Happy New Year 2008

TeleResources welcomes subscribers into the New Year with the first edition of This Week and we extend our best wishes for a successful and prosperous 2008 to all.

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

Conroy to call CDMA shot

10 January, 2008

Senator Conroy confirmed he had received the results of an independent Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) audit which sets out whether Telstra's new Next G network is competent enough to replace its outgoing CDMA network.

CDMA report cards due

9 January, 2008

Two reports to be handed to the federal Government today on the coverage of Telstra's Next G network will determine whether the telecommunications giant can push ahead with its plan to close its regional CDMA mobile network on January 28

FMC for some

8 January, 2008

Fixed mobile convergence (FMC) and the ability for single handset to switch seamlessly between making calls over cellular and Wi-Fi networks may represent more incentive for purely mobile operators such as Vodafone and Hutchison to invest in due to the potential for the technology to cannibalise PSTN revenue.

Timely acquisition for OPEL

8 January, 2008

In a move that gives Optus some of the wireless spectrum it needs to begin building the Broadband Connect network in regional Australia, Austar has sold its regional wireless broadband spectrum to the OPEL consortium for $65 million.

New Zealand

The telecoms world according to Stanners

11 January, 2008

Vodafone New Zealand's chief executive Russell Stanners answers some questions posed to him at the start of 2008.

Vodafone NZ roamers unhappy

3 January, 2008

Vodafone New Zealand subscribers holidaying in Australia over the New Year period were unbale to contact family and friends back in New Zealand due to what the mobile operator blames on insufficient international capacity provided by its roaming partner Optus.

What's new on our site?

Start the New Year with a Top Job

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

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