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Telstra turns on LTE-B for Samsung users of AFL Live app Australia's biggest telecommunications service provider Telstra has turned on LTE-Broadcast technology nationally for its mobile network and says customers who are using Samsung Galaxy S8 and S9 devices will benefit from better HD streaming when they use the AFL Live official app.
12th July 2018
Government sets limits to encourage competition for 5G spectrum The Australian Government has announced competition limits which it says will allow a competitive auction by telcos bidding for 5G spectrum in the 3.6 GHz band.
11th July 2018
NNNCo leads digital transformation of City of Lake Macquarie The City of Lake Macquarie in regional NSW is set to become the first Australian local government area to create a smart city network equivalent to the size of 23 Sydney local government areas.
10th July 2018
Southern Cross Cables ready for Next Sydney landfall Southern Cross Cables has completed the Sydney bore for its Next subsea cable and finalised a deal that makes fibre network operator Superloop a direct customer.
9th July 2018
Government proposal to replace TIO gets cold shoulder An Australian Government proposal to replace the industry funded Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman with an external disputes resolution body has met with an icy reception from the TIO and the peak body representing telcos.
6th July 2018
Vocus signs deal with Alcatel to build sub-sea cable system The Vocus Group has signed a contract with Alcatel Submarine Networks to build a 4000-kilometre subsea cable linking the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Australia.
5th July 2018
Govt moots changes to deal with avalanche of telco complaints The Federal Government has proposed new rules for resolving telecommunications consumer complaints, including setting up an External Dispute Resolution body to deal with complex complaints, that would lead to changes in the setup of the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman.
5th July 2018
Telstra Ventures forms new fund with Boston-based HarbourVest A joint US$500 million (A$675 million) fund for investment in early to late-stage venture technology opportunities in the US, Asia and Australia has been set up by Telstra Ventures and Boston-based private equity firm HarbourVest Partners.
3rd July 2018
.au namespace moves to new manager Afilias The transfer of the .au namespace to a new registry and national domain name infrastructure run by Afilias Australia has been completed on the first day of the new financial year.
2nd July 2018
*** This is Friday's edition, which just arrived *** Vodafone revamps tablet and mobile broadband plans in win for customers Vodafone has "revamped" its approach to tablets, no longer following the well worn plans of telcos that lock devices to mobile services plans for two years.
29th June 2018