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Australia

Court casts bigger One.Tel net

16 November, 2007

The New South Wales Supreme Court has granted ONE.TEL special purpose liquidator Paul Weston expanded powers to gain more time to determine whether to sue a number of parties, including Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd and News Limited.

Internet hotspots go cold

15 November, 2007

Reports indicate that the New South Wales government pre-election promise to offer free wireless broadband services throughout the Sydney CBD has stalled during the tender evaluation process.

3 Skypephone makes its debut

15 November, 2007

Australia has become one of the first countries to witness the launch by eBay division Skype and mobile phone group 3 of the Skypephone that allows users to make free Internet calls on a mobile handset.

Unwired control now with 7

14 November, 2007

Unwired chairman Mike Burgess, CEO David Spence and director Chris North have sold their considerable holdings in Unwired to media company 7 a 53.7 percent controlling interest in the wireless Internet service provider.

OPEL soon to deliver

14 November, 2007

The government is keen to demonstrate the capabilities of the $1.9 billion government-funded rural WiMax broadband network with the first tower expected to be operational by next week.

Coonan fires election shots over broadband

13 November, 2007

Incumbent communications minister Senator Helen Coonan has accused Labor of fraud for doctoring coverage maps in response to the election issue of broadband services in Tasmania.

NEWS.com.au goes mobile

13 November, 2007

m.NEWS.com.au. is the mobile access link to the latest news and information now that a wireless network service has been launched by News Digital media in co-operation with Hyro Limited.

Latent demand for mobile media in Australia

12 November, 2007

A new survey indicates that while Australians have been slow to access the the full suite of mobile phone applications, demand for mobile media content such as the Internet and television clips is one the rise.

Telstra re-enters NZ mobile market

12 November, 2007

Telstra's New Zealand subsidiary TelstraClear has launched new mobile services on Telecom New Zealand's CDMA network after its acrimonious split from Vodafone in June.

Dark side to Blackberry ubiquity

11 November, 2007

With Blackberry users expected to double in the next year, Australia is now considered the leading market in the Asia-Pacific region amidst concerns about its detrimental effect on work-family balance.

New Zealand

Vodafone NZ slips in quarter results

15 November, 2007

According to half-yearly results for global operations, Vodafone shed 13,000 mobile customers in New Zealand during the three months to September 30, whereas Telecom said it added net 48,000 now ones

Yellowpages walks Vodafone's way

13 November, 2007

Vodafone has trumped its arch-rival Telecom with a deal to provide mobile content from the Yellow Pages directories, although the Yellow Pages Group is still trying to negotiate a deal for the same service with Telecom.

Telecom to feel the PSTN pinch

12 November, 2007

The debut of the 'Vodafone at home' service will present a host of competition challenges for the incumbent Telecom on a scale never experienced before.

Vodafone box makes PSTN mobile

12 November, 2007

'Vodafone at home" is a new service launched to enable customers to plug their existing PSTN handsets into a box and make calls with their existing number over the Vodafone mobile network in direct competition with Telecom's copper wire network.

Making the mobile move

12 November, 2007

After the acrimonious split from Vodafone's network in June, TelstraClear is looking to differentiate itself from competitors with the launch of a full mobile service for small and medium enterprise business customers ahead of services for residential customers and large businesses early next year.

What's new on our site?

Managing Director of TeleResources, Maurie Dobbin, is speaking at the upcoming Mobility World Congress in Hong Kong

4-6 December, Hong Kong

Now in its 12th year, the Mobility World Congress has so much going on covering all aspects of the wireless industry.

Asia's premier congress for the mobile and wireless industries will attract over 1,500 conference delegates, speakers and members of the international press. The congress has over 150 speakers from 40 countries confirmed.

Maurie will be presenting his thoughts on "Driving Revenue for Retail Brands and the Mobile Phone" on day one of the congress.

CLICK HERE for more information

TeleResources has expanded, realizing the trend towards mobile advertising, TR has put together a world class suite of mobile content solutions for our clients needs

“We believe that mobile advertising will be the most powerful medium the world has ever seen. The opportunities for targeting and direct response are
unprecedented” Geraldine Wilson VP Yahoo

The telecommunications industry has evolved, and now the phone is recognised as a legitimate way for brands to reach consumers. TR has for the past 12 months been identifying and partnering with world leading multimedia technology company's to allow Mobile Operators, Content Providers, Music Labels and Media Agency's in Asia-Pacific access to the most compelling and innovative technology's in the world and successfully take advantage of this medium.

Find out more CLICK HERE

TeleResources has partnered with global mobile publishing firm Barefoot Software Inc.

TeleResources strategic partnership with Barefoot brings together TeleResources in depth knowledge of the local telecommunications market and Barefoot's world leading publishing applications.

Barefoot Software Inc. (“Barefoot”) is a mobile technology and application development company specialising in device independent, portable applications and content for mobile devices, such as (but not limited to) mobile phones, smartphones and PDAs, for publishers and New Media marketers.

Recent milestones include pre-installing Barefoot products on Nokia phones in China and Taiwan in partnership with leading publishers such as Vogue, GQ and China Financial Times and over 80 other publications. Other partnerships are in now place in key Asia Pacific countries including high growth emerging markets such as India with famous brands that include Disney, Virgin Comics and many others.

For more information CLICK HERE

Upcoming Events

Australasian Media & Broadcasting Congress 2007

28-30 November 2007
Sydney

The conference will draw on key industry leaders that can share their vision and practical strategies for the development of the media sector.

The focus of the conference will be a strategic examination of the new media structure, business models and paradigms. It will be all about opportunity - to make money and change the media landscape.

For more information and to register please visit: www.terrapinn.com be sure to quote TELERE15 for your 15% registration discount

OPEX & CAPEX Asia 2007-Strategies for Optimising Telecoms

28-29 November 2007
Bangkok, Thailand

OPEX & CAPEX Asia 2007 organised by Informa Telecoms & Media will address issues related to the outsourcing trend in Asia, it’s value to the operator and how business optimization can be realised through these services.

For more information, visit website : www.iir-events.com or contact Informa Telecoms & Media at Email: register@informa.com, Tel: (65) 6514-3180, Fax: (65) 6733-5087.

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, unrivaled networking and a multitude of opportunities to do business!

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