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BigPond makes shaped wireless broadband the new standard?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Although iPrimus and Virgin offer shaped broadband on their mobile broadband plans, with Telstra only now offering the same feature on its 5GB and 10GB plans, how soon will it be before shaped wireless plans are the norm for all users?


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Nokia Siemens claims more than half of world’s 260m WCDMA/HSPA users
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Just as Ericsson has today boasted of its work in getting 3.5G WCDMA/HSPA modules into users hands through phones, computers and in future Intel MIDs, Nokia Siemens wants to remind the world that it too is a major player with some big and even record achievements under its belt, too.


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2008 the “year of the smartphone” says Telsyte
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Research firm Telsyte has put out a report on smartphones in the Australian market, showing nearly 3 in 10 phones sold will be smartphones, with 50 new models introduced this year alone.


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Ericsson works with Intel to bring HSPA to Mobile Internet Devices
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Although today’s handheld computer phones such as iPhones, Nokia smartphones, Windows Mobile smartphones and others are already “mobile Internet devices”, Intel is hard at work on the “next generation” of MIDs and has done a deal with Ericsson to ensure an HSPA/WCMA/EDGE/GSM module is part of the mix.


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Telstra seriously ups ante with no excess wireless broadband charges
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Telstra has tweaked its BigPond Wireless Broadband pricing with some surprising changes including shaping and no excess charges on its 5GB and 10GB plans, seriously putting on the pressure against Vodafone, Optus and Three Mobile – all as predicted.


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Vodafone “extends” 3G mobile broadband schedule
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Vodafone’s 3G mobile broadband network is being built by Ericsson, which has advised it needs more time for completion, although Vodafone says “a vast majority” is already up and running.


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Blackberry’s Storm set to rain on iPhone’s parade
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

“Exclusively” coming to Verizon in the US, and Vodafone in Europe, India, Australia and New Zealand, BlackBerry’s very iPhone-esque Storm promises the Blackberry’s unparalleled email experience, “world first” “click” feedback on a touch screen, cut and paste, multi-touch amongst other iPhone-beating and matching features designed to make the iPhone’s outlook cloudy. Should Apple get out its umbrella?


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Price drop: Vodafone’s mobile broadband gets cheaper
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

A day after Optus raised prices on pre-paid mobile broadband, Vodafone cuts its prices instead, showing competition is alive and well in the 3.5G wireless broadband market.


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It’s official: Optus goes mad, hikes wireless broadband pre-paid prices
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Optus has officially gone mad with its announcement that pre-paid wireless broadband pricing is actually going up in price – unless it’s an oddly clever way for Optus to reduce the heavy load on its overburdened 3.5G network. QueTF?!


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Telstra never hosed up 21Mbps actual speeds, promotes eHSPA anyway
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Telstra has finally announced that its network will be capable of reaching “peak” speeds of 21Mbps, but just as there are no 14.4Mbps devices on the current 14.4Mbps “peak” capable network, we won’t see any 21Mbps-class devices anytime soon, either.


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Nokia’s 5800 XpressMusic, formerly known as Tube. iPhone killer?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Nokia’s iPhone-esque touch screen phone has launched at last, and as promised it’s a “mid-range” phone in the XpressMusic range, dubbed the 5800, and due to sell for 279 Euros or UD $395. What’s inside, and will it kill the iPhone?


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Virgin’s new pre-paid broadband makes Optus’ look lame
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

It’s funny – Optus owns Virgin, but “lets” Virgin totally outclass it with a pre-paid broadband plan that quite frankly isn’t stupid. What is it, good cop and bad cop? Whatever it is... Virgin’s pre-paid broadband is the best one yet.


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Telstra’s new USB modem ready for Next G speed boost
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Given Telstra has promised the Next G network will operate at speeds of “up to” 21Mbps by year’s end, new Next G wireless modems capable of faster speeds were due, and the first “small, sleek, super-fast USB modem” has just arrived.


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Scoop: Palm’s 3G Treo Pro goes blue, gets ticked off by Telstra
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Mid September is the date that Palm’s Treo Pro will finally hit the Australian market, with Telstra announcing today that it’s the first Next G smartphone/PDA to get the “Blue Tick” for better coverage in rural and regional areas.


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Optus: Telstra “threatened” by our rapid network expansion
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

After Telstra’s indignant response to Optus’ claims that it’s now able to go “head to head” with Telstra’s Next G network, Optus has hit back saying that it’s simply getting on with the job and that Telstra is “threatened”.


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Should you fly the capped mobile broadband skies with iPrimus?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Yet another massive mobile broadband offering has landed in Australia, this time from iPrimus, promising not only a 6GB and a (consumer-level) unmatched 12GB plan, but also the promise of a speed-limited service after the download limit is reached, banishing those super-expensive excess download charges. What’s the catch?


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Telstra challenges “ludicrous” Optus to get “independent audit”
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Incensed at Optus’ claims of being able to go “head to head” with Telstra, the big T has hit back at Optus, saying it has made “ludicrous” claims and should put its network where its mouth is.


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OMG – Telstra raises BigPond and Business wireless broadband download caps!
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

After much price competition from 3 Mobile, Optus and Vodafone, Telstra has finally moved to increase the value of its Next G wireless broadband plans for consumers and business. They’re still a lot more expensive than competitors, but the introduction of a 10GB plan will make some users very happy indeed.


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