Telstra ad battle: Optus told to hold off on 'best mobile network' claims

Australia's second largest telecommunications company, Optus, will have to take a second-row seat behind Telstra for a while in the claims race for being the best mobile network in the country, with a judge yesterday telling the telco it would have to hold off on ads pushing this claim. [iTWire]
 

Australians lost $340 million to scammers in 2017

Australians lost more money to scammers in 2017 than in any other year since the ACCC began reporting on scam activity. [ACCC]

Comms Alliance suggests 'improvements' to NBN migration rules

The telecommunications industry lobby group, Communications Alliance, has put forward what it says are improvements that would make new draft NBN migration rules more oriented to consumers and easier to put in place. [iTWire]
 

NBN prepares for 2019 launch of business satellite services

The government-owned company is getting ready for service trials in late 2018, following the conclusion of further consultation on its wholesale product and pricing. [Computerworld]

Vodafone launches Massive MIMO in western Sydney

Vodafone has launched support for Massive MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) over 1800MHz FDD spectrum at a cell site in Parramatta. [Computer World]

Dissecting ZTE: What it is and what it wants to be

Mobile phones are far from being the main game for this Chinese networking giant going through a near-death experience. [ZDNet]

Own an Android Phone? You Might Not Get That Loan

Algorithms could determine our creditworthiness based on data we didn’t know was available or relevant. [bloomberg.com]

The party's over: Telstra slide continues as analysts warn on dividend

Australia's biggest telco alerted investors on Monday that competition for mobile and internet customers would leave it struggling to meet its full-year earnings guidance, sending its shares down 5 per cent to $3.04. The decline continued on Tuesday, with the share price falling 5.59 per cent to $2.87, its lowest level since 2011. [SMH]

Aussies spend big bucks on mobile

Australians pay on average $44 per month each for their mobile phone plans, representing a whopping total for all mobile users of $770 million a month – or $9 billion a year - to stay connected. [iTWire]

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