Wireless + mobility

Government raises $721.2m from 5G spectrum sale

24 November, 2023 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Telstra has emerged as by far the biggest spender in an auction of mid-band 5G spectrum which will net $721.2m in revenue for the government.


IoT demands alternatives as 3G sunset looms

30 October, 2023 by Nick Lambrou, CEO, Thinxtra | Supplied by: Thinxtra

The impending 3G shutdown is a daunting prospect for organisations across ANZ that rely on millions of internet-connected devices.


Mobile tower access may be limiting regional expansion

30 October, 2023

The sale of mobile towers by network operators has changed the structure of the industry and made the tower access regulatory regime unfit for purpose.


PAX announces Virgin Australia deal

21 September, 2023

Payment terminal provider PAX Global Technology has supplied payment devices to Virgin Australia, for rollout on all flights.


3G shutdown threatens business operations

13 September, 2023

The impending shutdown of Australia's 3G network poses risk to business operations, according to ICT provider Fujitsu.


Optus and SpaceX collaboration to deliver 100% connectivity

13 July, 2023

Collaboration between Optus and SpaceX aims to to deliver mobile connectivity that covers 100% of Australia* using the Starlink satellite constellation.


Telstra launches first Ericsson cloud RAN 5G sites

12 July, 2023 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Telstra has implemented Ericsson cloud RAN technology on the first live sites on the company's commercial 5G network.


Poor connectivity impacting Australian business growth

09 June, 2023

Nearly nine in 10 (86%) Australian organisations have been negatively impacted by connectivity loss in the last year, according to a new study.


Broadband measurement shows online gaming stacks up

21 April, 2023

The ACCC's latest Measuring Broadband Australia report has found that consumer connections to online gaming servers over home broadband are up to speed.


Kalos departs AMTA as Head of MobileMuster

16 February, 2023

The AMTA has announced that its longstanding Head of MobileMuster, Spyro Kalos, is leaving the organisation.


BlackBerry stopping one cyber attack per minute

03 February, 2023 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

A new report from BlackBerry's Threat Research and Intelligence team highlights the proliferation of cyber attacks targeting every platform.


NBN Co running Smart Places trials across Australia

03 February, 2023 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

NBN Co is trialling using the NBN network to power smart city infrastructure such as traffic lights and digital billboards in NBN Smart Places trials nationwide.


NZ's Spark completes 5G standalone trial

31 January, 2023 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

New Zealand's Spark has successfully trialled 5G standalone technology using an Ericsson 5G core running on Red Hat OpenShift software.


Predicting mobile industry issues for 2023

23 January, 2023 by Andrew Bud, MEC Board Chair and Founder & CEO, iProov* | Supplied by: Mobile Ecosystem Forum

Mobile Ecosystem Forum Board Chair Andrew Bud and fellow board members share their predictions for the mobile industry in the year ahead.


New mobile payments solution for Officeworks

11 January, 2023

Officeworks has implemented a new mobile payment solution across its network of 167 physical retail stores.


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