Telstra has gone all out to secure the loyalty of its half a million cable customers on their standard cable speed tier, giving them — at no additional cost — a boost in maximum download speeds from 30Mbps to a maximum of 50Mbps.

Motorola Solutions has sealed one of its biggest deals globally with the signing of a $261 million contract to expand and upgrade the radio network for Victoria Police, Ambulance Victoria and the Metropolitan Fire Brigade.

With 5G driving price competition in Australia, a new report estimates the number of 5G connections will reach more than 10 million by the end of FY2022 while 3G will be shut down over the same period.

Intense market competition in the Asia Pacific region means that OTT platform providers, content creators and telecom operators must collaborate to boost revenues and profits of their respective businesses, according to a new report.

Hawaiki Transpacific Cable has reached its final landing in American Samoa, and with the cable "on schedule to be ready-for-service June 2018", we're told that Pacific nations will "soon enjoy powerful e-health and e-learning services".

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