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Visual Voicemail for iPhones

“Sorry, I can’t come to the phone right now…” When you can’t take a call, voicemail is your next best option. But while it’s a handy feature, it also has drawbacks for the average user. It’s not always a convenient time to retrieve your messages, they’re played only in the order they were received Continue reading…

People Aren’t Buying the iPhone X

Apple is a company known for its strategic product announcements. Having released iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus a couple of months ago, consumers were looking forward to the next big thing. iPhone X was the jewel meant to crown 2017 and skyrocket Apple’s sales well into next year. Despite the features that came Continue reading…

Telstra’s Clever Thinking About Data Charging: Slicing

Network slicing may be a new concept in the Australian telco market, but Telstra is determined to make it work both on its 4G network and the anticipated 5G (5th generation) network. The telco is taking a deep dive so as to get firsthand experience on the management of multiple network slices and the Continue reading…

Telstra Backhaul Upgrades

Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney are set to experience super speeds as Telstra completes phase 2 of their 3-year transmission network upgrade. The optical transport technology boost will see the 5 capital cities supported by 8.8Tbps. On top of this, the upgraded system is scalable to more than 100Tbps in response to future Continue reading…

Vodafone’s New Initiatives

Vodafone, the third largest telco in Australia after Telstra and Optus, launched two new technologies, Wi-Fi calling and Apple Watch Series 3 support, for their Aussie customers. This happened through a system upgrade which saw supported devices enabled for the two features. Wi-Fi Calling to Augment Mobile Network Coverage The Wi-Fi calling feature being Continue reading…