The bad press surrounding Optus' 3G mobile network problems has caused the federal broadband department to investigate whether or not its network and that of Vodafone qualify as real broadband in terms of government subsidies.
Vodafone is rolling out a remote access video surveillance system for its premises around the country after it handed a contract to integrator Diebold and vendor Zylotech.
Vodafone has rolled out HSDPA -- a higher speed version of 3G -- to a slew of new metropolitan areas in Australia, but rural users will have to wait for the same privilege.
The Australian operations of networking equipment vendors Alcatel and Lucent have declined to comment for now on the local implications of the companies' US$33 billion merger.
Chinese PC vendor Lenovo will lock its new laptops with embedded wireless broadband connectivity so they can only be used on Vodafone's third-generation (3G) mobile network.
Most mobile services which are peddled as the "next big thing" have been around for donkey's years, while operators and handset manufacturers try to find a reason to convince consumers to actually pay for them. GPS looks to be going down the same road.
If you're one of those people who likes to complain whenever their Wi-Fi connection even temporarily flickers, then being forced to use older connectivity technologies is a useful reminder of how much we have to be intermittently grateful for.
With the benefits of mobile data access well and truly taken for granted, the spectre of several false starts is finally far behind the market for smaller smartphone and PDA styled mobile devices.
Hosted customer relationship management (CRM) is showing signs of gaining critical mass with two emerging players gaining traction with both enterprise and small- to medium-sized organisations in Australia.
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Vodafone's enhanced notebook PC Card delivers what the mobile telco calls 'business class 3G broadband' -- but until more of the 3G network is upgraded with HSDPA, most users will remain stuck in economy seats.
Aggressive pricing, a slice of speed-boosting tech and a tempting 'unlimited' downloads plan puts Vodafone in pole position in the race for 3G datacard customers.
iBurst is a superb wireless broadband solution that's highly useful for the mobile business user, but users who don't require portability will likely find its price to be a deal breaker.
Vodafone Mobile Connect is a GPRS data service allowing your notebook to wirelessly connect to the Internet and send/receive text messages.
The Optus USB modem works as advertised, but fluctuations in service and a few software bugs have hampered our experience during testing.
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