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Two charismatic gentlemen: Minister Paul Fletcher and NBN CEO Stephen Rue Image: Chris Duckett/ZDNet NBN has reported a 40% decline in its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) for its half-year to the end of 2019. Total revenue increased by 39% to AU$1.8 billion, while operating expenses declined 5% to AU$1.04 billion. This […] More
Forrester has published a piece on RCS called: “More Myth Than Magic — For Now.” For those of you not following RCS, it’s basically the carrier’s upgrade to SMS, which is nearly 30 years old at this point. There have been a couple of recent announcements that I wanted to address. First, the US carriers […] More
As the number of exhibitors choosing not to attend Mobile World Congress (MWC) over coronavirus fears mount, the GSMA is stepping up measures to “reassure attendees and exhibitors”. Attendees and exhibitors from China’s Hubei province — the home of the first reported outbreak of novel coronavirus — will not be able to enter MWC Barcelona, as well […] More
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed to provide a group of satellite companies up to $14.7 billion in exchange for freeing up spectrum that could be used for 5G services. Announced on Thursday, FCC chairman Ajit Pai explained that the plan [PDF] would entail satellite companies giving up mid-band spectrum, known as the […] More
T-Mobile delivered better-than-expected fourth quarter and fiscal year financial results on Thursday as it continues to work through its $26.5 billion merger with Sprint. T-Mobile said Q4 earnings were $751 million, or 87 cents per share, on revenue of $11.9 billion, up 4% from a year ago. Wall Street was looking for fourth-quarter earnings […] More
Twilio reported better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings as the cloud communications company passed the $1 billion annual revenue mark. The company reported a fourth quarter net loss of 66 cents a share on revenue of $331.2 million, up 62% from a year ago. Non-GAAP earnings were 4 cents a share. Wall Street was looking for a […] More
It’s a scientific fact that communication is more effective when you can see the person you’re talking to. Seeing the other person’s facial expressions, for example, makes it easy to tell a serious request from an offhand remark or a joke. But you don’t have to endure hours of air travel for an effective face-to-face […] More
Image: NBN With the proposed Regional Broadband Scheme (RBS), also known as the broadband tax, set to pass a AU$7.10 monthly charge onto all fixed-line broadband customers to subsidise those connecting to NBN’s loss-making fixed wireless and satellite technologies, Australia’s largest telco has hit out at the definitions set to be used in the scheme. […] More
