Singapore Telecommunications, its regional affiliates and Sun Microsystems have launched a month-long competition to uncover the best mobile Java-based applications.
The telecommunications sector is in for a bumpy ride in 2003 as a result of deregulation and technology advances, as companies try to adjust to changing market conditions.
A mobile telecoms industry body has denied the need for SMS standards, called for by the Shadow Minister for Communications Lindsay Tanner.
Another analyst report has savaged 3G mobile telecommunications networks, claiming only a quarter of mobile phone users plan to upgrade to 3G technology.
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The fact that Australia won't be represented at either of the globe's pre-eminent showcases for emerging tech companies should be considered a national disgrace.
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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.
Around one third of Australia's telcos have shut their doors over time, but that isn't stopping new ventures hoping to chip away at carriers' mobile call bonanza. By fighting carriers at the smartphone rather than the home phone, could the latest two contenders be onto something big?
Is it finally time to ditch Optus' buggy network and go back to the dark side? Is it time to take my iPhone to Telstra's Next G and hang my head in shame?
WiMax, the controversial long range wireless broadband technology, is set to spread across rural Australia from next year -- but despite the outgoing Howard government's ambitious project, both fixed and mobile variants of the technology are already being deployed around the world.
When the government announced that Optus and Elders had won the bid to build Australia's bush broadband network, it provoked jeers and plaudits alike, but it was the ISPs' choice of WiMax as the bearer technology that has provoked the most furious storm of argument. Just how will the technology stand up to life in the bush?
The nation's largest telco will commence trials of its third generation mobile network in a few days. Meanwhile, BigPond beefs up its billing system.
Most businesses see PowerPoint as the be-all and end-all when it comes to distributing information. As David Braue finds, however, Fone Zone's willingness to look further has paid many benefits.
Optus CIO Lawrie Turner talks about how the telco uses mobile computing internally.
Another analyst report has savaged 3G mobile telecommunications networks, claiming only a quarter of mobile phone users plan to upgrade to 3G technology.
Could the spread of SMS chain messages in India be part of a sinister plot to increase mobile operator revenue?
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Telstra today said it had started selling a laptop mobile broadband card in the ExpressCard form factor suitable for the latest Mac and PC machines.
Optus has leveraged its cable TV relationships to be the first to offer streaming television to mobile phones.
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