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Welcome to This Week, the only easy to read FREE weekly summary of the top news stories on wireless communications in Australia and New Zealand. This Week is updated daily with stories drawn from the popular press, regulatory bodies, vendors and operators. To receive a free copy of This Week delivered to your mailbox each Friday, please REGISTER here. You can also visit our archive where you can see stories posted since mid-2003. Our search engine is an easy way to locate a specific topic. For those that want to know more, click through hyperlinks are embedded in each story enabling you to view the source information. Note some of these links may require you to subscribe to the publication that provides the source material.

Australia

Don't look back in anger

20 December, 2007

The telecoms year in review.

Read the fine print

20 December, 2007

The Federal Court has ordered Telstra to include text in all NextG advertising in order to alert consumers to blackspots in the network as opposed to the complete coverage message the telco has been promoting.

Christmas wish list

20 December, 2007

Local website publisher Zdnet Australia has compiled a Corporate Christmas Gift Guide featuring a selection of mobile phones.

Ability to jam

20 December, 2007

As part of a global phenomenon, mobile phone jamming equipment is available for purchase in Australia, giving anyone the power to disrupt mobile phone service.

Let the truth be known

19 December, 2007

Despite the obvious dangers, a recent survey has uncovered some very concerning attitudes about driving and using a mobile phone.

Preferred form of communication

19 December, 2007

As a good indication of how popular texting has become amongst Australians it is forecast that more than 10 billion text messages will be sent in 2008

Last 7% of Unwired to go to Network 7

19 December, 2007

Seven Network Ltd now has a 93 per cent interest in Unwired Group Ltd and will move to compulsorily acquire the remaining seven per cent of the company's shares.

Still waiting to switch on smart meters

17 December, 2007

The ongoing trial of smart meters in New South Wales is holding back the commercial launch of the wireless system that will enable consumers to send usage readings to the electricity providers and receive price information from providers via machine to machine (M2M) communication.

New Zealand

Vodafone forced to comply with prepay moves

20 December, 2007

The Commerce Commission has ordered Vodafone to enable subscribers from other mobile networks to switch to its prepay mobile service and keep their phone numbers.

Acquisition gives Woosh new lease on life

20 December, 2007

Woosh Wireless reports that the company secured enough spectrum in the government auction to finalise its strategy for a WiMAX network in Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington and Southland.

Hammer falls on spectrum auction

19 December, 2007

The positive news from the Government's $4.4 million radio spectrum auction is that the winning bidders acquired the spectrum they needed without paying the exorbitant prices synonymous with spectrum auctions in other markets.

NZ Communications lays first brick

17 December, 2007

NZ Communications has begun work on constructing its 3G mobile network which is expected to include 1340 cell sites covering 80 per cent of the population.

Co-location must be regulated

15 December, 2007

Due to the way that incumbents like Vodafone fiercely guard key tower sites it is evident to the Commerce Commission that commercial co-location agreements have not worked and there is now a need for regulatory intervention.

What's new on our site?

Job Opportunities

TeleResources has been approached to use our extensive network of experienced industry contacts and recruit for numerous permanent positions, suitably qualified personnel seeking a new challenge.

These positions include;

• Service Delivery Manager
• Project Manager
• Product Manager, Mobile Network (GSM/GSM-R/GPRS/3G) - three positions available
• Technical Support Engineer (CDMA/GSM/UMTS BSS Engineer) - six positions available
• Senior RF Engineer

Provisional Training Dates For EDX Courses Released

TeleResources popular training courses covering EDX Signal are on the agenda again for 2008. Please visit our site for further details.

CLICK HERE for more information

Mind Commerce report- WiMAX Market and Business Assessment: Access, Affordability, and Applications for Education now available at a reduced price

This is a very unique report as it focuses on the three A's (Access, Affordability, and Applications) when considering a WiMAX deployment. The author leverages his real-world experience of deploying a large scale WiMAX system for a major metropolitan educational institution to instruct others about the many opportunities for WiMAX in education. Not only is this a valuable resource for those seeking business drivers for WiMAX, his method of evaluating using the 3A's can be used for any purpose to evaluate deployment issues and options.

CLICK HERE for more information

Upcoming Events

Adtech Sydney

12-13 March 2008
Sydney

Australia's #1 interactive event

Learn from the sharpest minds in the industry, register for the ad:tech conference program. Learn from the experts and take away tools and techniques to help shape, streamline and enhance your marketing strategy. Strategies encompassing social media, digital integration, email and search will all be discussed, plus new workshops on word of mouth marketing, video marketing, and digital PR. This is your chance to learn first hand how to improve the reach and efficiency of your marketing campaigns

For more information and to register please CLICK HERE

WiMax World Asia

18-20 March 2008
Bangkok, Thailand

15% discount for TeleResources members to join WiMAX World Asia 2008

Beacon Events and Trendsmedia have joined forces to organize WiMAX World Asia Conference and Exposition on 18-20 March 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. This event will gather all the top key telecom players in Asia’s WiMAX ecosystem to share their strategic business and technical insights.

Over 80 speakers across multi-track conference will be featured, together with senior level plenary sessions, operator case studies, technical workshops, business planning and more! WiMAX World Asia will showcase the very latest applications and devices – come and meet the entire ecosystem only at WiMAX World Asia 2008!

Please quote 487TELERESEL to enjoy 15% discount when you register.

For more information and to register please visit: www.WiMAXWorldAsia.com or email info@BeaconEvents.com