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Australia

Allphones on the defensive

6 June, 2008

Mobile phone retailer Allphones will be involved in protracted legal proceedings following findings in the Federal Courts that it engaged in "calculated dishonesty" and "continuing deceit" against its retailers.

Wireless broadband to outstrip fixed infrastructure

5 June, 2008

Expected growth in wireless broadband over the next three years may become an issue for the Federal government's fibre-to-the-node broadband network and its eventual owners.

Telstra raises recycling awareness

5 June, 2008

Telstra is urging all Australians to support World Environment Day by handing in their old mobile phones and accessories to Telstra Shops and dealers around Australia.

Counting the days

1 June, 2008

The wait is almost over for thousands of Australian mobile phone users who plan on snapping up an Apple iPhone as soon as it is launched in June.

New Zealand

Making headway on handsets

5 June, 2008

Satellite navigation systems (GPS) have found their way to mobile handsets and are becoming increasingly popular with consumers.

Stanners excited about wireless future

4 June, 2008

With data transmission speeds almost doubling on mobile networks every year, Vodafone chief executive Russell Stanners believes that the wireless world can now begin to realise more of its full potential.

Turning Yellow pages on mobiles

4 June, 2008

The Yellow Pages service keeps reinventing itself with the launch of a mobile phone service by Enoka and a new, more powerful, platform for the Yellow online site.

Scammers using SMS

31 May, 2008

Fraudsters have moved from the post and emails to mobile phones in trying to swindle unsuspecting subscribers out of their money.

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Upcoming Events

Vietnam International Telecoms Summit 2008

11-13 June 2008
Hanoi, Vietnam

Endorsed by: Ministry of Information and Communications, Vietnam Supported by: VNPT, Viettel, EVN Telecom, Saigon Postel, Hanoi Telecom, VTC, FPT

As Vietnam closes in on the 2010 WTO deadline, the Vietnam telecoms market offers enormous opportunities for all industry players. However, few telecoms conferences in Vietnam address the challenges and opportunities during this exciting time.

This summit will reveal the Vietnamese government’s plans to develop all aspects of their telecoms infrastructure – mobile and broadband. It will also detail the numerous investment and business opportunities for foreign operators and manufacturers in Vietnam. Attendees will gain a better grasp of regulatory and investment procedures to better facilitate the impending partnerships between foreign and local operators.

For details and registration, please visit: www.Vietnam-Telecoms.com

Oceania Com

7-8 July 2008
Sydney

Building profitable, world-class telecoms businesses in the Pacific.

The newest member of the Com World Series, Oceania Com conference and exhibition is designed to gather operators and vendors from Australia, New Zealand and the island nations and territories of the Pacific.

Discuss, debate and gather best practice on:

• Policies to Stimulate Growth, Innovation and Competitiveness
• Operator Growth and Profitability Strategies
• Profitable Deployment of Wireless Broadband Technologies
• Extending the Availability of Broadband Services

Advertising and Marketing Summit

21-22 July 2008
Sydney

The 7th annual summit in this highly successful series of events continues to examine the challenges of Australia’s evolving advertising & marketing landscape.

Join the leading minds who will share their authoritative predictions in vibrant discussion and leading insight in addition to the celebration of exemplary practice, giving you the insights to unlock excellence.

Get the advantage and avoid the rhetoric to the questions you have not considered and the answers you need to have.

For details and registration, please visit: www.acevents.com.au

South East Asia Com

23-24 July 2008
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Harnessing The Opportunity Of Regional Scale By Developing Partnerships And Deploying Strong Value Propositions In Each South East Asian Countries.

SE AsiaCom is the number 1 meeting place for the communications value chain in the region. It gathers thought leaders and purchasing decision makers from across SE Asia and the wider international community to learn, network and to do business

Untapping The Opportunities Of Key South East Asia Markets Including:
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore

For details and registration, please visit: www.comworldseries.com

17th Annual Wireless & Mobile Comms Conference

23-25 July 2008
Melbourne

Raise the security, reliability and responsiveness of your mobile communications to enable your team to make quick, smart decisions and ensure officer and public safety. IWCE in Association with 17th Wireless & Mobile Comms Conference is your unrivalled means of accessing the latest knowledge and meeting the leading professionals within the integrated communications sector.

If you are responsible for planning and implementing your organisation's wireless and mobile communications technology then note 23-25 July in your diary.

By attending the Conference you can learn from practical case studies presented by peers plus draw upon the expertise of international industry practitioners to help solve your wireless and mobile communications issues.

For details and registration, please visit: www.iir.com.au