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Australia

Going Green

6 September, 2007

Promoted as Australia's first environmentally friendly mobile telecommunications service, M2 Telecommunications has launched "Green Mobiles" which will contribute 10 cents in every dollar spent by customers into Australian Greenhouse Office-accredited carbon abatement programs, via the Australian Climate Exchange (ACX).

APEC may disrupt wireless services

6 September, 2007

While refusing to comment on security measures that could block mobile coverage in certain areas federal Attorney-General's department] did warn people in the Sydney CBD that mobile phone services could be disrupted by the sudden influx of overseas visitors for the APEC summit.

Stokes' move raises Optus interest in Unwired

5 September, 2007

Confirmation that Network's 7 investment company Engin acquired a 10.38 per cent shareholding in Unwired has fueled speculation that Optus will raise a counter-offer for additional shares now that the Broadband Connect project is due to commence.

Network 7 buys into Unwired

4 September, 2007

Reports indicate that Kerry Stoke's long-held ambitions to move into the wireless broadband market are coming to fruition with Network 7 recently acquiring enough shares in Unwired to seek a seat on the board.

New Zealand

NZ Communications talks up need for more regulation

5 September, 2007

Having tried but failed to reach agreement over roaming on Vodafone's network NZ Communications believes that failure to develop more robust regulation or the threat of regulation will kill off mobile competition in New Zealand.

Vodafone takes drastic action over state of regulation

4 September, 2007

In response to to the Commerce Commission's plan to regulate mobile roaming and facilitate the ability for start ups to use incumbent networks to achieve national coverage Vodafone has put plans to expand its 3G network on hold until the proposed regulation becomes clearer.

Kordia gets hot about Wi-Fi spots

3 September, 2007

In co-operaton with Auckland WiFi firm RoamAD, state-owned enterprise Kordia is launching its own network of WiFi hotspots in direct competition with privately owned telcos that provide wireless Internet connections to customers.

Termination rates begin to fall at Telecom

3 September, 2007

As a result of the Government reaching agreement with Telecom to reduce the cost of mobile termination, the cost of calling from its landlines to all mobile phones is being reduced by an average of three cents per minute.

What's new on our site?

TeleResources announces agreement with Elektrobit for distribution of their Propsim range of radio channel emulators

EB Propsim radio channel emulators are tools for air interface testing, replacing the real-world radio channel between a transmitter and a receiver. The EB Propsim product family of radio channel emulators provides realistic and repeatable test conditions for air interface testing in your lab. You can test and verify the performance and functionality of your receiver and transmitter designs, and wireless systems against deployment environment.

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TeleResources presents 'Look@Me™' a user generated video content platform for personal broadcasting

Look@Me™ is a market-oriented application based on Vidiator’s suite of Xenon products including the Xenon Live Encoder and Xenon Streamer. The technology has proven its stability and interoperability by major operators around the world to deliver a consistent and quality multimedia service to subscribers.

Look@Me™ as an application integrated with Vidiator’s core technologies provides an easy and fun service that takes advantage of the enormous trend of sharing and publishing user generated content. Look@Me™ is the perfect market-oriented service platform that subscribers want and the marketpace demands.

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Upcoming Events

Mobile Payments Asia 2007

2-4 October 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!

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

Transport Networks for Mobile Operators Asia Pacific

8-11 October 2007
Hong Kong

Transport Networks for Mobile Operators will be led by senior transport professionals from the Asia Pacific region, who are driving network evolution and rolling out new deployments. Themed sessions include optical core evolution, 3G & HSPA deployment, 3G transport & backhaul optimisation, IP transport evolution, Ethernet RAN and MW backhaul

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

HSPa towards LTE Asia 2007

9-10 October 2007
Hong Kong

This established event, endorsed by 3GPP, GSA and UMTS Forum, will provide current updates on the industry progress from implementation, deployment and commercialization of HSxPA networks and services as well as evaluate the future evolutions of this technology towards LTE.

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

WiMax Summit Australia 2007

22-25 October 2007
Sydney

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

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IPTV Australasia 2007

22-24 October 2007
Sydney, Australia

IPTV Australasia is the leading destination for the converging ecosystems of broadband and entertainment. Covering IPTV, video on demand and webTV, this event delivers the most comprehensive examination of the convergence of communications and entertainment and its impact on service providers.

For more information and to register please visit: www.terrapinn.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.

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

Mobile Entertainment Markets (MEM) Asia

6-7 December 2007
Singapore

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