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Gov pressed to end reliance on IT contractors, fill APS "capability gap"
Telstra, Optus trade multi-gigabit speed tests on 5G
ICAC pings two former TAFE NSW execs over software deal
Cyber incident takeover powers reintroduced to parliament
Australia to make permanent company laws allowing virtual AGMs
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John McAfee found dead in prison
After Spanish court allowed extradition.
Jun 24 2021 6:24AM
NBN Co cuts average number of users per wireless cell to 19
Down from a peak of up to 60.
Jan 13 2021 4:31PM
NBN Co to deploy more fixed wireless cells to improve uplink speeds
Pushes some users above 10Mbps for the first time in a while.
Oct 8 2020 12:38PM
NBN fixed wireless users get ACCC advice on slow speeds
Put up with them, exit - or delay signing up in the first place.
May 23 2019 3:55PM
NBN Co has 'under 500' congested fixed wireless cells
Suspends exploration of higher speed services.
Apr 16 2018 12:01PM
NBN Co has hundreds of active sites in '5G spectrum'
Sizing the effort to move them.
Feb 23 2018 6:20AM
NBN Co fixes wireless when users go below 6Mbps peak
Updated: Looks for ways to cut lead times.
Feb 16 2018 6:00AM
Vodafone to upgrade cell sites with massive MIMO
Following field trials in Sydney.
Sep 29 2017 7:59AM
Telcos may be forced to equip towers with more power
Bushfire-prone zones up for extra outage protection.
Sep 4 2017 11:37AM
Telstra to back up base stations with fuel cells
New power source added to design standards.
Oct 31 2013 1:47PM
Small cells ring in a change for mobile operators
Amazon provides compute on demand.
Nov 16 2012 11:56AM
ACMA to crack down on illegal repeaters
And other devices that interfere with radio networks.
Sep 21 2012 12:01PM
Microsoft exposes code for Wi-Fi survey
Powering location services.
Jul 5 2011 1:28PM
Alcatel hauls cell site cabinet in by horse-and-cart
Snowed in.
Mar 2 2011 3:24PM
Encryption protecting most mobile phones cracked
Crack can be done with widely available open-source tools.
Jan 6 2010 12:08PM
Toshiba creates fuel cell for mobile devices
Might have to move to Japan to use it.
Oct 24 2009 12:30AM
Telstra builds a $200,000 mobile exchange
Have a look inside the trailer.
Jul 28 2009 5:00AM
MIT boffins promote solar-fuel cell combo
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have combined solar and fuel cell technologies to create what is being hailed as a clean energy breakthrough..
Aug 6 2008 7:34AM
MIT engineers claim fuel cell breakthrough
A group of engineers at MIT has developed a new type of membrane for one type of fuel cell which they claim could improve power output by more than 50 percent..
May 19 2008 7:45AM
Mobile phone: productivity super hero, IT security Achilles heel
Smaller than my hand. More intelligent than a mini-computer. Able to detonate bombs from remote locations. Look! It’s a camera. It’s an electronic organiser. It’s the “cell phone”!
May 14 2008 3:42PM
