ZDNet Australia is reporting today that internal memos leaked to the editors show that Telstra will be including excess data usage charges on its new, high-speed LTE service. ZDNet reported earlier this month that rate plans for the new service will cost between $29 and $89 per month, but those prices do not include the [...]
CommsXpress: Telstra To Add Excess Wireless Data Fees
Posted by grahame on September 14th, 2011
Posted in CommsDay Australasia 
Tags: Australia, Long Term Evolution, LTE, Telstra, wireless 
No Comments »CommsXpress: Telstra 2100Mhz Coverage Update
Posted by grahame on September 13th, 2011
Telstra wireless customers using phones tied to the 2100Mhz band are being encouraged to start looking into upgrading, as the company continues moving most of it’s high-speed wireless traffic to the 850Mhz band. The company announced this week that it’s high-speed metro joint project with 3 Wireless (now a division of Vodafone) will end in [...]
Posted in CommsDay Australasia Tags: 3 Wireless, Australia, Telstra, Vodafone, wireless No Comments »CommsXpress: Vodafone Dumps 3 Mobile Brand
Posted by grahame on August 31st, 2011
Only two years into their merger, Vodafone announced today that they would be eliminating all new wireless sales using the 3 Mobile brand. Although the brand will be finished going forward, existing customers will retain their current 3 contracts and agreements. The company said that upon contract expiration it will begin encouraging existing 3 customers [...]
Posted in CommsDay Australasia Tags: 3 Wireless, Australia, Hutchison, Vodafone, wireless No Comments »CommsXpress: NBN Co Braces For Tower Construction Backlash
Posted by grahame on August 4th, 2011
The NBN Co is planning on spending several months to “educate” the public regarding the benefits of their new wireless service in hopes of heading off protests from local residents in areas where their TD-LTE broadband network will be deployed next year itnews reports. Besides the aesthetics issue, NBN Co hopes to downplay any fears [...]
CommsXpress: Vividwireless Ramping Up For National Rollout
Posted by grahame on August 3rd, 2011
Vividwireless plans on adding 1,000 new base stations to its existing TD-LTE mobile broadband network ahead of a nationwide rollout in Australia. The company is reportedly in discussions with potential partners to help complete the first phase of its deployment, which will include coverage in all Australian east coast capital cities. The second phase will [...]
Posted in CommsDay Australasia Tags: Australia, mobile broadband, TD-LTE, Vividwireless, wireless No Comments »CommsXpress: New NBN Wireless Sites Announced By Conroy
Posted by grahame on August 3rd, 2011
The first communities to receive the NBN’s fixed broadband wireless service will be Geraldton in Western Australia, Toowoomba in Queensland, Tamworth in New South Wales, Ballarat in Victoria and Darwin in the Northern Territory, according to Communications Minister Stephen Conroy. The wireless rollout is set to begin in mid 2012 and should be complete by [...]
CommsXpress: NBN Co Wins Big In 2300MHz Wireless Spectrum Auction
Posted by grahame on July 13th, 2011
The NBN Co and Telstra seem to be the big winners in Australia’s wireless spectrum auction of the 2300MHz band this week. According to NBN Co, the company has agreed to pay $1.3 million to lease spectrum in the areas of Western Australia, the Northern Territory, South Australia, outback Queensland and far west NSW. It [...]
Posted in CommsDay Australasia Tags: Australia, NBN Co, spectrum auction, Telstra, wireless No Comments »CommsXpress: Telstra Raises Pre-Paid ILD Rates
Posted by grahame on June 30th, 2011
Despite calls by both the Australian and New Zealand governments to investigate the high rates charged by carriers for wireless calls between the two countries, Telstra began notifying its pre-paid users today of rate hikes that will push the cost of international long distance calls even higher. Most notably, the company increased its pre-paid calling [...]
CommsXpress: Vodafone Ends “Free Ride” On Data Services
Posted by grahame on June 28th, 2011
Vodafone has alerted customers that as of July 8, 2011 it will begin metering usage of wireless services that previously could be accessed in unlimited amounts. Subscribers using VoIP, P2P and the secure http protocol will now be charged for access at standard data rates. This will apply to wireless handsets as well as tethered [...]
