Vodafone Slash Mobile Broadband Prices
In an effort to take market share away from struggling Optus Vodafone has slashed their mobile broadband pricing to $39.95 for 5GB.

Vodafone Set To Be Number 2 Network At The Expense Of Optus
OPINION: Vodafone is a global data and telecommunications Company whom I predict will very soon become the #2 carrier in Australia at the expense of Optus.

Lenovo & 3Com Go Back To School
Networking solutions provider 3Com Corporation, and PC maker Lenovo have won a tender with the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) in Victoria to provide $550,000 worth of networking equipment and services.

Home-Based Contact Centres To Double
Remote and home based contact centre agents will more than double in the next two years according to a Contact Centre Optimisation Survey conducted by Integ Communications at the recent G-Force conference.

Sony Releases New Network Security Cameras
Sony has rolled out three new network-based video security cameras in its ExwavePRO range at Security 2008, claimed to be the first cameras on the market to comply with the new industry standard interface agreement, announced in May 2008, by market leaders Sony, Bosch and Axis.

Netstar Wins Top Marks With Victorian Schools
With support from the Australian Government under the Clever Networks program, NetStar has announced it has won a $1.8 million contract from the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV) to construct VICTOR (Victorian Independent Collaborative Technologies and Online Resources), an ISP-styled aggregation point to serve 92 regional and rural independent schools in Victoria.

HD Wireless War New Technology Emerges
A bitter Wireless Home Digital Interface war is set to kick off with Sony, Samsung and Sharp along with several other consumer electronic Companies set to back a brand new wireless technology that allows high definition video signals to be sent wirelessly from a single set-top box to TVs and monitors.

Location Based Services To Surge But Carriers Beware
Strong growth in Location-Based Services (LBS) represents an important opportunity for LBS platforms and infrastructure vendors and the expected global deployment of commercial LBS applications by carriers will grow the global revenue from $US111 million in 2008 to $US2.2 billion in 2013, says a new report by ABI Research.

Feds Enlist ISPs To Make Internet Child Friendly
It seems that ISP filtering is being resurrected as the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy has welcomed the release of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) Content Services Code, a new industry code of practice for providers of online and mobile phone content.

Now Its Telstra Versus NEC Over Access
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has recently received another notification of a telecommunications access dispute under the Trade Practices Act 1974 between Telstra and a communications provider.

Neighbours Forced To Become Online Buddies
According to a report from News Ltd, the popular Aussie soap Neighbours is to be made available on the YouTube social networking website.

Navigation Market Looking At Boom Times Says Navteq
In an exclusive interview this morning with channelnews, Kirk Mitchell, Director, Business Development, Navteq says the market for navigation services is booming for a number of reasons, not least of which is the falling price of navigation devices themselves.

The Age Of Exclusive Phone Deals Is Over
The recent telco scramble to secure rights to Apple's iPhone in Australia with Telstra just managing to scramble over the line and Hutchison's 3 asking customers to beg Apple to give it a share of the action is destined to become a relic of the past, and its all thanks to technology according to S2 Intelligence.

Panasonic Scores Top Marks With Interactive Whiteboards
Panasonic Australia this morning launched its contribution to the governments Connected Classrooms concept with the launch of the 'Panaboard'- an interactive whiteboard concept that has been touted as the 'most important development in public education in 30 years'.

Microsoft Buys Navic And Gets Ready For Interactive TV
According to AP, Microsoft has acquired Navic Networks, which specialises in emerging forms of television advertising technology.

Nokia Boosts Singapores Public WiFi Network
According to reports, Nokia, in collaboration with Singapore?s Infocomm Development Authority (IDA), SingTel, QMax and iCELL have agreed to further enhance WirelessSG, Singapore?s public Wi-Fi network.

New Digital Broadcasting Guidelines Released By ACMA
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released guidelines on how it will handle applications for licences to trial new technologies such as digital broadcasting or wireless internet technologies.

Microsoft Wants To Double Its Mobile Sales
Now here is breaking news - a software company expects to double its sales by 2010.

Sony Releases Compact Big Brother Camera
The SNC- CM120 Megapixel Network Camera is designed for use in security applications and the picture quality captured by the 1.3 megapixel camera is suitable for building entrances and parking lots, where detailed images, such as people?s faces and car license plates, are required.

Sony Releases 1080i HD Video Conference Suite
The PCS-XG80 combines 1080i high resolution and a high frame rate of 60 fields per second.

Cashed Up Optus Looking For Court Stoush
Last week, Optus posted an increased profit of $552 million - up 4.6 per cent despite its $13 million write-off of the OPEL broadband project and also said its operating revenue had risen some 3.8 per cent to $7.76 billion.

Siemens Rolls Out SMB Comms System
The HiPath Open Office was designed to help SMBs communicate more efficiently and stay connected with customers and co-workers to ensure they never miss an important deadline or business opportunity.

550 Million GPS-Enabled Handsets By 2012
According to ABI Research many mobile phone carriers have started to offer navigation solutions, as well as a range of LBS (Location Based Services) such as friend finder and local search on GPS handsets.

Interactive TV Launched By IceTV
Television viewers can now automatically receive intelligent suggestions on TV shows they may like to record based on their series recordings, favourite TV shows and previous recording choices.

Another Radio Station Cops A Serve
It must be silly season in community radio-land. In the space of two days, another community radio station gets caught with its fingers in the advertising till, which as a community broadcaster is not allowed to touch.

Mobile Search Set To Boost Telco Profits
According to a report from Juniper Research, some 1.3 billion mobile users or 30 per cent of the total global subscriber base is expected to use local mobile search services by 2013.

Radio Station Wrapped Over Dodgy Ads
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has found that Bankstown City Radio Co-operative Ltd, the licensee of Sydney community broadcasting service Radio BFM, breached a condition of its temporary licence by broadcasting advertisements.

Telstra And NAB launch Wireless Mobile ATMs
A new initiative between Telstra and the National Australia Bank (NAB) will allow the rapid deployment of ATMs into temporary locations without the need for connecting to physical communication lines.

Wireless Headphone System From Audiotelex
The RSX700 from Beyerdynamic is a 2.4 GHz wireless headphone system for both home and commercial applications.

ACMA Releases 400 MHz Band Options
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has taken the first public step in reviewing arrangements in the radiofrequency spectrum from 403-520 MHz (known as the 400 MHz band) by seeking public and industry comment on options for the future use of the band.

IDT Rolls Out Wireless Microphone Kit
Image Design Technology (IDT), has launched Calypso?s Wireless Microphone kit - a solution that allows for the central control of volume, muting and input switching.

Motorola Rolls Out SMB WLAN Switches
Motorola has released the RFS6000, a high-performance multi-core processor-based wireless LAN (WLAN) switche, targeted at mid-sized companies.

Remote Diagnostics For CE Integrators
Remote Diagnostics could mean substantial cost savings for the AV industry however, realising the full potential of remote diagnostics will mean process changes and quite possibly technology changes for some vendors.

A New Aspect On Microsoft
In line with a number of recent alliances, Microsoft and Aspect Software have announced a multiyear strategic alliance to help deliver unified communications (UC) to contact centers around the world.

42MPS Telstra Wireless Will Need 3 Antenna Card
Consumers and business wishing to access the super fast Telstra 42mps Next G wireless broadband service due later this year will need to buy a new access card that will have 3 antenna's similar to the 802.11n broadband routers.

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