Telstra has a pretty good new deal for all of you studious types.
Telstra has rolled out support for W-Fi calling to subscribers with Samsung's Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge smartphones, allowing them to make and receive calls over household wireless, rather than cellular. To enable Wi-Fi Calling, you'll need to download the newly released Android Nougat update for your S7 or S7 Edge.
LG's newly announced flagship smartphone, the LG G6, will be available for purchase locally from March 28.
Mobile data traffic is expected to grow tenfold between now and 2022 according to Head of Ericsson Australia and New Zealand Emilio Romeo, with video seen as key driver. In fact, Romeo says that 75% of mobile by 2022.
In news that will surprise no one, new research from Roy Morgan has found that Telstra is Australia's number one mobile provider, followed by Optus in second, and Vodafone in third. However, in a bit of a twist, Vodafone has managed to edge out Telstra and Optus in the race for first in Sydney.
Australians could get their first taste of unlimited mobile data within in the next 12 months according to Boost Mobile Founder and Director Peter Adderton.
Telstra has thrown down the gauntlet and entered the emerging world of home wireless broadband. Designed for renters or households without access to a fixed line connection, home wireless broadband delivers internet over 4G instead.
Telstra is now offering broadband customers a new kind of modem with an integrated 4G backup. Dubbed the Telstra Gateway Frontier, the modem router will automatically rollover to the Telstra 4G network in the event of maintenance, an outage, or simply when you're waiting for the NBN to installed.
All Telstra mobile customers will continue to get data-free access to live AFL and NRL matches through a suite of revamped apps available for both iPhone and Android. In addition, subscribers will now also get access to Netball matches, thanks to a new partnership with the code.
In the lead up to the launch of 5G networks in 2020, Telstra and Netgear, in partnership with Qualcomm and Ericsson, have unveiled the world's first gigabit 4G device, the Netgear Nighthawk M1.