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  • 4 days ago | 9news.com.au | Trevor Long

    Australians living in metro and built-up regional areas might take for granted their mobile coverage. But travel just a short distance from the city or town areas and things start to get patchy. Depending on whose numbers you believe, the reality is that only 25-30 per cent of Australia has mobile coverage. That changes today, with Telstra launching "Telstra Satellite Messaging", which allows a standard mobile phone to connect to the Telstra network via the SpaceX Starling satellite network.

  • 4 days ago | eftm.com | Trevor Long

    We’ve talked about this now for some time. First when Telstra looked at “5G Advanced” a few years ago at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, then when Optus did a deal with SpaceX only to have that deal expire before it even happened, and Telstra came in to take the credit. Well, it’s happened. The first phase of ubiquitous mobile coverage is live today for Telstra customers who can send an SMS from literally anywhere in Australia.

  • 5 days ago | eftm.com | Trevor Long

    Australia is driving toward an all-new look on the roads with more electric cars being sold every month and while those numbers may have slowed in recent months, it’s not stopping. But what are the ramifications of this transition?

  • 5 days ago | eftm.com | Trevor Long

    This week we’re joined by NRMA Insurance CEO Julie Batch to talk about the second part of their Electric Vehicle research report called “Changing Gears” We look into the changes happening at service and repair centres and the education required to equip them VIDEOAnd the myths and issues that are holding back EV adoption. We’d welcome your views, on 0477 657 657Trev is a Technology Commentator, Dad, Speaker and Rev Head. He produces and hosts two popular podcasts, EFTM and Two Blokes Talking Tech.

  • 1 week ago | eftm.com | Trevor Long

    You’ll see the headlines about Australia’s most trusted brands, and for the sixth quarter in a row Bunnings has topped that list while Aldi bucks the trend of Supermarkets to take the second spot in the most Trusted brand list. However, when it comes to lack of trust, or as Roy Morgan research call it “Distrust”, there’s some worrying signs for tech brands.

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