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  • Huawei opens doors to Aussie govt

    With its eye on a piece of the National Broadband Network, Huawei has welcomed Australian government officials to visit its Shenzhen headquarters in an effort to improve its image in the country.

  • Vodafone Australia claims iPhone coup

    Vodafone Australia has announced that it will be selling the iPhone in Australia later this year.

  • 3G iPhone to cause mobile data price war?

    Apple's 3G iPhone will hit Australia on 11 July, with Vodafone and Optus confirming they will offer the device. With Telstra also expected to join the party, what is the likelihood of a price war over data costs?

  • 1.3 million iPhones in Australia by 2012

    A study released this week has predicted that around 1.3 million iPhones will be shipped by Apple to Australia over the next five years, as the appetite for converged devices continue to grow.

  • 3G iPhone: On its way to Aussie SMEs

    Despite the introduction of a range of enterprise-friendly features, don't expect the 3G iPhone to be welcomed with open arms in your office unless you're a SME.

Blogs (17)

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Can Vodafone close the rural 3G gap?

    Optus, Vodafone and Three have long struggled to match Telstra's reach outside the capital cities. Vodafone's major network upgrade is the best chance yet to dilute Next G's rural monopoly, but questions remain.

  • Read the blog post - Juha Saarinen

    TelstraUnClear

    Telstra's New Zealand arm TelstraClear is one strange company ...

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Forget the drought, it's raining broadband

    As Christmas roars in upon us and the Rudds, Trujillos, and Conroys of the world hang their Christmas stockings, everybody is casting an eye to 2008 and the changes it will bring.

  • Read the blog post - Jude Willis

    Line up for an iPhone? Are you serious?

    So we have answers. The iPhone is coming to Oz, it's 3G, it's cheaper, and it's available via multiple carriers.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Mene, mene, tekel, iPhone: What the finger hath wrought

    Keen news readers would have heard about the strong earthquake that rocked south-western Greece on Sunday. Fewer may have realised that the quake was not so much an act of God, as an act of Jobs.

Features and Case Studies (10)

  • It's tough in the mobile trenches

    Singapore Telecommunications last week shed light on the difficult industry dynamics that lay ahead of VHA, the mobile phone business being formed from the merger of Vodafone Australia and Hutchison Telecommunications.

  • Vodafone and Optus in mobile broadband war

    Mobile broadband is taking a price dive this Christmas, with Vodafone and Optus trotting out low priced plans with high download quotas. But Telstra says its competitors' networks are too slow and offer limited coverage.

  • Photo Gallery: CeBIT people

    A look at some of the people and stands from CeBIT 2006.

  • Telstra 2.0 won't solve the problem

    Former Communications Minister Richard Alston writes that it is critically important to reinvigorate the competitive process in Australia's telecommunications industry with the National Broadband Network and not simply replace one behemoth with another.

  • Telco 2008: A year in review

    2008 was a cracker year for telco in Australia, with so many huge events happening that those at the beginning of the year have been drowned by the importance of those at the end.

Reviews (33)

  • Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G HSDPA Card

    Vodafone's enhanced notebook PC Card delivers what the mobile telco calls 'business class 3G broadband' -- but until more of the 3G network is upgraded with HSDPA, most users will remain stuck in economy seats.

  • HP, Vodafone seal 3G pact

    HP has partnered with Vodafone to embed HSDPA-compatible wireless broadband connectivity into its Compaq nc6400 notebooks.

  • Editor's Pick: Next Generation Phone Systems

    Whether you're counting the cost of Three, waiting to go Live with Vodafone or thinking of taking Mobile Loop for a spin, we've got all your options covered.

  • AU: Vodafone's multimedia push gets thumbs up

    Vodafone Live, launched on Tuesday, is likely to be a success in Australia, according to mobile communications analyst Jason Ross.

  • We need more mobile providers

    The mobile phone industry, often accused of having too many players for the size of the market, may have found a new -- and more sensible -- way to operate in Australia.

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