The mobile phone industry adds AU$5 billion to Australia's economy annually and paid more than 32,000 over AU$1 billion in wages in 2001-02, according to a new report.
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.
Mobile telecommunications player Vodafone Australia plans to finalise its partnering arrangements for a national third-generation service by October-November this year, managing director Grahame Maher said today.
Of the three mobile carriers attempting to lure customers to their next-gen mobile service Vodafone has the slowest data speed, but probably the best content.
Hutchison has the only 'true 3G' network available in Australia, which they have imaginatively named '3'. Every phone company -- including Hutchison -- are adamant that people don't want to buy technology, but services. So we've put 3 through its paces.
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.
Telcos would love to shift the cost of expanding mobile network coverage to customers with femtocells, but are they a good idea for customers?
Telstra's New Zealand arm TelstraClear is one strange company ...
Sure, better 3G coverage is good for competition, but it's what you do with the 3G that will ultimately make the difference. As Vodafone expands its network footprint, the practice of selling 3G-enabled netbooks like mobile phones should really resonate with end users.
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.
In this CIO Vision Series interview, Wybrow explains how he fosters a culture of innovation against a backdrop of IT consolidation and outsourcing across Vodafone's mobile communications empire and 4,000-strong global IT workforce.
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.
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.
A look at some of the people and stands from CeBIT 2006.
Vendors insist third-generation mobile and Wi-Fi hot spots are complementary technologies, while analysts claim that it's decision time again. Additional reading: Wireless networking 10 times faster?
In this CIO Vision Series interview, Wybrow explains how he fosters a culture of innovation against a backdrop of IT consolidation and outsourcing across Vodafone's mobile communications empire and 4,000-strong global IT workforce.
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.
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.
Of the three mobile carriers attempting to lure customers to their next-gen mobile service Vodafone has the slowest data speed, but probably the best content.
Hutchison has the only 'true 3G' network available in Australia, which they have imaginatively named '3'. Every phone company -- including Hutchison -- are adamant that people don't want to buy technology, but services. So we've put 3 through its paces.
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.
Ben Forta: All about Adobe
Take one ColdFusion veteran and mix in a healthy dose of prolific book writing, and chances are you will end u… Watch it now
Google CEO Eric Schmidt
Google's chief sits down for an extremely rare, wide-ranging interview and discusses Google's two operating sy… Watch it now
Telstra shareholders fear break up
What do Telstra shareholders think of the telco's new CEO David Thodey? And would they support the government'… Watch it now
Having problems with complex data center? Simplify your data center now.
Can not-so-smart meters help the NBN?
Can the Telco Reform Act be win-win?
Has New Zealand's smiling assassin delivered?
What makes you click?
Tell us for a chance to win a $1,000 GAME gift voucher.
Click here for more.
Win an iPhone 3GS!
Sign up as a ZDNet Australia member during November and you'll go in a draw to win an iPhone 3GS!
Click here to sign up!
Best Laptops
Check out the best laptops here!
Click here for more.
