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Fears Telstra May Dip Into Digital Health Records

Surprisingly for some, Telstra was recently awarded a $220 million contract from the government to construct and maintain an electronic cancer register. Prior to Telstra winning the contract, the process was far less efficient. Cervical cancer screening had been run by eight separate state and territory based cancer registries, for example. Screening for bowel Continue reading…

Kantar in Review: Who Rose, Who Fell (and how much)

The research group Kantar has released its annual report on the telecommunications industry in Australia. Some carriers gained and others lost portions of the mobile market share that they struggled to gain last year. The no contract segment of the mobile market continues to bound higher, and Telstra’s acquisition of more 1800 MHz bandwidth Continue reading…

Where is VoLTE in Australia headed in the next five years?

For Aussies keeping their eyes on industry updates for news on VoLTE, a lot has been going on recently. Telstra and Vodafone Australia are both offering subscribers access to VoLTE, over their respective 4G networks. Optus while lagging behind the pack is soon to announce the launch of their VoLTE service. This will be Continue reading…

Telstra welcomes MVNO’s to the world of 4G

For years, Telstra’s mobile network has been a vital lifeline for budget retailers looking to give customers a cheap mobile bundle without having to sacrifice network coverage or connection speeds. It’s been a deal that benefitted both sides of the deal and it will come as no surprise then that the telecom giant has Continue reading…

Meet Robohon: the world’s first robot smartphone

Meet Robohon: the world’s first robot smartphone Smartphones have come in many shapes and sizes but Japanese electronics company Sharp have come up with one of the most unique takes on the device yet – a smartphone built inside a robot. Robohon is as crazy as it sounds – a 20cm high robot which Continue reading…