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The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has slapped telecommunications company Optus with a $1,501,500 fine after it found that Optus failed to upload the required customer information of about 200,000 mobile customers to the Integrated Public Number Database (IPND) between January 2021 and September 2023.

Telecommunications company Optus announced it has tested wideband multi-operator Ericsson Radio Dot System to provide 5G connectivity indoors for Australian enterprises.

Connectivity solutions provider for drones Elsight is claiming that its Halo communications system may be a vital link in the predicted expansion of Australia’s done industry to 60 million flights a year by 2043 by providing connection to traffic management systems to ensure safety and scalability in the industry.

Telstra has trialed Nokia’s IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) software in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Nokia, describing the trial as “world-first.”

Telecommunications company Optus will conduct a series of workshops called FutureFit to help small businesses plan digital initiatives, identify and respond to risks, and implement strategies.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has flagged five telcos for sending bulk SMS that breached multi anti-scam and public safety rules, totalling to 50 million messages.

Telecommunications company Optus has voiced its support for customers who are financially struggling by providing them with a specialist care team that will assist them during challenging life situations.

Telecommunications company Telstra announced it has successfully conducted a simulation to test its temporary disaster roaming solution.

GUEST OPINION: After the multiple high-profile cyberattacks of late 2022, Australian companies and their customers would be forgiven for thinking they would get through 2023 relatively unscathed. But we were proved very wrong in the lead-up to Summer with three stark reminders that our critical IT and network infrastructure remains vulnerable to both outages and hackers.

Telecommunications company Optus has introduced Optus ScamWise, a new feature that helps recognise trending scams and prevents future circulation.

Telecommunications company Optus has disclosed it has logged at least 2697 calls to Triple Zero during its major network outage failed to connect, 10 times more when it only previously reported that only 228 customers had failed to get through to the emergency line.

ASX-listed drone connectivity solutions provider Elsight has unveiled a worldwide version of its Halo drone communications system, which, it claims, will allow operators to fly anywhere in the world without the need for equipment changes to accommodate different cellular systems.

Telecommunications company Medion Australia has paid nearly $260,000 for failing to comply with customer identification rules, resulting in a number of people falling victim to SIM-swap scams.

Australians downloaded over 12 million terabytes of data over retail broadband internet and mobile services in the December 2022 quarter, according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s Trends and development in telecommunications report.

Vodafone Australia, one of the country's biggest telco operators, has switched off its 3G network last Friday, 15 December.

Australian telecommunications provider Optus claimed it is the first carrier in the country to hit speeds of 800Gbps across its optical long-haul network between Sydney and Melbourne.

Australian technology solutions provider Elsight’s connection confidence Halo technology powered Sphere Drones’ Curo HubX (HubX) drone platform to keep drones in the air during the 8 November Optus outage.

A government submission that sought to explain the impact of the Optus outage has revealed two out of three federal communications department staff with Optus mobiles could not dial the Triple Zero on the morning of the Optus outage.

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The Australian Communications and Media Authority announced four companies won spectrum in its 3.4/3.7GHz bands spectrum allocation process.