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Scrutiny of News Corp’s operations and leadership continues
News Corp faced immense pressure after the discovery in 2011 of unethical news gathering and in 2012 we see the pressure and scrutiny of News Corps operations continue. The latest setback for the company is the standing down of James … Continue reading
MySpace back in the social media race
What a remarkable story – adding one million customers to MySpace during a 30 day period in early 2012, bringing its total to 25 million registered users. That is a truly remarkable job. Congratulations to the new owners of the … Continue reading
2G spectrum re-farming
From October 2011, Optus began undertaking one of the world’s largest UMTS 900 spectrum migration programs to provide major 3G coverage boost to capital cities. Under the spectrum migration program, over 50% of Optus’s available 2G spectrum at 900MHz is … Continue reading
Analysis of wireless broadband plan in 2nd stimulus package
While it was good to see that the Administration included telecoms in its new stimulus package – which was launched in September 2011 – the concerns that we expressed when the project was announced last year still persist. Wireless is … Continue reading
Vodafone NZ provides free WiFi for children in hospital
Vodafone NZ has partnered with the Starship Foundation that allows children to stay connected when in three levels of the Starship Foundation Hospital. The Starship Foundation Hospital in Auckland has seven levels that was built in 1991 exclusively for children … Continue reading
TelstraClear mobile phone recycling
TelstraClear partnered with the Starship Foundation enabling old mobile phones to be recycled with the return as essential services and equipment for the Starship kids. Services include the Starship national air ambulance service. The old phones that are collected by … Continue reading
The end of Telecom NZ as we know it
The latest results from Telecom New Zealand were largely academic – a steady-as-you-go report while the real interest of the company has already moved on to the future, based on the rollout of the FttH network and the structural separation … Continue reading
Telstra is in good shape
Despite all the doomsayers – in particular some sections of the financial analyst community – claiming that the transformation of Telstra would be bad for investors, the company is proving them wrong. It adopted an aggressive approach to winning back … Continue reading
Mobile broadband growth in Ecuador
Mobile operators in Ecuador have been promoting mobile broadband as an alternative to fixed broadband. Considering the country’s low teledensity and low fixed broadband penetration, Ecuador’s mobile broadband market is expected to grow significantly in the coming years. Mobile broadband … Continue reading
Monitoring the low-voltage grid
In 2011 the company deployed monitoring devices in 2300 street-level cabinets to gain a more granular visibility of its electricity distribution network. These new sensors will measure voltage and current between Ausgrid’s high voltage (11,000V) major zone substations and its … Continue reading
