Mobility

WiMAX prospects fall between optimism, pessimism

WiMAX prospects fall between optimism, pessimism

While some industry observers and vendors think WiMAX wireless broadband will be wildly successful and others believe it will fizzle, the truth undoubtedly lies somewhere between, according to a study released Thursday by ABI Research.
Staff Writers Oct 15 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
ACIF calls for comment on draft telco code

ACIF calls for comment on draft telco code

The Australian Communications Industry Forum has called for comment on a draft code that would regulate telecommunications contracts for consumers and small businesses.
Vivienne Fisher Oct 12 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
WiMAX to co-exist not compete with Wi-Fi

WiMAX to co-exist not compete with Wi-Fi

WiMax wireless broadband capabilities may eventually compete with Wi-Fi as some proponents of the technology claim, but it will be at least 2007 until that happens, according to a study released this week by ABI Research.
Staff Writers Oct 12 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Destra buys Techex

Destra buys Techex

Internet company Destra Corporation Limited has acquired broadband service provider and distributor Techex Communications.
Byron Connolly Oct 6 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
People Telecom adds Destra music to online services

People Telecom adds Destra music to online services

ISP People Telecom and hosting and media provider Destra have signed a commercial agreement to deliver music 24 hours a day to People Telecom customers.
Staff Writers Oct 1 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
ZigBee the next wireless revolution

ZigBee the next wireless revolution

A study released this week by ABI Research claims that ZigBee is "the next revolution in wireless technology".
Staff Writers Sep 30 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Sydney wireless providers partner up on DSL alternative

Sydney wireless providers partner up on DSL alternative

Wireless broadband ISP BigAir has partnered wireless access provider SkyNetGlobal on a new residential broadband service the companies claim will be Australia's most advanced.
Staff Writers Sep 29 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Don’t touch my Internet!

Don’t touch my Internet!

Cut off their connection to the web and people have moments of "withdrawal and feelings of loss, frustration and disconnectedness", according to a report released this week by Yahoo.
Staff Writers Sep 23 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Wireless broadband use to multiply by five

Wireless broadband use to multiply by five

Latest IDC figures have tipped wireless broadband use to grow five times faster than the total broadband market, exploding from 25,000 users to 287,000 users by 2008.
Staff Writers Sep 21 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Broadband competition heats up

Broadband competition heats up

Wholesale ISP Agile Communications announced a $3 million project to equip exchanges in Victoria and South Australia with broadband services that operate at up to 8Mb/s, speeds that aren't being matched by Telstra.
Staff Writers Sep 21 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Tech Pacific signs Vodafone

Tech Pacific signs Vodafone

Tech Pacific has signed to distribute Vodafone's Mobile Connect software and new BlackBerry handsets under an agreement that commences on 4 October.
Staff Writers , Byron Connolly Sep 20 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Ron still crazy despite court injunction

Ron still crazy despite court injunction

A mobile phone reseller has been found in contempt of court for continuing to trade as Crazy Ron's after that name was ruled to infringe a rival's trademark.
Fleur Doidge Sep 15 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
New group monitors mobile phone content

New group monitors mobile phone content

In a response to the explosion of mobile-phone content, the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association has announced the creation of a new regulatory group.
Ty Pendlebury Sep 14 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Cellnet adds $20m Samsung handset deal

Cellnet adds $20m Samsung handset deal

Queensland distributor Cellnet Group has won a national distribution contract for Samsung mobile phone handsets that could be worth $20 million in the first year.
Staff Writers Sep 8 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Melbourne broadband firm helps Darfur refugees

Melbourne broadband firm helps Darfur refugees

Broadband provider Multiemedia has won a deal to provide satellite broadband communications to United Nations relief teams helping refugees in Sudan’s Darfur region.
Staff Writers Sep 8 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Sydney mobile phone reseller robbed at gunpoint

Sydney mobile phone reseller robbed at gunpoint

A Campbelltown mobile phone reseller has become the third NSW-based IT services provider to be targeted by armed robbers in nine days.
Fleur Doidge Sep 6 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
SkyNetGlobal records second profit

SkyNetGlobal records second profit

Wireless access specialist SkyNetGlobal has reported its second consecutive profitable year with net profit up 1288 percent to $1.097 million.
DVD Editor Sep 1 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
VoIP goes regional via satellite

VoIP goes regional via satellite

Sydney service provider Multiemedia has launched VoIP over satellite broadband for customers in Australia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, parts of New Zealand and eventually even further afield.
Fleur Doidge Aug 31 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Channel model, iBurst pay off for small distributor

Channel model, iBurst pay off for small distributor

Sydney broadband provider Techex has swapped direct sales dominance for an 80 percent channel model, opening offices and signing resellers on the strength of iBurst and a string of other broadband-related services.
Fleur Doidge Aug 30 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
IP telephony deployed by 2007

IP telephony deployed by 2007

Medium and large companies plan to deploy IP Telephony within three years, according to a recent survey.
Staff Writers Aug 30 2004, 12:00AM Mobility

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