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Australia
Telstra puts Vodafone's hand up to cover OPEL demise
11 April, 2008
Telstra has pointed to Vodafone's network plans to increase its 3G coverage to 95 percent of Australians by the end of this year as an adequate alternative to the demise of the proposed OPEL network.
CDMA concerns persist
10 April, 2008
With the closure of Telstra's CDMA network already delayed 3 months to April 28 there is the further possibility that it could again be put on hold amid concerns that regional customers will still be left without adequate coverage from the new NextG network.
iPhone release rumor surfaces
9 April, 2008
The founder of local Apple community site MacTalk has reportedly been informed that Apple resellers will begin selling the iPhone in late June with access to multiple carriers and no lock-in contracts.
O'Sullivan still supports WiMAX
8 April, 2008
In response to the government's decision to dump the OPEL WiMAX project, Optus chief Paul O'Sullivan has warned that there will be no other solution for regional Australia in the medium term other than wireless and believes that decision makers will end up coming back to the same point in a year or two.
WiMAX may still work its way into rural Australia
8 April, 2008
Despite the demise of the OPEL WiMAX network plan, Austar and Unwired are willing to discuss proposals to build an alternative wide-coverage WiMAX network in rural Australia.
NextG enables remote access management
7 April, 2008
According to Telstra, the wide coverage and higher data speeds of the NextG network opens up new opportunities for businesses across Australia to monitor and control remote sites without leaving their home or office.
Wireless Priority Service System being considered
7 April, 2008
The Attorney General's office has put out a tender for a feasibility study on the possibility of setting up a Wireless Priority Service System (WPSS) which gives some listed users such as emergency workers access to mobile networks in front of others.
Australia's first HSUPA phone
7 April, 2008
Exclusive to Telstra's NextG network, the i-mate Ultimate 9502 handset comes in for review.
New Zealand
Reynolds puts Telecom's mobile position in a cul-de-sac
11 April, 2008
Speaking at a briefing for analysts in Sydney, Telecom chief executive Paul Reynolds is looking to the new WCDMA mobile phone network to lead the telco out of a "cul-de-sac" of diminishing market share.
Mobile growth at any cost
10 April, 2008
The Commerce Commission reports that prices paid by many New Zealanders for mobile and fixed line services are still high by international standards because those key markets remain characterised by limited competition. However, this has not deterred New Zealanders from subscribing with mobile connections rising 12 percent to push penetration to 104 percent by the end of December.
Telecom's way forward
10 April, 2008
Telecom chief executive Paul Reynolds lays out his strategic vision for the transformation of the company at an investor briefing in Sydney.
Plus SMS launches fresh hope in Brazil
7 April, 2008
The software that CRE8 developed for users to access Microsoft's Windows Live program on mobile phones has been launched on the biggest wireless network in Brazil and offers new hope for the future of parent company Plus SMS Holdings.
4G to create new revenue revolution
7 April, 2008
With a 4G mobile network on Vodafone's technology roadmap in New Zealand for 2010 or 2011, technolgy providers like Rakon expect to benefit from new investment in technology and equipment.
Telecom seeks management extension of CDMA spectrum
7 April, 2008
Telecom has applied to the Commerce Commission for clearance to retain its management rights to spectrum called 850 MHz that serves Telecom's CDMA mobile services.
Finding new homes for old phones in the Philippines
7 April, 2008
Vodafone NZ is launching a new partnership with a not-for-profit organisation, Enable Community, to encourage New Zealanders to donate their disused mobile phones to budding entrepreneurs in the Philippines.
Texting to take off with Air New Zealand
6 April, 2008
While mobile calls will remain banned, Air New Zealand domestic passengers may soon be able to send and receive text messages.
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29 April-1 May 2008
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