Your phone may well be fast and 5G, but the next network standard is on the way, and it will come with AI baked in, as Telstra talks up what's to come. https://www.pickr.com.au/news/2026/telstra-ericsson-team-for-6g-research #news #phones #telcos #6g #ai #ericsson #telstra

iPhone and Android customers should be able to talk in a messaging system not unlike Apple Messages, complete with security for their texts. So where is RCS in Australia? https://www.pickr.com.au/qa/2026/end-to-end-encryption-coming-for-rcs-so-where-is-rcs-in-australia #phones #qa #telcos #bigfeature #mobilesecurity #optus #telstra #texting #vodafone

The amount you pay for internet access could see a little price rise from the middle of the year, as NBN Co looks at the CPI, and pushes things up a little. https://www.pickr.com.au/news/2026/nbn-prices-set-to-go-up-with-everything-else #news #online #telcos #broadband #nbn

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Mobile reception is patchy in places, but electricity towers could end up giving Australia's biggest telco a bit of a hand thanks to some welcome additions. https://www.pickr.com.au/news/2026/transgrid-to-give-telstra-a-boost-in-rural-australia #news #phones #telcos #energy #telstra #transgrid

There's no rest for the wicked, and no safe haven for those who want to save, at least not with the big mobile players, as two of Australia's biggest telcos follow the other big player. https://www.pickr.com.au/news/2026/optus-vodafone-follow-suit-with-mobile-price-increases #news #phones #telcos #optus #vodafone

The verdict is in: the government's communications authority is forcing telcos to change how it shows mobile coverage on maps. Not everyone is happy. https://www.pickr.com.au/news/2026/acma-set-to-change-how-coverage-maps-work #news #phones #telcos #acma #government #optus #telstra #tpg #vodafone

Not technically MVNOs, the smaller Telstra operators will also rise prices in line with Telstra's own, focused mainly on improvements. https://www.pickr.com.au/news/2026/belong-boost-raise-prices-alongside-telstra #news #telcos #belong #boost #mvno #telstra

If you have a Telstra mobile service, it's about to cost a little more. Less so potentially if you use a smaller provider, such as Boost, Belong, and others. https://www.pickr.com.au/news/2026/telstra-set-to-raise-mobile-prices-but-smaller-operators-unaffected #news #phones #telcos #telstra