Mobile carrier Hutchison today said it had completed a nationwide speed upgrade to the third-generation mobile network it shares with Telstra.
The ACA today sent a shot across Telstra and Hutchison 3G Australia's bows after it was found that each had installed mobile base-stations without consulting surrounding communities.
Communications Minister Senator Helen Coonan yesterday defended Australia's national telecommunications regulatory regime.
Members of the telecommunications industry have responded with disappointment to the major political parties' abandonment of debate over the structural separation of Telstra.
Entry by Telstra, Optus and Vodafone into the third-generation mobile market this year will help rather than hurt its 3G business, Hutchison Telecommunications Australia's chief executive Kevin Russell said.
The ACCC is concerned that a Vodafone-Hutchison merger will stifle mobile competition, but after new figures reveal systematic deception by carriers it's prudent to ask: could the merger really make things any worse than they already are?
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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.
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The leaders of Australia's ICT industry are currently in a state of panic over the debatable prospect of an economic downturn in the sector and are going too far with cutting jobs.
Boss of internet service provider Exetel, John Linton, says the National Broadband Network should be handed to the only company that can build it Telstra and he's not impressed by NBN Co chief Mike Quigley.
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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.
With mobile penetration rates poised to reach saturation point, telecommunications companies are tailoring their individual service offerings so they can lure and retain customers. However, some players are betting on the success of independent content provision.
Commentary: As we're constantly barraged by ads for various 'next-generation' phone services, it's worthwhile stopping to wonder if we're being sold something we've already got.
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