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Australia

Telstra takes government to court over WiMAX

3 August, 2007

After weeks of criticism aimed at the government for awarding the wireless Internet roll out of the Broadband Connect project to the OPEL consortium, Telstra has begun proceedings in the Federal Court against the Communications Minister Helen Coonan, alleging that she refused to give the company access to papers revealing how the winning tender was selected.

Austar elects to wait and watch

3 August, 2007

Despite earlier reports that Austar were looking to roll out a wireless broadband network in Australia, CEO John Porter has pulled back from those claims and confirmed that the company will not enter the market while the WiMAX business case remains untested.

Mint Wireless makes respectable ASX debut

2 August, 2007

Business technology provider Mint Wireless Ltd opened on the Australian stock exchange with an issue share price of 20 cents mainly due to the intellectual property rights it holds in a wireless software-based application that allows mobile businesses to securely and instantaneously process credit card payments.

BigAir unveils WiMAX network in Sydney

31 July, 2007

Using a technology kit provided by Airspan, ASX-listed BigAir has deployed a fixed WiMAX network in Sydney with Melbourne due for launch next month.

New Zealand

Regulation needed

3 August, 2007

In light of documented problems with mobile roaming and co-location services, the Commerce Commission has recommended that regulation is needed to increase competition in New Zealand's mobile phone market.

Mobile saturation has Telecom building new network

3 August, 2007

Competitive intensity and market penetration in excess of 100 per cent means that Telecom will fight for churn with its planned GSM network.

If the cap fits

30 July, 2007

Vodafone has announced plans to let customers download up to 6 gigabytes of mobile data a month over its 021 network for $79.95 to $89.95 with analysts waiting for Telecom to respond to the price cut.

Voice services on WiMAX network

30 July, 2007

Wellington WiMax network operator NZ Wireless is now offering SME's voice services in addition to broadband Internet over its wireless network.

What's new on our site?

TeleResources Managing Director to present at WiMax Summit Australia 2007

WiMax Summit Australia 2007 is the first in the region that will bring together international and domestic operators to evaluate best practice, assess business models and discuss the projected impact of WiMAX on the Australasian broadband market.

TeleResources Managing Director, Maurie Dobbin, will be presenting at this event and giving his insights on:

WiMAX here and now, from myth to market reality

* Market trends and the shift towards wireless solutions
* Evaluating the main forces of growth and change
* Assessing the long-term impact of WiMAX
* When will regular commercial deployment of WiMAX start to happen?

CLICK HERE for registration details and to receive your 15% off be sure to quote TELERE15

Comarco's new automated wireless network test system results integrated onto Google Earth video

To really know how a network is performing… Get inside the phone!

In today’s competitive wireless environment, it’s critical to understand what customers are experiencing on the network. With the Comarco QuOTA system, service quality can be monitored from the customers’ perspective – by using the phone itself.

Running as a software application directly on smart phones, the QuOTA client allows standard commercial handsets to act as QoS measurement probes, measuring the performance of voice, data, and video services

QuOTA gives wireless service providers the ability to monitor the quality experienced by their customers, where they live, work, and travel…the most critical areas of the network.

CLICK HERE to view the video

Upcoming Events

In-Building Solutions Asia Pacific 2007

20-23 August 2007
Singapore

IIR's In-Building Solutions Asia Pacific Summit is the only event of its kind to address the specific technical challenges of Indoor Radio Network Planners. Don’t miss this opportunity to develop and consolidate your knowledge and contacts in this field.

The nature of the event will allow you to discuss strategy for the development of systems considering GSM, WCDMA, HSPA, CDMA, 1xEV-DO, WiFi, WiMAX and multiband solutions, while hearing real-life implementation case studies. Singapore, 20-23 August 2007!

To register email: Registration

Mobile Payments Asia 2007

2-4 September 2007
Bangkok, Thailand

Informa’s Mobile Payments Asia 2007 is back and promises to be bigger and even more focused this year with a comprehensive 3 day programme that will look at all the key issues pertaining to market adoption and technology advancement. Mobile Payments Asia 2007 is a uniquely valuable opportunity for participants to put across their vision of how to meet challenges and maximise opportunities faced by players and stakeholders eyeing the rich potential of the Asian mobile payments market! Join professionals from the region who will be gathering to do business and learn from leading experts and practitioners.

For more information and to register please visit: www.informatm.com

Next Generation Low Cost Handsets (LCH) Asia 2007

4-6 September 2007
New Delhi, India

Low Cost Handsets Asia will once again bring together leading operators, handset and contract manufacturers, technology and content providers and application developers to address commercial and technical strategies to Harness Ultra Low Cost, Entry Level, and Low Cost 3G Solutions to Penetrate Emerging Markets.

It will also assess challenges faced by and provide solutions to operators in their need to maintain profitability and ARPU maximization in the highly competitive emerging markets.

For more information and to register please visit: www.informatm.com

IIR’s Billing & Revenue Management Asia Pacific

22-26 October 2007
Hong Kong

IIR's forthcoming Billing & Revenue Management (RM) event will provide you with the unique opportunity to hear exclusive Pan-Asian and European telecom operator case studies. Leading operator speakers will be sharing their valuable and hard won experiences on optimising Billing and RM processes for meeting the requirements of next generation services and capturing maximum revenues. Don't miss this valuable opportunity to gain a considerable advantage over your competitors by optimising your flexible, scalable and convergent billing to drive revenues.

For more information and to register please visit: www.iir-events.com

Mobile Entertainment Markets (MEM) Asia

6-7 December 2007
Singapore

Co-Located with IPTV World Forum Asia

The mobile and entertainment industries are increasingly merging, so why not have an event which brings together the leaders of both industries. Creating ONE Market-Place for both the mobile and media spheres.

The longest standing and most established event in the global mobile content industry. With market-leading speakers representing: mobile music, games, social networking and advertising, it will be an event not to be missed.
3 days, 6 events, unrivalled networking and a multitude of opportunities to do business!

For more information and to register please visit: www.memasia.com