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16 November 2012
News: Broadband can save users $8,400 a year, study says

U.S. residents can save nearly US$8,400 a year in entertainment, clothing, food and other expenses by subscribing to broadband, according to a study released Friday.
News: Internode offers $99 combo plans

Internode has launched three $99 combo plans that bundle four services including broadband, IPTV, mobile voice and a traditional telephone line.
News: AAPT to acquire Nextep from NEC

AAPT announced it has agreed to acquire the Nextep DSL business from NEC Australia. The deal is part of a long-term partnership between AAPT and NEC, AAPT said.
15 November 2012
News: Skype fixes email security flaw

A security hole in Microsoft's Skype video conferencing software has been fixed. It allowed anyone with a registered email address to easily reset the password.
14 November 2012
News: BBM Voice brings free calls over Wi-Fi

BBM Voice for BlackBerry allows users to make free phone calls using any Wi-Fi connection.
News: Google starts connecting homes in Kansas City to high-speed fiber service

Google said Tuesday it is starting to connect homes in Kansas City, Kansas, to its Google Fiber broadband service.
13 November 2012
News: Gillard announces teleworking initiative

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has set a goal of having 12 per cent of Australian Public Service (APS) workers regularly telework by 2020.
News: ACCC seeks comment on NBN Co's SAU

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released a consultation paper on NBN Co’s Special Access Undertaking (SAU).
12 November 2012
News: Ofcom finalises 4G LTE auction plans

Finalised plans for the UK's 4G LTE mobile spectrum auction have been announced by Ofcom.
08 November 2012
News: Microsoft to ditch Windows Live Messenger for Skype

Windows Live Messenger, formally MSN Messenger, will be shut down by Microsoft next year in favour of Skype.
News: NBN targets Australia's small businesses

Many small businesses may not understand the benefits of NBN, despite many plans on the way targeting 2 million such companies in Australia, according to Flying Solo founder, Robert Gerrish.
07 November 2012
News: AT&T to invest $14B for wireless and wired networks over three years

AT&T will invest $14 billion over the next three years for wireless and wired capital improvements, including an expansion of 4G LTE service to 300 million people by the end of 2014.
02 November 2012
News: Alcatel-Lucent dips into loss as sales decline and margins get thinner

Alcatel-Lucent reported a third-quarter loss and declining gross margins, as its cost-cutting program failed to keep up with declining sales of its network equipment and related services.
News: NBN means new opportunities, challenges for online TV: ABC

ABC TV is looking at extending its digital platform to streaming live television to internet users and mobile devices.
01 November 2012
News: TPG bundles CCTV with broadband

TPG has bundled cloud-based video surveillance with broadband in a new double play aimed at small and medium-sized businesses.
News: Ciena appoints A/NZ boss

Network specialist, Ciena Corporation, has promoted Wayne Moulton to lead its Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ) contingent as managing director in order to drive the company’s strategic vision in the region.
News: Conroy: Abbott calls the shots regarding Coalition and NBN

Minister for Broadband, Communications, and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, has changed tack slightly and is now advising punters to ignore Malcolm Turnbull and instead look to Tony Abbott to understand the Coalition’s plans for broadband.
News: NBN Co still working out how to connect apartments to the NBN

NBN Co has told a parliamentary hearing that it does not have a uniform strategy of connecting apartment buildings to the National Broadband Network (NBN).
31 October 2012
News: Apple offers up to $1 per device for Motorola Mobility patents

Apple has offered to pay Google's Motorola Mobility unit up to one dollar per device for a license to its patents covering cellular and Wi-Fi technologies.
30 October 2012
News: Sandy slams mobile, wired and cable networks as far west as Michigan

Post-Tropical Cyclone Sandy knocked out mobile, phone and cable service in many parts of the eastern U.S. on Monday, with about one in four cell sites affected in the hardest-hit band of the country between Virginia and Massachusetts, according to an FCC estimate.