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Australia

iPhone mania

19 June, 2008

If you haven't already heard enough about the pending launch of the iPhone in Australia here is some more discussion about the phenomenon.

NextG realising media ambitions for Telstra

19 June, 2008

Telstra management is talking up the NextG network for its ability to harness the power of mobile media advertising and target only those customers who are receptive to their messages.

FoneZone steps over iPhone hole

17 June, 2008

Telstra's leading mobile resellers, the Fone Zone and Next Byte retail chains, have decided to maintain the distribution status quo with the telco notwithstanding its failure to win rights to sell the iPhone.

Unprecedented interest

16 June, 2008

Vodafone Australia's pre-registration website for the iPhone has lured about 40,000 visitors daily since the mobile operator opened the site early last week.

Telstra conspicuously quiet about iPhone

16 June, 2008

Telstra's refusal to discuss the launch of iPhone in Australia has lead some analysts to speculate that the incumbent derailed a deal with Apple to resell the device.

New Zealand

Plus SMS completes Thai acquisition

18 June, 2008

Mobile content company Plus SMS has announced that it has signed a call option agreement to acquire a Thai connectivity and software provider.

Mobile broadband on a shoestring

17 June, 2008

Vodafone NZ has announced the NZ$1-a-day mobile data service which provides users with a 10MB daily limit under the prepaid offer.

Satellite to deliver broadband to farmers

16 June, 2008

Farmers frustrated by slow and unreliable dial-up Internet should grasp the satellite option rather than wait five years for fibre to come to rural areas.

Quitting is only an SMS away

16 June, 2008

Behind a smoking Quitline initiative on mobile phones is a body of research that found that sending smokers personalised text messages containing quit-smoking advice, support or distraction more than doubled their chances of them having stopped smoking when checked six weeks later.

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Press Release- Oceania Com

Connecting the South Pacific Islands to Encourage Growth and Market Liberalisation

Access to telecoms and Internet services in the South Pacific islands is currently not as readily available as in the Oceania region’s two largest markets, Australia and New Zealand. Many of the islands have only have one incumbent telco, which often provides all residential services: voice, and Internet access....

A unique feature of the Oceania Com gathering is that by offering delegate passes free of charge to all telcos in the region, the organisers are working to create a unique meeting point for the telcos of the island nations and the many competitive service providers of much larger Australia and New Zealand.

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Upcoming Events

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