Australia awarding mmWave spectrum in the 26 GHz and 28 GHz bands
Australian media and communications regulator ACMA announced that a total of 15 applicant companies have all been offered a license in the 26 GHz and 28 GHz bands.
The watchdog said that the successful...
Mitel will implement Unified Communications as a Service platform to deliver real-time communications, collaboration and conferencing solutions focused on enterprise market
The enterprise division of French telecom firm Bouygues Telecom has selected Mitel UCaaS solutions to deliver real-time communications, collaboration and conferencing to medium and...
Telstra plans to conduct a 5G trial in September using Ericsson’s 5G radio test bed. Here is how the Australian operator is preparing for it.
Australia-based operator Telstra has started upgrading its Australian network’s wireless core with network function virtualisation (NFV) and software defined networking (SDN)...
Google plans air deployment
Google is partnering with Telstra, the biggest cellular operator in Australia, for the next testing phase of Project Loon, Google's plan to make Internet available to remote parts of the world by launching balloons that carry antennas. The antennas send 4G equivalent...
Service providers that prioritize opportunities, place their teams properly, participate knowledgeably in the supply chain, form partnerships effectively and establish credible personae are bound for success in the machine-to-machine services market.
Australian operator Telstra Corp. turned on LTE services in Sydney, Perth, Melbourne and Brisbane, using network equipment from L.M. Ericsson and Sierra Wireless. However, the service is not yet commercially available.Telstra in February said it planned to upgrade its network with LTE technologies in...
DUBLIN, Ireland – Telstra has no qualms about cutting off and throttling anyone it believes is illegally filesharing over its network, said Michael Lawrey executive director for network and technology at the Australian operator.Read the full story at RCR Unplugged.
LSN Mobile, with the nation's largest network of local news content for mobile users, announced that Scott Foernsler has joined the company as the first Chief Revenue Officer. Foernsler will drive LSN Mobile’s go-to-market strategy, new business development, execution and revenue growth for LSN...
Eric Schmidt announced, via his blog, that he is stepping down as CEO of Google. Larry Page will be taking over the day-to-day business as Google's new CEO and Schmidt will transition to executive chairman. Schmidt declared that he will now be able to...
Sydney | Dec 20, 2010 | Reuters | by Adrian Bathgate
A $10.8 billion deal between the Australian government and telecoms firm Telstra Corp over Telstra's role in the $35 billion National Broadband Network will not be completed this year, the Australian Financial Review said...
Sydney | Dec 20, 2010 | Reuters | by Adrian Bathgate
A $10.8 billion deal between the Australian government and telecoms firm Telstra Corp over Telstra's role in the $35 billion National Broadband Network will not be completed this year, the Australian Financial Review said...
CHICAGO – The final day of this year’s 4G World event included a roundtable discussion of representatives from a diverse selection of wireless operators, all of whom seemed to agree that mobile broadband is set to revolutionize the industry and hopefully the industry is...
The competition watchdog says Australia's 16 million telecommunications consumers will be the "clear winners" from greater competition and tighter regulation of Telstra. The chairman of the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC), Graeme Samuel, commenting on Federal Government plans to split Telstra's wholesale and...
CHICAGO – What's that old saying: I can't miss you if you won't go away. That seemed appropriate for day 1 of the 4G World 2009 event held this week in Chicago where while the focus of the conference is obviously on "4G" technologies,...
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available. CellularAruba: Alcatel-Lucent said it completed the deployment of an...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Location-based application developer Xora notched its first overseas win, inking a deal with Australian network operator Telstra. Telstra said it will offer Xora’s TimeTrack service to its enterprise customers, including construction crews and other on-the-go businesses. The application is supported by Telstra’s...
LOS ANGELES—Qantas Airways said it plans to evaluate technology that will allow its passengers to use their cell phones and other wireless devices for voice and data services during flight. The airline said it will conduct evaluations during the first quarter of next year...
SYDNEY-Australia's Telstra Corp. launched its network transformation strategy, announcing new contracts with Alcatel Alsthom, Cisco Systems Inc. and L.M. Ericsson. Telstra said its five-year agreement with Alcatel is valued at $2.55 billion and will migrate the Australian carrier's traditional voice and broadband access networks...
SYDNEY-Australia's Telstra Corp. launched its network transformation strategy, announcing new contracts with Alcatel, Cisco Systems Inc. and L.M. Ericsson. Telstra said its five-year agreement with Alcatel is worth $2.55 billion and will migrate the Australian carrier's traditional voice and broadband access networks into a...
AustraliaAustralian wireless carrier Telstra Corp. now offers commercial W-CDMA services. The carrier, which operates both GSM- and CDMA-based networks, previously offered EV-DO service in some markets in Australia. The carrier is offering four new handsets for the service-Motorola Inc.'s V975, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.'s...
Wireless-related mergers and acquisitions dominated the headlines last week from technology pairings to content match-ups. Here is a roundup: Qualcomm Inc. paid $57 million in cash for Elata, a privately held U.K.-based developer of content-delivery software. Qualcomm said it will integrate its BREW platform...
RA'ANANA, Israel-Technology company Emblaze Ltd. announced it acquired video-communications company VCON Ltd., which is based in Israel. Emblaze said it will continue to offer VCON's mobile-video solutions to its customers, which include Renault in France, the Italian government, Wind Telecommunications SpA in Italy, Telstra...
TOKYO-Eight wireless carriers that offer i-mode wireless Internet services based on NTT DoCoMo Inc. technology announced joint procurement for i-mode handsets. The carriers initially have procured Korean vendor LG Electronics Co. Ltd.'s L342i handset, which began reaching markets at the end of last month....
TOKYO-Eight wireless carriers that currently offer i-mode wireless Internet services based on NTT DoCoMo Inc. technology announced joint procurement for i-mode handsets. The carriers initially have procured Korean vendor LG Electronics Co. Ltd.'s L342i handset, which began reaching markets at the end of last...
