Telstra

The Australian claims that Telstra has been condemned as the nation's 'biggest unemployer' after stunning workers with plans to cut more than 800 jobs across three capital cities.

Australia's largest mobile operator Telstra claimed today that its 'Enhanced HSPA' (eHSPA) network is on track for a world-first deployment by the end of the year, with peak downlink speeds of up to 21 Mb/s (from 14.4 Mb/s today).

Vodafone has raised the stakes in Australia's mobile retail sector by revealing a plan to build-out a dealer network into specific regional markets.

Vodafone Australia has delayed plans to cover 95 percent of the population with HSPA technology by the end of this year, citing network supplier Ericsson as responsible for the extension in timescale.

Sierra Wireless says that it is gearing up to start production of HSPA+ compatible modems, which will support download speeds of up to 21Mb/s, notes Cellular News

Unstrung reports that T-Mobile is pushing industry development of LTE technology and would prefer to make a speedy move to the future next-generation communications standard than invest in HSPA Evolution (also known as HSPA Evolved and HSPA+) kit.

Australia's largest mobile operator Telstra today unveiled what it claims is "the fastest mobile broadband modem on the planet" as the company provided further details on the imminent launch of its 'enhanced HSPA' (eHSPA) network.