Telstra To Shutdown 3G Network By 2024
Telstra has announced it will be shutting down its 3G mobile network by June 2024 to pave the way for its 5G... Read More
NBN Accused Of Provider Discrimination By ACCC
NBN Co has been given a formal warning by the ACCC for discriminating between retail service providers (RSPs) for the supply of... Read More
Is B2B Market Ready For 5G? New Samsung Research
Samsung Australia, in partnership with Tech Research Asia (TRA), has launched its 5G for Business in Australia report and whitepaper, which explores... Read More
New penalties aimed at NBN Co
NBN Co could be hit by a raft of new penalties that will affect its bottom line if Australia’s consumer watchdog enforces... Read More
Apple Jailbreak Exploit Revealed
A new unpatchable iPhone exploit could allow permanent jailbreaking on hundreds of millions of Apple’s iconic devices. Researcher axi0mX says the newly... Read More
Service Stream Set To Roll Out Optus 5G Network
Service Stream (ASX: SSM) has scored a 5G wireless design and construction agreement from Optus. Specifically, Optus Mobile has given Service Stream... Read More
TPG & Vodafone Decision Expected Feb 2020
Justice John Middleton has told the Federal Court that a decision on the $15 billion merger between TPG Telecom and Vodafone Hutchison... Read More
Crowdfunding For A Melbourne Made Plugged In Desk
Two Australian carpenters have constructed a hardwood, mid-century modern desk called the Mesa 57, which combines the aesthetics of Victorian Ashwood with... Read More
Arlo Next-Gen Pro 3 Hits Oz Shelves October
Arlo has announced the local availability of its next-gen security camera system, with the all-new Pro 3 hitting Australian retailers’ shelves in... Read More
Aussie Telco Complaints Down, Response Time Up
The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) has today published its annual report revealing a decrease in telco service complaints, while frustrations have peaked... Read More
ACMA Takes Action Against Aussie Telco Infinity Telecom
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has taken action against Sydney-based telco Infinity Telecom for allegedly breaching industry rules that require... Read More
Leaked: Wireless Charging For Surface Pen
A new FCC filing hints at wireless charging capabilities for the next Surface Pen, which is expected to be officially announced at... Read More
Huawei Chief Attacks Australian Attitude To Asian Business
Huawei Australia chairman John Lord has attacked Canberra, warning that continued hostility against China’s telco Huawei will put at risk significant trade... Read More
NBN Co Finds New Worlds To Conquer; First Up – IoT Traffic
NBN Co is spreading its corporate wings, launching a commercial Internet of Things (IoT) service that will offer fixed-line connectivity for traffic... Read More
Former Telstra CEO Returns As NBN Chairman
The Morrison government has reappointed Ziggy Switkowski as chairman and a non-executive director of the NBN Co. As the rollout of the... Read More
NBN To Go Head To Head With Telstra In B2B Market With Feds Blessing
Telstra who are struggling in the smartphone market have copped another blow this time from the Federal Government who have backed the... Read More
Big Tech Should Not Be Broken Up Says Gates
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believes it is extremely misguided to break up Big Tech, telling Bloomberg that it would be much better... Read More
NBN Co Unveil Discounted High-Speed Bundles
The NBN Co has proposed three new high-speed bundles at discounted rates, whilst axing the proposed ‘Netflix tax’ after market consultation. Customers... Read More
Global Watchdogs Applaud ACCC IT Giant Crackdown
Global competition regulators have welcomed Australia’s global lead in cracking down on Facebook and Google over their stronghold on advertising and misuse... Read More
Telstra Plugs Woolies In To NBN
Telstra is connecting around 50 Woolworths stores a week to the NBN under a deal signed at the beginning of this year,... Read More
Aust 5G Slower Than 4G
Australia’s 5G download speed is slower than the country’s current 4G network, according to UK mobile analytics firm OpenSignal. Analysis of device-based... Read More
5G Networks Buys Datacentres
ASX-listed datacentre operator 5G Networks is to acquire Australian Pacific Data Centres (APDC), including its Pyrmont datacentre in Sydney, for $3.5 million... Read More
Desperate Huawei Makes ‘Unrealistic’ Offer To Get Out Of Jail
Desperate for a share of the 5G market in the Western world Huawei’s chief executive is now trying to cut a deal... Read More
Money Laundering Watchdog Set To Monitor Facebook Libra
Global anti-money laundering watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) , says it will closely monitor developments surrounding Facebook’s planned Libra cryptocurrency.... Read More
IFA 2019: Huawei Claim First 5G System On Chip
Beleaguered Chinese smartphone maker Huawei has officially unveiled a number of new products at IFA 2019, including a new 5G system on... Read More
IFA 2019: New W6 Mesh Network Gear Announced By Netgear
Netgear is looking to flex their muscle in the fast-growing Mesh network market with a range of new products released at IFA... Read More
NBN Co To Focus On In-Home Bandwidth Bottlenecks
NBN Co has revealed a plan to co-invest with its retail service providers to address problems that limit some people’s ability to... Read More
TPG Accused Of Building Over Planned City’s Cable
The developers of Australia’s largest planned city are suing a subsidiary of TPG that allegedly betrayed them after being paid to install... Read More
4G Tech Developer InterDigital Suing Lenovo
US mobile technology developer InterDigital is suing Lenovo over accusations the company infringed on the company’s patents for 4G technology. The suit... Read More
Human Element Is Significant Factor In Data Breaches
National figures on data breaches show about one in three breaches in Australia in the last quarter were caused by compromised credentials,... Read More
Telstra Blow, Qualcomm Supports W6 Mimo Wireless Technology For The Home
In what could be a major blow to Telstra, leading smartphone processor maker Qualcomm has thrown their support behind Wi Fi and... Read More
After Initially Denying Cuts, Huawei Starts Sacking Staff
It was only four weeks ago that the Managing Director of Huawei Australia’s Consumer business was trying to discredit ChannelNews claims that... Read More
Oppo & Xiaomi Ink Data Sharing Deal Amid US-China Saga
Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo have come together to develop a cross-branded direct file sharing platform, similar to Apple’s AirDrop peer-to-peer transfer system.... Read More
Huawei Gets A Break Apart From The Canberra Raiders Win
Huawei has finally got a lucky break, apart from the Canberra Raiders, a Huawei sponsored team, getting themselves into the NRL top... Read More
NSW Govt Reveals Digital Transformation Ramp-Up Plan
The NSW Government claims to be ramping up digital transformation across its ranks. Customer service minister Victor Dominello said the Government is... Read More
More Retailers Take Up NBN
Retail service providers (RSPs) are directly accessing the NBN in more locations around Australia, offering greater choice and potentially better services for... Read More
Telstra, After Changing Their Plans, Is It Time To Dump Andy Penn?
‘We’ve changed our plans’ Telstra claimed recently as they desperately tried to stop consumers dumping the expensive carrier, however some are now... Read More
Researchers Warn Of Hackers Weaponising Speakers
Smart speakers and Bluetooth headphones could become auditory weapons used by hackers to inflict hearing and even psychological damage on their unwitting... Read More
Fast NBN Plans Grow As Telstra Dominates RSP
More Australians are connecting to the NBN and on faster plans as the network rollout nears completion, just in time for it... Read More
Microsoft Admits Listening To Cortana, Skype
US tech giant Microsoft has updated its privacy policies to admit and reflect the fact that human contractors often listen to audio... Read More
NBN Co Revenue Jumps 43% To Hit $2.8bn
NBN Co has recorded strong revenue of $2.83 billion, up 43% for the year ended June 30. The year saw a total... Read More
Huawei Caught Spying On Politicians
Huawei Technologies who is still trying to convince the Australian Government that they can be trusted after being banned from supplying carriers... Read More
iPhone Contacts Open To Hacking
Researchers have found contacts saved on iPhones are vulnerable to an SQLite hack attack which could infect the devices with malware. SQLite... Read More
Aussies Set To Ditch NBN For 5G
More than 50% of Australians would consider ditching the NBN for a 5G mobile service if it would deliver higher bandwidth, according... Read More
OZ Consumers To Face Higher Costs As 5G Rolls Out
The rollout of 5G mobile networks across Australia will need to see current networks retrofitted to accommodate the emerging technology, according to... Read More
Smart Home Security Market To Hit $1.4B By 2029
The global connected home security market is expected to surpass US$400 million by the end of 2019, and is estimated to reach... Read More
Huawei Consumer Business Looks ‘Grim’ ‘Painful’ Future CEO Warns
The future of Huawei Technologies consumer business in Australia is under a cloud despite what their local CEO keeps telling journalists. Sources... Read More
OZ Set For Record Scam Losses In 2019
Projections from losses reported to Scamwatch and other government agencies has warned that Australians are set to lose a record amount (approximately... Read More
Apple Face Class-Action For Confidential Siri Recordings
Apple is facing a new class-action lawsuit over user privacy, which claims Siri is recording users without their consent. The lawsuit, discovered... Read More
Apple Restricts Facebook Apps
Apple is making a change to its mobile OS to restrict a feature that apps like Facebook’s Messenger and WhatsApp use to... Read More