UPDATED: 4G in Australia: The state of the nation
The top three Australian carriers are spending billions upgrading their networks to high-speed 4G LTE services. Customers are just starting to see the new plans and rollout is expected to intensify...
View ArticleVodafone to sell extra data to heavy smartphone users
Vodafone announced new data add-ons for mobile phone plans aimed at customers planning to exceed their monthly data limit.
View ArticleVodafone class action to move forward next month
The company funding a class action lawsuit against Vodafone Hutchison Australia has said it will issue the court case by the end of August.
View ArticleTelstra baulks at Vodafone 4G boasts
Telstra has threatened a lawsuit against Vodafone Hutchison Australia for claims about the relative speeds of their 4G networks.
View ArticleMore customers flee Vodafone amid 'turnaround'
Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) CEO Bill Morrow said he expects customer losses to continue this year after 551,000 customers deserted the number three telco in the first half of this year.
View ArticleHutchison Telecom not sure why shares spiked
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has asked Hutchison Telecom why the price of its shares has increased by 25 per cent in a single week.
View ArticleTelco networks mostly unscathed by NSW bushfires
Telcos are not reporting major network problems despite severe bushfires continuing to burn in New South Wales.
View ArticleVodafone unlikely to buy out Hutchison's VHA stake: Morrow
A possible sale by Telecom NZ of its stake in Hutchison Telecom Australia (HTA) could be responsible for recent jumps in HTA’s share price, according to Vodafone Hutchison Australia CEO Bill Morrow.
View ArticleNBN Co could provide backhaul to mobile operators: Fletcher
The Coalition government will consider opening the NBN network to mobile telcos for cheaper backhaul, said MP Paul Fletcher, the parliamentary secretary to the minister for communications.
View ArticleCustomer exodus slows at Vodafone Australia
Vodafone Hutchison Australia continued to lose customers in the last quarter of 2013, but lost fewer of them compared to previous quarters.
View ArticleTelstra, Optus report minor outages from Vic fires
Telstra and Optus experienced some outages due to ongoing bushfires in Victoria, but Australia’s three big telcos say their networks are mostly standing up to the flames.
View ArticleHutchison, analysts differ on state of Vodafone turnaround
Telecom analysts are not ready to declare a turnaround at Vodafone Hutchison Australia despite the telco’s claims that things are on the up.
View ArticleCyclone cuts through telecom networks in Queensland
Australia’s telcos are busy restoring services following Tropical Cyclone Ita’s landing in Queensland over the weekend.
View ArticleUpdated: Vodafone eyes Wi-Fi calling for iPhones on iOS 8
Vodafone Hutchison Australia could allow calling over Wi-Fi networks on iPhones as supported in iOS 8, the next Apple mobile operating system release.
View ArticleAnalyst, Vodafone cast doubt on likelihood of telco's sale
The likelihood of a sell-off of Australia's number three telco, Vodafone Australia, has been greatly exaggerated, according to both the telco itself and a local telecom analyst.
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