EQT Infrastructure ends takeover talks with Vocus Swedish private equity firm EQT Infrastructure has ended talks with Vocus Communications over a possible takeover which valued the company at A$3.3 billion, the Australian firm says.
6th June 2019
Telstra makes big cuts in payphone call rates Telstra has announced that it would be sharply reducing the rates for calls placed from its 15,500 public payphones across the country. OPPO Reno 5G smartphone available for pre-order Chinese smartphone vendor OPPO will become the second manufacturer to release a 5G device in Australia, with the OPPO Reno 5G to go on sale on 11 June through Telstra and JB Hi-FI outlets.
4th June 2019
US-China trade war set to hit global smartphone market The global smartphone market faces another challenging year in 2019, with the US-China trade war the factor that will have the biggest say on whether the market returns to growth or not, the research firm IDC says.
1st June 2019
The 5G Business Summit 2019 takes place 25-27 June at SMC Conference & Function Centre in Sydney. The Summit provides an opportunity to take a comprehensive look at how 5G will impact you and your business. TelSoc members receive 15% discount off the registration fee – see code on the website.
31st May 2019
Indigo subsea cable linking Australia with SEA commissioned The INDIGO subsea cable system linking Australia with the Southeast Asian region has been commissioned and is ready for use by consortium members, following completion of the Singapore to Perth to Sydney cables.
31st May 2019