News

• Huawei hit with NBN ban

  By Jeremy Kirk | 26 March, 2012 15:06

  Huawei called Australia's ban on the company from supplying equipment for its national broadband project due to security concerns a "setback".

• Telstra fibre networks to offer regulated and fair wholesale services

  By Spandas Lui | 23 January, 2012 15:43

  The telco will have to offer open access wholesale services on its South Brisbane fibre network and some of its Greenfield fibre rollouts subject to ACCC scrutiny.

• Optus Networks MD: 700MHz can turn 4G LTE from racehorse to workhorse

  By Spandas Lui | 11 October, 2011 10:57

  The 700MHz spectrum band will be important for making 4G LTE a workhorse rather than a racehorse, according to Optus Networks managing director, Günther Ottendorfer.

• Qualcomm: LTE not a replacement for 3G

  By Spandas Lui | 27 May, 2011 13:30

  There has been a lot of momentum around 4G LTE networks for high-speed mobile broadband data transfer but that doesn’t mean it will be a supplant existing 3G networks, according to Qualcomm South-East Asia and Pacific president, John Stefanac.

• RadComms told: regulatory framework needed for spectrum sharing

  By Spandas Lui | 26 May, 2011 13:01

  Spectrum sharing can allow a number of new players into the spectrum licencing market but ACMA needs to consider building a solid regulatory framework to accommodate this, according to Professor Martin Weiss from Pittsburgh University.

• ACMA: Australians moving away from fixed-line phones

  By David Ramli | 18 November, 2010 12:29

  The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released research showing a rapid rise in the number of people without fixed-line phones at home.

• ACMA: Australians getting online in record numbers

  By David Ramli | 11 November, 2010 12:54

  The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is reporting record levels of Internet users getting online with social media like Facebook becoming a driving force.

• Optus targeted by ACCC for latest broadband ads

  By David Ramli | 08 September, 2010 12:06

  Telco giant, Optus, is under fire from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for its latest series of advertisements targeting high-speed broadband customers.

• Smartphones good for business

  By AAP | 27 August, 2010 15:04

  The smartphone fad will boost the digital economy, but Australians' love of technology will drive up energy use, a report has found.

• IDC, ACMA: Wireless broadband won't hurt NBN

  By David Ramli | 13 January, 2010 12:58

  The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) and IDC have rejected any notion of accelerated wireless broadband adoption hurting the National Broadband Network.

• Users shun fixed line, flock to 3G

  By Darren Pauli | 13 January, 2010 10:38

  Adoption and use of 3G networks and wireless broadband exploded last year as consumers flocked to grab the latest Internet-ready mobile, according to new research.

• Wireless broadband subscribers up 162 per cent

  By David Ramli | 13 January, 2010 09:35

  Australians have jumped aboard the wireless broadband bandwagon with domestic use rising by 162 per cent in 2008-2009, new Australian Communications and Media Authority figures show.

• ACMA targets real estate spammers

  By ARN Staff | 08 January, 2010 16:38

  The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is targeting the real estate industry for excessive spamming after finding widespread non-compliance in the sector.

• Online retailer receives formal warning for spamming

  By ARN Staff | 01 December, 2009 11:48

  The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has slapped a formal warning on online retailer, Topbuy, for breaching the Spam Act.

• Sony refuses to rule out Australian PlayStation adult content

  By David Ramli | 16 September, 2009 13:49

  Sony Australia may allow downloadable adult content on its popular PlayStation 3 console locally as it prepares to launch a local video download service.