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Australia

Banking to be a mobile phenomenon

31 January, 2008

Australian major banks are almost ready to launch banking on mobile networks enabling customers to check balances, view mini statements and transfer funds between their accounts via SMS. In addition to this, ANZ will be the first to enable its customers to pay bills and transfer money to third parties using a special mobile phone application.

Rural test case for WiMAX networks

31 January, 2008

With only 11,780 people spread across 5,834 square kilometres, the Yorke Peninsular has become an important test bed for the successful deployment of a WiMAX broadband network in remote Australia.

Optus believes it can dance

30 January, 2008

Optus has won the rights to broadcast the highly anticipated So You Think You Can Dance Australia program on the Internet and its mobile network.

Sought-after spectrum

30 January, 2008

Spectrum suitable for WiMAX technology has become a hotly contestable commodity in the network rollout plans of the OPEL consortium.

Optus maintains advertising incumbents

30 January, 2008

After months of deliberation and speculation Optus has finally announced it is keeping its $50 million creative advertising and media buying accounts with the incumbents M&C Saatchi and Mitchell Communication Group's media company MPG.

WiMAX hits the Yorke Peninsular

29 January, 2008

South Australian ISP Internode has beaten the OPEL consortium to setting up a WiMax service to provide broadband access to the Yorke Peninsula region west of Adelaide.

Telcos on top

29 January, 2008

A slowing Australian economy is unlikely to affect the strong performance of telcos as demand for a growing selection of communication services shows no signs of abating.

Searching for early signs of trouble

29 January, 2008

Scientists at the Australian Centre for Radiofrequency Bioeffects Research in Melbourne are investigating whether children are more vulnerable than adults to the effects of radiation from mobile phones.

New Zealand

Telecom makes first 3G calls

1 February, 2008

Telecom has made the first test-calls on its partially built new 3G mobile network.

NZ fails to register

31 January, 2008

New Zealand has failed to register on a new world ranking that measures how well countries use telecommunications technologies such as mobiles to boost their social and economic prosperity.

Competition a casualty again

29 January, 2008

The fact that Orcon and Compass Communications are yet to launch mobile services on Vodafone's network pursuant to agreements signed in 2006 is further evidence that the competition system in New Zealand is still not working effectively.

What's new on our site?

TeleResources to demonstrate the latest H.264 Xenon Streaming Platform at Mobile Monday

4 Feb 2008
Shelbourne Hotel, Sydney
free event

With ever faster networks, and new generations of mobile phones, delivering high quality video has become an important new product for mobile operators. An example of the innovation is PCCW's award winning MOOV on mobile music service, giving consumers the ability to subscribe to a music library of more than 100,000 songs rather than buying a more limited number that quickly fall out of fashion. The MOOV service is powered by Vidiator and our demonstration will show the high quality of video provided by the latest generation of codecs along with the ease with which text and image editing can be accomplished 'on the fly'.

For more information please CLICK HERE

Job of the Week- Senior Marketing Manager, Wireless Networks- two positions available

The major responsibilities of this position involve:

• Identify market opportunity and support to break through new important customer.
• Network analysis, architect design, and network evolution strategy.
• Develop GSM/GPRS/CDMA/UMTS, Mobile Broadband solutions.
• Participate and/or lead marketing activities (seminar, forum, exhibition etc) and competitive analysis.
• Collect and analyze customer requirement.

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

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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

TeleResources to run 4G Design Workshop at upcoming "Australian Broadband" Conference

29 April-1 May 2008
Sydney

With almost 3 billion mobile phones in use around the world the wireless industry is a dominant force in the global economy. In almost every country existing wireless networks are being expanded in coverage, capacity and speed while issues such as network quality become increasing important for the delivery of multimedia content. Underlying the ability of the networks to meet this demand is the network design, a vital task that balances capital investment against the challenges of topography, building density and traffic.
This workshop will provide attendees with a basic understanding of how leading edge radio planning tools take into account these factors to deliver reliable networks.
The workshop will be based around Atoll, the world’s leading independent radio planning tool used by Vodafone Group as its tool of choice and chosen by Telstra for all its radio planning needs.

For more information and to register please CLICK HERE