News
Be wary of free app downloads warns the ACMA; The ACMA warns telcos over consumer code breaches; Consumers abandon online transactions for fear of fraud; You need to understand the new PCI DSS requirements; Uber anonymises rider and drive phone numbers for added safety; Goodbye to Firefox OS smartphones; Interns: Boost yourself to stand out from 985,000 other people.
10th December 2015
Telstra to co-invest with Fed Govt: silicon quantum computing; Dropbox, Vodafone partner to tackle growing cloud apps market; One billion-plus ?connected things? with Smart Cities, say analysts; Telstra-backed Muru-D invests in startups; Pick up Amazon parcels, even after hours, at over 1,000 Australian stores with ParcelPoint; One out of 10 Android apps leak personal information; EFA seeks mandatory warrants for access to stored data.
9th December 2015
ICT front and centre in Australia?s Innovation future; Innovation statement: Industry comment; Australia Post bottles up a partnership with Alibaba?s 1688.com; Storm clouds hover over data security in year ahead; Microsoft?s new Lumias - 950 and 950 XL - now on sale in OZ; Time for a Technicolor NBN in Australia with DOCSIS 3.1?
8th December 2015
NBN launches 50mbps/20mbps fixed wireless in the bush; 700 ?high-skill? NBN cyber jobs in Melbourne over four years; nbn welcomes new board member: Shirley In?t Veld; Vodafone opens first QLD Business Centre on Gold Coast; NEXTDC links to IBM Direct Link via cloud; Telstra retail boss resigns after short stint in the job; ATO engages SMEs over its digital future.
7th December 2015
TCP code changes given only qualified support from consumer advocacy groups; Telstra pays Penn-alty with partial backdown on roaming rip-off; Ricoh?s first Australian data centre now open for business; 3.2 billion people now online around the world says ITU; Teleena signs new Australian MVNO customer; Telstra Health deploys medical records system for WA hospitals; Blue Coat, Dimension Data collaborate on cloud web security.
4th December 2015
Revenue share of 62%: Telstra dominates Australian telecoms market; Aussies go over the top and cut the cable; Yomojo responds to Yatango down; Flexiroam launches, takes on Telstra?s roaming rip offs; ACMA releases 1800 mhz band for remote areas; Li-Fi ? 100 times faster than Wi-Fi; Telstra?s Ooyala appoints new CEO; Comms Alliance welcomes Gov?t move towards phone numbering framework.
3rd December 2015
Just another price increase or more ?price gouging??; Telstra hits travellers with big increases in roaming charges; ATO moves further on the road to all-digital future; Decmil diversifies from natural resources to telecoms with SC Services buy; Vodafone launches new premiere flagship Sydney CBD Pitt St Mall Store; Norwood shares download details on Android World Phone app; NSW Government looks to ?innovative technologies? with new communications plan.
2nd December 2015
Macquarie Telecom slams ACCC as ?out of touch? re: NBN competition; Wi-Fi dominates smartphone data consumption; Telstra's 'hip and trendy? flagship store opens in Melbourne; Yatango down and maybe out; Drive someone else?s car at Sydney and Brisbane airports; Optus does 5-year pre-paid deal driving OVO?s V8 Supercars; Optus offers Microsoft?s Lumia 950 and 950 XL with limited big bonuses.
1st December 2015
NBN trials new discount pricing model for service providers; Telecoms security reform legislation still a concern for industry; NextDC putting A$200 million into data centre network expansion; Postage, stamp rates on verge of increase to $1; Telstra, NRL extend sponsorship, digital rights deal; ANZ Bank enhances Internet banking with new website; Digital radio takeup increasing to cover home, work, car.
30th November 2015
At the Charles Todd Oration in Sydney on 26 November, the telecommunication industry's top consumer advocate Teresa Corbin, CEO of ACCAN, was awarded the 2015 Charles Todd Medal on behalf of TelSoc. The Charles Todd Medal is regarded as the highest honour that the Australian telecommunications industry can bestow.
30th November 2015