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• Telstra to release shared data plans

  Telstra will soon offer data plans that can be shared across multiple mobile devices, it has announced.

• Aussie mobile data traffic to increase sixfold

  Australian mobile data traffic is set to experience a compound annual growth rate of 43 per cent between now and 2017 as more people get access to 4G networks, according to Cisco.

• ACCC to come down hard on telcos for 2013

  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has warned telecommunications companies that it will be making sure Australian consumers “get what they pay for” when they sign up to long-term phone or broadband contracts.

• Top 5 criteria to assure the successful rollout of a global telecom expense management initiative

  The use of telecommunications within large organizations has increased significantly as the business ecosystem of customers, partners and employees has become more complex and globally intertwined. This changing environment now requires investment in a plethora of technologies to successfully conduct business and manage relationships. In response, many organizations have started either to establish or consider a telecom expense management (TEM) initiative.

• Queensland parliamentary service seeks telecom review

  The Queensland parliamentary service wants to upgrade telephone infrastructure and move to IP-based unified communications, according to a tender published this month.

• Internet, NBN creating new opportunities for children and schools: Gillard

  When one talks about the Internet, the opportunities it provides us should never be forgotten.

• Over the Wire acquires second Brisbane data centre

  Brisbane-based telecommunications vendor Over the Wire has acquired a Tier III data centre in the city’s Fortitude Valley area to complement its existing Brisbane facility.

• Man charged with 29 offences related to Telstra cable damage

  A 25-year-old Sydney man has been charged with allegedly causing millions of dollars in damage to Telstra's telephone cables on the Northern Beaches, NSW during September and November 2012.

• In Pictures: Top 25 network and IT industry stories of 2012

  The Cloud, tablets, software-defined networking, IPv6 and 4G wireless reshape the enterprise IT landscape in 2012

• Telecom companies at risk of becoming mere utilities

  For telecommunications companies everywhere, the future has "catch-22" written all over it. Network operators face disintermediation of their customer relationships and commoditization of voice and data services, while at the same time they are called upon to invest significantly in deploying new network technologies to meet exploding bandwidth demands and QoS requirements. Simultaneously, network operators face changing market dynamics and a host of new competitors.

• Seven Group Limited Reaches Four-Month High on Wireless Sale

  On Monday, Seven Group Limited saw a four-month high after announcing plans to sell its wireless unit, vividwireless, for A$230 million ($248 million). The company's share price closed up 5.7 percent to A$8.56, a level last seen on Oct. 11.

• Huawei Australia hires new CFO

  Former Lenovo Australia and New Zealand chief financial officer, Luke Austin, has stepped in to fill the shoes of Brain Hoppe, the chief financial officer for Huawei Australia.
  

• Will 04 mobile numbers run out by 2017?

  Australian telecommunication service providers may have to create new mobile number ranges to replace the current 04 number which is in danger of running out, according to ACMA.

• Court finds TPG broadband ads misled consumers

  The Federal Court has found advertising for internet service provider TPG’s $29.99 Unlimited ADSL2+ campaign to be false and misleading.

• NZ approves Telecom's open access plan

  New Zealand's ICT ministry has approved the open network access undertakings from Telecom NZ (ASX:TEL) and the government's other broadband partners