AUSTRALIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
PM in Manila: Aligning act east, Indo-Pacific & MAHASAGAR policies
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Manila for the ASEAN Summit, focusing on strengthening India's partnerships. The growing competition in the Indo-Pacific requires ASEAN countries to seek reliable collaborations with India. Maritime cooperation, educational exchanges, and renewable energy initiatives are critical areas for future collaboration.
One.Tel collapsed in 2001 after billing failures and a cash crisis. How its legal fallout led to a $40 million settlement in 2014
One.Tel collapsed in 2001 after years of trading losses, billing failures and mounting cash-flow problems. The Australian telecom company's failure triggered a prolonged legal dispute, which ended with companies associated with James Packer and Lachlan Murdoch agreeing to a $40 million settlement in 2014.
Telecom stocks in Australia, NZ slide after SpaceX spectrum deal
Following SpaceX's acquisition of spectrum, Telstra, TPG Telecom, and Spark New Zealand faced substantial stock drops, raising investor alarms over competitive pressure from satellite mobile services. Analysts point to Telstra's dependency on its coverage strengths amidst shifting regional pricing dynamics, although immediate subscriber impacts appear minimal. Future implications for Australia’s mobile landscape will demand careful observation as these changes unfold.
A big 5G change is coming as India doubles radiation limit to global standard
India has doubled electromagnetic field limits for mobile networks to global standards. This change allows telecom operators to cover larger areas with fewer towers. The revised radiation rules will come into effect next month, benefiting all operators. This move aligns India with international norms followed by many countries. It aims to ensure quality service amid rising 5G traffic.
Quad supports first open-run deployment in the Pacific, advancing trusted US digital technologies in Palau
Palau is set to get its first Open RAN network. This historic move will bring secure 4G and 5G connectivity nationwide. Three US companies will help build the network. The Quad partnership is providing USD $20 million for this project. This initiative aims to boost digital infrastructure and create new commercial opportunities.
Optus network goes down fourth time in months - When will it be back, cause of outage and services impacted
Optus faces renewed scrutiny after its fourth network outage this month, impacting thousands in Victoria. Vandalism, with thieves stealing copper and severing fibre cables, is blamed for the disruption. While most network services are restored, the incident reignites concerns over emergency call access and prompts calls for a licence review.
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Australia's TPG Telecom links customer's death to outdated Samsung phone
A TPG Telecom customer in Sydney died after their Samsung phone with outdated software could not connect to Triple Zero emergency services. This incident follows similar failures at Optus, affecting thousands and linked to four deaths.
Google to build subsea cable linking Australia's Darwin to Christmas Island
Google's vice president of global network infrastructure, Brian Quigley, said in a statement the Bosun cable will link Darwin to Christmas Island, while another subsea cable will connect Melbourne on Australia's east coast to the west coast city of Perth, then on to Christmas Island and Singapore.
Australia to invest $18 million for Cable Connectivity & Resilience Centre in Indo-Pacific
“This work is integral to the prosperity and security of our region. From emails to e-commerce, accessing news, social media and streaming content, we rely on a vast network of undersea cables, which carry over 95 per cent of international data traffic,” Australian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Australia, New Zealand hit by large-scale technical outage
Australia's national cyber security coordinator attributed the "significant technical outage" to a problem with a "third-party software platform," dispelling initial concerns about hacker activity. Australian national broadcaster ABC said its systems had been crippled by a "major" glitch, derailing some television and radio broadcasts.
Singtel shares fall more than 1% after Optus stake sale reports
Shares of Singtel were last down 0.8%, after sliding as much as 1.6% earlier in the session. The shares rose nearly 4% on Wednesday.
Australian telco Optus tells lawmakers it had no plan to address total outage
The Singapore Telecommunications-owned company had recently war-gamed scenarios in which the routers that direct voice and internet data failed in entire states, but it never expected a nationwide shutdown because it had alternate connections built into its network.
Australia to investigate Optus outage as customers seek compensation
More than 10 million Australians, 40% of the population, were hit by the 12-hour network blackout at the nation's No. 2 telco firm for much of Wednesday, triggering fury and frustration among customers and raising concerns about the country's telecommunications infrastructure.
China should lift trade sanctions; welcomes talks: Australia PM Anthony Albanese
In imposing its sanctions, China listed 14 grievances with Australia ranging from its call for an international inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus, a ban on China's telecommunications giant Huawei building a 5G network, and screening foreign investment for national security risks.
India, Australia reaffirm commitment to open, secure, free, accessible, stable, peaceful, and interoperable cyberspace and technologies
A joint statement issued after the talks between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Australian counterpart Marise Payne here said that the two ministers recognised cooperation in the areas of cyber governance, cyber security, capacity building, innovation, digital economy, and cyber and critical technologies as an essential pillar of the India-Australia relationship.
Global 5G standards to push manufacturing operations in India: International trade bodies
Indian telcos, multinational vendors chipset and smartphone makers have already made their submission to the government, urging it to avoid making the Indian 5G standard, 5Gi, mandatory as the technology is not proven and may impact rollout of the next gen technology and disrupt the entire ecosystem by delaying the roll out and jack up prices.
Tech bodies from US and UK oppose mandatory use of Indian 5G standard
The signatories to the letter were the Information Technology Industry Council, Telecommunications Industry Association, UK India Business Council, US Chamber of Commerce, US-India Business Council and US-India Strategic Partnership Forum.
Australia 'will always be Australia,' PM Morrison responds to China grievances
China's embassy in Canberra gave a list of complaints about Australia's China policy to local media company Nine on Wednesday, a day after China's foreign ministry in Beijing listed the complaints in a regular press briefing.
World waking up to China's true intentions to dominate 5G: US official
"Following the pandemic, Hong Kong, skirmishes at the Indian border, and so many other efforts by Beijing to conceal, coerce, and co-opt the world, it's waking up the citizens of the world to the Communist Party's true intentions to dominate 5G," Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment Keith Krach said.
Mike Pompeo calls Jio 'clean telco' for refusing to do business with Chinese firms
“The world's leading telecom operators – including Spain's Telefonica, as well as Orange, O2, Jio, Bell Canada, Telus, and Rogers, and many more – are becoming clean telcos... (They are) disconnecting from the Chinese Communist Party infrastructure,” Pompeo told reporters.
Researchers record world's fastest internet data speed
The researchers, including Bill Corcoran from Monash University in Australia, recorded a data speed of 44.2 Terabits per second (Tbps) from a single light sourc
Foreign firms should not be allowed in India's telecom sector: Swadeshi Jagran Manch
The Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) said India's telecommunications network should be fully indigenised and reserved for domestic companies on security grounds.
Telecom tariffs in India lowest in world: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Indian subscribers pay lower rates for calls made to other networks compared to users in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, China, Australia and the US.
Indian-Australian receives doctorate of technology by Swinburne University
Indian-origin IIT-ian, Ravi Bhatia has been conferred with the first doctor of technology by Australia's Swinburne University of Technology.
Telstra Global launches end-to-end network services in India
Telstra Global has launched end-to-end network services for the Indian market.
US-based CSS acquires two firms; eyes at $140 mn turnover
Technology solutions provider CSS Corporation has acquired two US-based companies in "an all cash transaction deal" to consolidate its Information Technology and telecommunications portfolio, a top company official said here on Tuesday.
Australia to build $30 bln broadband network
Govt launched a plan to make Australia one of the world's most wired countries, shunning private bids and announcing that a new state-controlled company would build a 43 billion Australian dollar network from scratch.
Australia considers email snoop powers for bosses: Minister
Bosses will be able to spy on workers' emails without consent under new anti-terror laws being considered in Australia, Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard said on Monday.
India sends out sound waves to save airwaves
There is a new dimension to interference in the airwaves.
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