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Vodafone is holding a surprise launch of the Samsung Galaxy S III today, commencing at 11am AEST for online, and in-store from midday.

Australia’s broadband speeds may currently be below the global average but the tide will turn come 2016, according to Cisco.

VoIP and broadband telco, MyNetFone (ASX: MNF), has gained certification to sell broadband services on the National Broadband Network (NBN) while its subsidiary, Symbio Networks, has become an authorised NBN wholesale aggregator.

Plenty of changes at Internode as it integrates with iiNet after being acquired for $105 million.

Regional telco, Southern Phone, has signed up as a Telstra wholesale 3G mobile customer and has picked Utilibill to help manage the new services.

When Optus TV Now was launched in July 2011, the telco probably didn’t expect to withdraw the service less than a year later. It probably didn’t predict the court case over Optus TV Now would have broader ramifications for the Cloud computing industry.

The consumer watchdog proposes to authorise the deal for Optus to migrate its HFC network customers onto the NBN after weighing up the pros and cons.

Foxtel has completed its $2 billion takeover of regional counterpart Austar and says pricing and billing procedures will not change for customers of either service.

More remote schools, health clinics and local government facilities will be able to access the National Broadband Network (NBN) through an established interim satellite service, the government says.

NBN Co boss, Mike Quigley, says momentum on the National Broadband Network is building despite the delays and setbacks in delivering on the government's $36 billion project.