spectrum
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Government Just Sold $543 Million Of Mobile Spectrum
The results of the Federal Government’s recent auction of a large chunk of the 1800MHz band of the Australian radiofrequency spectrum have been announced: Telstra and Optus each spent nearly $200 million on securing more bandwidth, while TPG and Vodafone also splashed out with multi-million dollar investments. The 2015 auction should see Australia’s 4G networks…
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LG G2 Australian Hands-On: A One-Button Wonderphone
When LG debuted its last Optimus G “superphone”, we were skeptical. In the end, LG managed to get in its own way with software, and the great hardware it had was ruined. Now it’s back to debut the G2, and from our first-look, it’s a wonderphone.
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FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski Resigns
Julius Genachowski, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission in the US, has resigned his post at the top of the agency. He’ll formally leave within a few weeks. That leaves two of the top five spots open at the agency that regulates telecoms, carriers and cable operators in the US.
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ACMA Preparing To Auction Off 700MHz And 2.5GHz Wireless Spectrum
Those fancy wireless signals that give you sweet, sweet Facebook access on your mobile dont grow on trees, you know. They travel along wireless frequencies that are collected by the government and sold off to the highest bidder. And the next big wireless spectrum auction is getting ready to happen next year.