AMTA Snapshot Edition 144

MobileMuster guards security of information on phones for recycling Deleting your details from a discarded mobile phone can be surprisingly tricky, leaving consumers exposed to the risk of personal fraud, Choice magazine says.Industry experts have warned that smartphones and multifunction devices that store information on the device can pose a security risk.

Mobile Carriers Forum urges clarity on development rules in NSW The Mobile Carriers Forum today called on the NSW Government to continue to review development assessment procedures so industry can plan its ongoing investments in advanced mobile technologies that will be fundamental to the growth of Australia?s digital economy.

MobileMuster contributes mobile phone chargers to Victorian Bushfire Appeal Milton MobileMuster and his friends at Telstra are helping the victims of the devastating Victorian Bushfires by rounding up mobile phone chargers for those that have lost theirs in the fires. MobileMuster has sent in five boxes already, which have been distributed by Telstra Country Wide to the Emergency Relief Centres in the bushfire Zones.

Virgin Mobile Recycled by Matt Weston Virgin Mobile has launched a new, limited edition range of jewellery, in collaboration with Matt Weston and MobileMuster, to educate Australians about the need to recycle mobile phones. The ?Virgin Mobile Recycled by Matt Weston? collection consists of five unique designs incorporating mobile phone parts.

Canberra and States baulk at cost of early-warning fire alert system, says newspaper The AustralianIT reports that Canberra and the states baulked at the $20 million cost of a telephone-based alert system that would have given early warning of the deadly Black Saturday bushfires, a secret report shows.

Mobile shipments hold up well in turbulent economic times Mobile shipment figures to Australia for January have held up well despite gloomy global economic predictions and the slowing economy in Australia.

What impact will the credit crunch have on the mobile sector?s prospects to 2013? Ovum reports in its new Global Market Outlook for 2008-2013 that mobile telecommunications is relatively resilient to the global financial problems with emerging markets driving global connections and revenue growth.