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Australia
Long list of lament
22 June, 2007
Telstra continues to deride the government's decision to award the wireless aspect of the Broadband Connect project to the Optus/Elders led OPEL consortium by comparing what the incumbent has already achieved with its NextG network.
Infrastructure vendors line up for OPEL consideration
21 June, 2007
Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, possibly Huawei, and other smaller international companies are expected to vie for rollout jobs of the wireless infrastructure planned for the Broadband Connect project awarded to the OPEL consortium.
Nortel chosen to deliver WiMAX network for Austar
21 June, 2007
According to chief executive John Porter, Austar has based its decision to engage Nortel to roll out a cost-competitive wireless broadband network to regional areas on the fact that Nortel's WiMax technology "reflects a substantial improvement on the comparable costs, speed and quality of 3G mobile broadband offerings".
Jamming rumours just that
21 June, 2007
The general manager of media and communications for the APEC 2007 taskforce has poured cold water on rumours that it plans to jam mobile networks in areas around President Bush during the APEC Economic Leaders Week in September. However, a number of security measures are already being tested using wireless technology.
Mobile streaming to be regulated by pornography restrictions
21 June, 2007
The government has introduced a Bill designed to regulate X and R-rated audio-visual content streamed onto mobile phones in response to concerns that existing laws did not extend to the new technology.
CS Mobile acquires AAPT post-paid
19 June, 2007
Through its recent acquisition of AAPT's post paid mobile customer base, the CommodiTel and Sonnet joint venture, CS mobile, has gained 35, 000 new subscribers worth about $A10 million annually.
Ericsson chief questions wireless technology chosen for Broadband Connect
19 June, 2007
After building Telstra's NextG network on high speed packet access technology it is not surprising for the chief of technology at Ericsson to claim that WiMax technology to be used on the network was likely to be overshadowed by the more 'mainstream' HSPA standard.
Telstra cries foul on behalf of Australian taxpayers
19 June, 2007
Telstra has denounced the federal government's decision to award the regional wireless component of the Broadband Connect project to the OPEL consortium due to the implication that taxpayer's money will be sent offshore to the Singapore parent of Optus.
Federal government to give OPEL consortium the nod for Broadband Connect
18 June, 2007
The Australian government is expected to announce that the "Broadband Connect" job to build a state-of-the-art broadband network to 99 per cent of the population will be awarded to a group called "OPEL" formed by Optus and Elders, a rural finance company. The broadband network is expected to use a mix of optic fibre, copper-based broadband technology ADSL2-plus and emerging WiMAX wireless technology for more remote areas.
New Zealand
Wireless Auckland by 2010
20 June, 2007
An official request has made for information on ways to equip Auckland with a Wi-Fi network that gives residents and visitors access to the Internet in outdoor public spaces in the CBD and on its fringes by 2010.
Healthphone poised to go global
19 June, 2007
A product of New Zealand evolution as a research and development hub, locally -founded Healthphone Ltd and its Concordia product that provides electronic health records on mobile devices is ready to mobilise globally with former Microsoft executive Debbi Gillotti at the helm.
TUANZ warns Telecom from doing the same
18 June, 2007
Once Telecom builds its GSM network in direct competition with Vodafone, the Telecommunications Users Association of New Zealand has warned the telco against blocking its SIM s technology to frustrate the migration of Telecom customers to Vodafone, as it could undo the effectiveness of number portability.
SIM sabotage feared by Telecom
18 June, 2007
With Telecom due to roll out a GSM network in direct competition with Vodafone, the concern for COO Mark Ratcliffe is that Vodafone will try and frustrate its customers from migrating to the new Telecom network by blocking its SIM capabilities.
Emergency services will be ready to make the network switch
18 June, 2007
Police, fire and ambulance services believe that five years is enough time to migrate the devices currently using it 027 CDMA network to the new nationwide W-CDMA mobile the telco proposes launching in 2012.
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19-22 June 2007
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11-12 July 2007
Beijing, China
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20th-23rd August 2007
Singapore
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