Despite having 3G infrastructure already in place in Australia, Nortel Networks are making a big push into Asia to secure the future of its 3G networks.
With the planned switch-off date for Telstra's CDMA network just weeks away, a crucial report into the replacement Next G network that could stymie the closure has suffered delays.
We're aware many people in rural areas of Australia are anticipating the shutdown of Telstra's CDMA network, on 28 April 2008, with some trepidation, to say the least. If you're still using a CDMA phone, here is a selection of "blue tick", or best reception Next G phones.
update Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy has ruled Telstra cannot close its CDMA network until at least 28 April, 2008.
Senator Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, hosted a meeting of high-level Telstra executives and industry figures this morning, with the intention of abating concerns over the migration from CDMA to Next G.
Last week, a family friend rang for some technical help. "Telstra sold me this wireless Internet service and they promised it would work both at my home and at my office," he said. Said home is in the Melbourne CBD, and said office is in Kyneton, a lovely town about an hour away from Melbourne.
Writing a blog about mobile technology on 28 April almost necessitates holding forth on CDMA shutoff. But if you ask me, there's something far more disruptive happening in the wireless world right now.
With the OPEL bid cancelled and procedural questions dogging the FTTN bid, Australia is currently in something of a technological limbo.
It has been a busy year in telecoms, whether because of the increasingly bitter relationship between Telstra and the government; the awarding of the contentious but (finally) progressive broadband contract to OPEL; the pivotal election that led to a change of government; or the move of 3G mobile technology into the mainstream at last.
Australian telecoms is increasingly resembling the US during Prohibition, with Telstra as Al Capone and the ACCC as Eliot Ness.
With Telstra set to shut off its CDMA network we want to hear your comments and your experiences with the switch over to the Next G network.
Industry analysts are always predicting what will happen in the future. David Braue went back in time five years to see how analysts expected the mobile comms market to evolve, and then compared it to what actually happened.
With a fierce battle raging over Australia's broadband future and how bush users should be connected, regulators have weighed in to produce a state of nation report into the country's communications infrastructure and how well consumers are being served by their providers.
Telstra is set to announce a large corporate deal with PricewaterhouseCoopers for its mobile business broadband service.
The Australian Labor Party's ICT shadow minister wants a national fibre broadband network and enough skilled people to exploit it.
As a tool for the e-mail-centric, the BlackBerry wins plenty of praise on its own merits and the addition of wireless modem functionality further sweetens the deal.
In addition to which handset and which service provider to opt for, Australian consumers now have to chose which network to sign up to - GSM or CDMA. So, what are the differences between the two networks?
The number of cell phone users worldwide will rise twofold in the next few years, but there will still be a dramatic slowdown in growth, according to a new study.
Users of Telstra's Mobile Loop service will be unable to roam to other countries in five years, with most carriers opting for a rival mobile standard, according to the GSM Association's Ron Conway.
Telstra Country Wide has announced a AU$231 million investment in 2003/04 to improve services to regional areas.
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