Stories by Adam Bender

ACS teams with deans to make ICT education sexy

Nudging Australian students toward ICT careers is a major goal of a new partnership between the Australian Computer Society (ACS) and the Australian Council of Deans of Information and Communications Technology (ACDICT).

More layoffs at Telstra

Telstra confirmed redundancies in its display advertising team, the Telstra Advertising Network (TAN). The job cuts are a result of a Telstra agreement with Multi Channel Network (MCN), a Telstra spokesperson said.

Optus assists Westpac on NFC payment pilot

Optus and Westpac have teamed up for a contactless payment pilot project using Android phones with near-field communications capability. French company Oberthur Technologies has provided its trusted service manager platform for the project.

Why Vodafone may pass on Digital Dividend auction

Vodafone Hutchison Australia may not need 700MHz spectrum from next year’s Digital Dividend auction, according to spectrum experts. The number three telco, which is still deciding whether to bid, might already have enough spectrum to support its 4G expansion plans, the experts said.

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