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Optus Keeps SMB Users In Loop

Computer Daily News May 18, 2017 No Comments

Optus has introduced a new telephony system for new small and medium business (SMB) operators that it claims could save users hundreds of dollars annually in costs, while making sure…

Optus’ Full-Year Profit Drops 12%

Jon Bragg May 18, 2017 No Comments

Optus has reported a 12% drop in net profit to $794 million for the year ending March 31, as the effects of increased competition, higher content costs and device repayment…

Telstra Offers Refunds Over Slow NBN Speeds

Jon Bragg May 15, 2017 No Comments

Telstra is offering refunds to thousands of its NBN customers who were promised higher speeds than their connections were capable of. The telco admitted that about 1% of its NBN customers had…

Voda, Optus Delighted As Telstra Turns Back On New Huawei Models

Computer Daily News May 15, 2017 No Comments

Leading Chinese mobile phonemaker Huawei has launched very classy new P10 and P10+ models onto the Australian market – but its move to secure a larger share of the Australian…

Vita Group CEO Loses Millions Due To Telstra Store Renegotiation

Jon Bragg May 12, 2017 No Comments

Vita Group founder and CEO Maxine Horne has seen her stake in the company drop in value by $17 million in a single day. After the company’s shares closed at…

Telstra Calls In The Robots

Computer Daily News May 12, 2017 No Comments

Telstra says it has invested in robotic process automation (RPA) technology on projects including its HFC network upgrade and the way it arranges training for cable 36,000 staff. Indian outsourcer…

Amaysim Launches New Supersized Data Plans

Fergus Halliday May 11, 2017 No Comments

Amaysim is making a move to pinch data-heavy mobile users from telco heavyweights like Optus and Telstra, unveiling new 50GB and 70GB plans. From the 11th of May, new and…

Global Roaming Charges Still Driving Up Phone Bills

Jon Bragg May 8, 2017 No Comments

Australians are still suffering from post-holiday mobile bill shock, with an estimated 400,000 returning from an overseas holiday in the past two years to find a bigger than expected bill. According to…

Amaysim Joins NBN Push

Computer Daily News May 8, 2017 No Comments

Mobile phone service operator Amaysim is looking to spread its wings into the NBN market, offering fixed and fixed-wireless services at all 121 points-of-interconnect (PoIs) across Australia. The company says…

Anger Spreads As ACCC Rules To Let Telstra Keep Bush Monopoly

Computer Daily News May 8, 2017 No Comments

Friday’s draft decision by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to bar wholesale mobile roaming among Australian telcos’ regional networks is seen as a huge win for Telstra and a…