Truphone, a UK-based mobile network that lets its users make free or low-cost calls to other mobile devices, has today announced a surprise, large funding injection of £75 million ($118 million) from a group of investors led by Roman Abramovich, the wealthy Russian owner of Chelsea Football Club, among other things.
Australia's mainland capital cities and regional centres will be getting Optus 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) mobile services from mid-2012, with Optus announcing that rollout will commence from next month. Telstra switched on its LTE network in May this year and has promised the service will be available before the end of 2011.
BigAir (ASX BGL) has signed a strategic master supply agreement (MSA) with NTT Australia, the local subsidiary NTT Communications, the international and long distance service arm of Japanese telco giant NTT that enables BigAir to supply fixed wireless services as an integral part of a NTT Australia's communications offering to corporate customers.
Optus has launched what it says is Australia's first mobile operator application developer portal, Optus Partner Connect, designed to give developers the opportunity to showcase and sell their applications direct to the Optus mobile customer base.
UK-based mobile virtual network operator, Lycamobile, has launched services in Australia, with a focus on low cost international calls from prepaid SIMs. It is reported to be reselling services on Telstra's network.
Optus has introduced new mobile and fixed telephony plans for SME with more than 20 employees, offering unlimited standard national calls from fixed, and in some cases mobile, phones to Australian fixed line and cellular mobile numbers.
Two years after an Australian House of Representatives enquiry called on the Government to start bilateral discussions with a view to regulating mobile roaming charges, the Australian and New Zealand governments have launched a formal investigation into trans-Tasman mobile roaming services.
Australia-based telecoms service provider, Telcoinabox, has become the become their first mobile virtual network aggregator on Telecom NZ's XT network, 12 months after entering the New Zealand market.
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