Australia’s second largest telco Optus has begun preparing the way for its eventual introduction of 5G mobile services with the switching on of 4.5G network services across the suburb of Macquarie Park in Sydney’s hi-tech district north-west of the city.

Internet Australia has questioned the Federal Minister for Regional Communications, Fiona Nash’s assertion that it is not the fault of NBN Co that customers of the NBN are confused about the speed their broadband plans are meant to provide.

New Zealand’s High Court has brought a temporary halt to the proposed merger of Vodafone New Zealand and satellite pay TV operator Sky TV, ordering a short-term stay to the deal in the event the New Zealand Commerce Commission gives its clearance to the merger this morning (which by the way in breaking news was not cleared).

Meanwhile Vodafone is expanding its Tasmanian network with six new towers in and around Launceston and the upgrade of a number of existing sites, aimed at providing improved 4G services to its customers in the city.

Apple suppliers have let slip that the iPhone tenth anniversary model will have three different models, one with a premium AMOLED screen and facial recognition.

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