Online retailers have begun to flog HTC Google Android phones to Australian consumers, with the first copies having turned up on the Australian website of auction giant eBay site, although Australian telcos don't seem to have prepared for the imports.
Just a day after Optus said that it was reducing the quotas of its prepaid wireless plans, Vodafone has announced it is rolling back prices on its post-paid mobile broadband plans.
Unwired and Telstra today both revamped their wireless broadband plans: in the same week that Optus and Virgin unleashed new wireless offerings.
Hutchison is unable to say whether customers would be able to use unlocked iPhone handsets on its "3" network.
Three has launched a 3G SIM and data starter kit for those who want to get their iPhone from other carriers but use it on the 3 Network.
Although 3G phones have been around for years, it appears the iPhone 3G has successfully rewritten the rules of competition in Australia's mobile sector whetting the nation's appetite for data.
A while back, frustration with my inability to get online outside of the office drove me to invest in a 3G data service from Hutchinson's 3. For $30 per month, I get 2GB of data that's accessible pretty much anywhere I go (I do all my work in metropolitan areas).
What a week it's been for mobiles.
The mobile market in India, I recently learned, is racing towards 300 million -- and doing so at a rate of 8.77 million new subscribers per month, according to the latest government figures.
3's bundling of Skype as part of a new services package has the potential to upset the voice monopoly of incumbent fixed-telephony carriers ... if only customers knew about it.
Apple Computer today launched its long-awaited iTunes Music Store in Australia, finally giving iPod owners a legal way of downloading music online. Extra: A peek at other Web stores.
Telstra's negotiation with Optus for cheaper wholesale copper network access was an exercise in protecting its assets, said veteran telecommunications analyst Paul Budde, who claimed the deal would actually lessen competition.
Broadband, wireless, the increasing prevalence of voice technologies, Web services .Net and Java based platforms - 2003 is already shaping up to be an interesting year.
Just remember, if you see these articles in the IT press sometime this year, you read it here first.
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SingTel Optus has avoided slashing its mobile rates in moving to compete with rivals, opting instead to introduce new plans with increased flexibility such as allowing customers to roll back a two-year contract if they exceed the number of calls stipulated in their plan.
Another mobile phone giant has landed in Australia, bringing with it "true 3G"--the ability to make real time video phone calls--and intensifying the mobile battle in the country.
Vodafone Live, launched on Tuesday, is likely to be a success in Australia, according to mobile communications analyst Jason Ross.
Vodafone has announced it has blocked lost and stolen mobile phones from its network, in a move which further hinders the market for stolen handsets.
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