Optus is denying reports that extremely hot weather conditions across the NSW eastern seaboard over the last few days is playing havoc with its mobile network.
Optus has still not pinpointed the cause of the mobile network outage which occurred on Friday, affecting 3G data services as well as voice.
Telecom New Zealand today said it was considering integrating wideband 850MHz technology into its mobile network.
The nation's number two telco Optus has flown in a technical guru from its equipment supplier Nokia in Finland to get to the bottom of embarrassing network outages that knocked customers offline along Australia's east coast last week.
Mobile carrier 3 has made a push to expand its third-generation (3G) mobile coverage, announcing plans to extend its 2100MHz network, and taking the lid off an agreement to use parts of Telstra's 850MHz Next G network for roaming.
Tis the season to be jolly, to give, to receive, to have a sherry or two and fall asleep in front of the telly. And, if you're a mobile network operator, it's definitely the season to share.
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.
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.
Last week, I lamented the growing tendency to slam perfectly valid technologies as unsuitable for new uses, just because they prove to be unsuited for applications for which they are inherently unsuited.
For all the horror stories of farmers left stranded by the shutdown of the CDMA network, there are plenty of success stories.
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Hutchison's 3 has launched a new mobile data deal today, based on a AU$99 mobile broadband cap.
Nokia and Ericsson have said they've each separately reached milestones for cell phone equipment that uses wideband-CDMA, the mobile phone standard expected to dominate its rivals by 2005.
Networking groups around the globe are working on ways to allow roaming on any number of wireless networks--just as mobile phone users roam on mobile networks.
Videoconferencing at the beach may still be a pipe dream, but the mobile workforce is here today. ZDNet Australia examines how businesses are reaping the benefits of mobility.
Third-generation mobile technology has arrived, duly accompanied by a barrage of hype. But the industry is already casting its eyes forward to the next big thing - 4G.
Videoconferencing at the beach may still be a pipe dream, but the mobile workforce is here today. ZDNet Australia examines how businesses are reaping the benefits of mobility.
Intersil introduces chips that increase Wi-Fi signal's reach and reduce power consumption.
The TU500 isn't going to win any fashion awards, but underneath its pedestrian skin lurks a highly capable Next G phone.
Symantec is preparing to launch a mobile-security suite for Windows Mobile devices that it says will offer the same level of security for handhelds as is standard for PCs.
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