Vodafone's 3G network coverage in Perth has now been restored after an 11-hour outage caused by "routine network maintenance".
Woolworths customers don't want data included in their mobile phone plans, according to research the retailer completed to launch its 2G wholesale mobile partnership with Optus today.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has proposed to permit the installation of in-flight mobile phone systems, which are necessary for Qantas and Virgin Blue plans to offer SMS and GPRS services on an aircraft.
Vodafone Australia has blamed Swedish vendor Ericsson for delays to the roll-out of its national 3G mobile network.
Like Vodafone, Optus has started to receive complaints about iPhone billing problems relating to excess data charges.
The long-awaited launch of New Zealand's newest mobile operator 2degrees took place this morning; but the offering isn't as hot as it could be by a long shot.
May fever has hit New Zealand's mobile carriers. Telecom New Zealand and Vodafone both have big initiatives under way ... and is that three? NZ Communications (formerly Econet) kicks off a third competitive network to give the big guns nightmares.
Sprint's WiMAX roll-out in Baltimore will prove the Australian government's decision to worm its way out of the Opel WiMAX contract was a short-sighted, and ultimately damaging, political stunt that has benefited nobody.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Smartphones have come a long way in the last few years, and it's now feasible to consider going on a business trip leaving your notebook PC behind and relying solely on a mobile phone. Here are the most popular business phones this month, as determined by our readers.
For those keen to get their hands on Apple's newest must-have toy, but without ditching their existing phone, the iPod Touch is looking like a better proposition than an iPhone. Here's why.
With the benefits of mobile data access well and truly taken for granted, the spectre of several false starts is finally far behind the market for smaller smartphone and PDA styled mobile devices.
Looking for a phone for well under $100? Samsung's E2510 makes excellent calls and is easy to use, but you can forget about the extra trimmings on this one.
We wanted a "Baby Bold" but instead we got the "Bold lite". Not having 3G seriously cripples an otherwise excellent BlackBerry.
The iPAQ Voice Messenger is at best, mediocre. There's nothing here that HTC, BlackBerry or Apple don't already do better, and unless your company already has a great HP contract, it's hard to recommend.
The BlackBerry Storm looks smart, but its innovative SurePress touch-screen causes us a few concerns. We're also surprised and disappointed by the absence of Wi-Fi.
The first BlackBerry clamshell looks great and does the basics well, though its lack of 3G data speeds is disappointing.
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