Mobile broadband losses counteract Optus handset growth in Q2 2014
Optus has suffered heavy losses in mobile broadband subscriptions, despite a return to revenue growth in the quarter year ending 31 October.
Stories by Adam Bender
Telstra, Microsoft circle Internet of Things
Conditions are right for take-off for the Internet of Things, according to Telstra and Microsoft officials.
Swann transforms business from security to connected home
Swann Communications will next year launch a subscription surveillance service that will see the home CCTV vendor move beyond security and into the Internet of Things.
Government reveals 11 proposals for spectrum review
The government has formally proposed a single licensing framework for spectrum in a directions paper released today.
Australian startup snapshot: Cloud Awakening
Cloud Awakening is a Sydney software developer that has just launched its first product, Asset.Guru, which is a platform for tracking and managing physical assets in small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs).
Australian MVNOs: 3G or 4G?
Mobile users looking for lower prices for higher data caps often turn to mobile virtual network operators like Vaya, Lebara and Amaysim. However, many MVNOs do not yet offer the 4G services sold by the big three telcos.
Department of Infrastructure voices caution on spectrum reform
The government should not apply market-based pricing to spectrum needed for public safety and national security as part of its spectrum reform, according to the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development.
Accountants to increase cloud investment: study
Australian accountants have increased use of cloud applications and expect to spend more on the cloud in the future, according to a report by CCH.
NBN Co, TPG still waiting to begin court arguments
The court battle between NBN Co and TPG has been postponed another three weeks.
Uber rejects safety concerns in letter to Transport Ministers
Uber has written to the Transport Ministers of Australia talking up the economic and community benefits of its taxi-hailing app amid state government attempts to regulate its car-sharing service UberX.
ACCC should give up telecom regulatory powers, says former head
A former chairperson of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has supported spinning off the agency’s telecom regulatory role to a specialist entity.
Shoes of Prey flies to US retailer Nordstrom
The Sydney-based Shoes of Prey will land in US stores for the first time through a partnership with Nordstrom, the Australian startup has announced.
Govt 'competitiveness agenda' excludes mature startups: Nitro CEO
Australian inaction on startup issues “has potential to turn into a national tragedy,” according to the chief executive of Nitro.
Coalition reveals replacement for Commercialisation Australia
The federal government’s replacement for Commercialisation Australia has adopted recommendations from tech startup advocates, according to StartupAus.
Mayo Group goes mobile to speed industrial sales turnaround
Mayo Group has embraced mobility and business intelligence to drive sales of its industrial products to utility and mining customers, according to the company’s CFO.