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Australia
Optus looking to score its own points with Fox Sports
22 May, 2008
Optus and FOX SPORTS have launched a sports content package for Pre-Paid and Post-Paid 3G mobile customers which includes video sports news, images, stats, behind the scenes stories, press conferences, updates and results from all the major sporting codes.
Record numbers tuning into mobile Foxtel
22 May, 2008
Telstra has released subscriber data that demonstrates that increasing numbers of people are tuning in to Foxtel on their mobiles phones with Saturday night proving most popular.
NAB launches into mobile banking
20 May, 2008
The National Australia Bank has launched a wireless service called SMS Banking that allows users to text a number to request and receive account balances, mini statements, and transfer funds between linked NAB accounts.
3G working for its namesake operator
20 May, 2008
The share price for Hutchison Australia rose sharply after the network operator said it was on track to end calendar 2008 with positive earnings.
Optus Huawei R&D JV
20 May, 2008
Optus has announced that it has joined Huawei in developing a mobile and wireless innovation centre to be opened in Sydney in August.
Hutchison announces positive EBIT forecast
19 May, 2008
Hutchison Australia says it is on track to to finish 2008 with positive earnings before interest and tax.
New Zealand
Don't leave home without it
20 May, 2008
For one New Zealander, the trial of the Okta Mondo WorldMode roaming mobile phone goes well in switching between CDMA and GSM networks overseas.
NZ Communications' stake goes offshore
19 May, 2008
US telecommunications investor Trilogy International Partners LLC has taken a 25 percent shareholding in NZ Communications which is expected to be building a third New Zealand mobile network.
Termination rate catch-22
17 May, 2008
The incumbent mobile operators argue that any government intervention that lowers termination rates for mobiles will result in them charging more for voice and text plans such as Telecom's $10TXT and Vodafone's Best- Mates, which are designed for customers to stay on each company's own mobile networks.
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