The Weather Channel on WiFi for Melbourne commuters

Users of a free WiFi service to be offered at Flinders Street station from March will be the first in Australia to get weather information via the US's Weather Channel.
 

Qld Government maps out NBN exploitation strategy

The Queensland Government has set out a four year plan designed to enable the state to maximise its opportunities from the rollout of the NBN
 

NEC and CA Technologies team to secure smartphones & tablets

NEC has teamed up with CA Technologies to develop a cloud-based security service based on CA technology that will be offered to telcos and content service providers to enable them to manage and secure their customers' smartphones and tablets.
 

ITU progresses cloud interoperability

The International Telecommunication Union's Telecoms sector (ITU-T) Study Group 13 (SG 13) has created a new working party on cloud computing.
 

Global economic woes hit Asia Pacific tech market

Asia Pacific buyers of IT services and products seem to be hesitating on new purchasing commitments as the region appears to have been negatively impacted by the current global economic conditions, according to a new report just published.
 

Conroy sets spectrum caps in digital dividend auction

Communications minister, senator Stephen Conroy has capped the amount of spectrum any single organisation will be able to acquire in the upcoming 700MHz and 2.5GHz auctions at 2x20MHz in the 700MHz and 2x40MHz in the 2.5 GHz band.
 

Cloudy outlook for the NBN - but that's good news

A New Zealand study into the potential applications and demand for high-speed broadband services has concluded that cloud computing services for consumers could be a major driver.
 

Telstra adds one million mobile services, but Sensis plummets

Telstra has revealed the addition of almost one million new mobile services in the six months to December 2011, but Sensis revenues plummeted 24 percent in 12 months.
 

Government launches digital copyright law review

The Federal Government has responded swiftly to the furore surrounding the copyright ruling on the Optus TV Now service: it has announced that the Australian Law Reform Commission will review the operation of copyright in the digital environment.
 

Cloud alliance sides with Optus on copyright

OzHub, the Macquarie Telecom-led cloud computing alliance, has come down firmly on the side of Optus over the copyright controversy surrounding Optus TV Now, warning that any moves to change the law "risk branding Australia a global luddite state."