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5/03/2024
Need Optus parental controls? Take a break with Optus Pause
Tired of devices and excessive screen time disrupting your family moments or digital detox? Consider trying out Optus Pause. Optus Pause customers can enjoy better and stricter parental controls, ensuring that screen time no longer gets in the way of family time. In the past, sitting too close to the TV for extended periods would earn you a
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13/02/2024
To Support Regional 5G Services, AMTA Urges Planning Reform
The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association urges the reform of the nation’s complicated web of planning rules. In addition to this, AMTA also calls for access to a more low-band spectrum for telcos and changes to the powers and immunities framework. All these are in an attempt to ensure regional areas benefit from the full potential of
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13/02/2024
Telcos Ready to Shell Out Hefty Sum for mmWave Spectrum
Many Australian telcos are ready to shell out a significant sum for the mmWave spectrum. In fact, most have paid considerably more than telcos in comparable markets. This reveals that Australian telcos are serious in their intentions to use the mmWave spectrum to tap fixed line and enterprise as well as mobile revenue markets. Spectrum Auction A
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13/02/2024
Telcos Need to Shift to Network Teams for 5G from IT Cloud Native Skills
According to Red Hat senior director of sales, Asia Pacific region (telecommunications) Ben Panic, most telcos have already committed to the virtualisation of network functions. This has paved the way for most companies to break free from hardware dependencies in vertically integrated infrastructure. However, new 5G and edge services are generally
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13/02/2024
Tangerine Telecom Ranks Among the Fastest Growing Companies
In the 2021 Financial Times and Nikkei Asia High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific list, national NBN RSP Tangerine Telecom has ranked as Australia's eighth fastest-growing company. Ranking in the Asia-Pacific Region When it comes to the fastest-growing company in the Asia-Pacific Region, the telco landed the 39th spot. The basis of the ranking is
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13/02/2024
Superloop Wins an Over $25 Million Deal with Symbio Networks
The telecommunications provider Superloop has sealed a deal with wholesale carriage provider Symbio Networks. Over $25 million contract According to reports, the agreement has an expected value above $25 million, and this is the telco's largest single contract win to date. Under the terms of the contract, Superloop will exclusively provide
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13/02/2024
Public Consultation for 3.4-4GHz Spectrum Allocation Limits Launched by ACCC
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has recently launched a public consultation to confirm allocation limits for 3.4-4GHz spectrum distribution in remote areas.   The Australian Communications and Media Authority sought advice on the allocation limits for area-wide apparatus licenses in the band. The ACCC wants to assess
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13/02/2024
Pentanet Wins mmWave Auction Spectrum: Secrets to its Success Revealed
Over the previous week, West Australian ISP Pentanet secured a 15-year licence for 200MHz of 5G mmWave spectrum in the 26GHz auction covering the Greater Perth area in Western Australia. The area of coverage also includes Perth, Mandurah, Bunbury, and Margaret River. The provider then revealed how its internal gaming smarts helped it win mmWave
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13/02/2024
Over 50% of Australian Enterprises Are Ready to Invest in 5G
According to new research from Deloitte, almost 54% of major Australian enterprises are now preparing to use or pilot 5G within the next 12 months.  The research study was based on 50 Australian enterprises that were sampled as part of the survey of nearly 500 major enterprises worldwide. 65% of these enterprises have annual revenues of US$1
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13/02/2024
OpenSignal: Australia and NZ Make it to the Top 10 for 5G Download Speeds
OpenSignal released a new global 5G experience benchmark report. Australia scraped into the top 10 nations for download speeds in this report. The report also revealed that the average performance of the country is 231Mbps. New Zealand fared better, ranking ninth with an average performance of 240.7Mbps. However, it should be noted that the
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13/02/2024
New 5G power saving breakthrough claimed by Ericsson and Telia
A new standalone 5G technology feature that reduces latency and battery consumption is said to be developed by Ericsson and Telia. This new feature is said to dub an inactive state of radio resource control or RRC Inactive. According to the companies, this reduces the amount of signalling required during state transitions.    Based on the results
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13/02/2024
NBN Co resumes HFC orders by end of May or early June
Weeks ago, NBN Co announced that they would stop taking new hybrid fibre coaxial or HFC orders for several months. However, that break won't last long because recent reports said that they would restart taking orders on new hybrid fibre coaxial (HFC) services by at least June.  Global Shortage of Chips The company responsible for the National
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