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Passion makes a difference for businesses
Telstra Business, which has been headed up by Deena Shiff since 2006, has the distinction of touching more small businesses other than the Australian Tax Office so she understands their needs and her focus is on making sure they get it.
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A passion for leadership and innovation
Voice&Data’s Merri Mack talked to Hugh Humphrey to find out the rationale of his move to the world of convergence at Optus after his previous employer, Vodafone, joined Hutchinson in a joint venture - VHA - in 2009.
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Keeping telecoms spend healthy
Trimming the excess and keeping your telecoms spend healthy.
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NGNs and the challenges facing Australian telcos
The general idea behind next-generation networks (NGNs), according to Wikipedia, is that one network transports all information and services (voice, data and all sorts of media such as video) by encapsulating these into packets.
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The battleground for telcos is marketing
As new competitors continue to enter the communications space, telcos no longer just have to compete with other telcos, they now need to compete with media companies, internet companies and retailers
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Telstra opens the gate for high-speed broadband across the country
While Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo is in Barcelona at the 2008 3GSM world congress, he is receiving some plaudits from industry commentators for what is considered a breakthrough in the nexus between the government and Telstra on high-speed broadband
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Convergence converges at CommunicAsia
South-East Asia’s largest technology event CommunicAsia opened Monday and has rammed home one particular fact: digital convergence is now a reality
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Telstra Managed Data Networks services
The Telstra Managed Data Networks services provide enterprise and government users with good network management and the service bundles also provide a reliable foundation for organisations to adopt network applications like hosted IP telephony, videoconferencing and cloud computing.
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Optus Business App Store
The Business App Store is a resource built for business applications, supported by numerous devices and operating systems, allowing users to customise their business mobile experience.
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Telstra Elite Mobile Broadband Card
The Telstra Elite Mobile Broadband Card is claimed to be the fastest wireless internet device of its type in Australia.
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HTC Touch Diamond mobile device
The HTC Touch Diamond is now available in Australia and features a 3D touch interface called TouchFLO 3D.
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Telecoms services will move online
Telcos will increase their focus on online platforms for telecommunications services in an attempt to combat costs in a competitive market, according to analyst firm Ovum.
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NZ Govt selects Telecom NZ and Vodafone NZ for rural broadband
The New Zealand Goverment has approved a joint proposal for rural broadband from Telezom NZ and Vodafone NZ. Work on the network is expected to commence in July.
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IT industry pulls together with Japanese tsunami initiatives
Following the catastrophic earthquakequake and tsunami that assaulted Japan late last week, several service providers have offered users free calls and text messages to loved ones in Japan.
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More help for flood-affected businesses
Brisbane-based telco Comscentre is offering Queensland and Victorian businesses help to restore communication services damaged or wiped out by the floods.
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Queensland businesses get back online with help
With hundreds of Queensland businesses affected by flooding, IT companies have collaborated to get these businesses back online.
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Telstra helpdesk: now ‘inside’ your smartphone, PC and Mac
Telstra has launched a customer service tool that provides Telstra helpdesk consultants with remote access to customers’ computers and some smartphones to diagnose and fix common support issues.
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Telstra outlines strategy
Telstra has detailed its strategy and outlined a company program to grow market share, simplify company processes, reduce operating costs and improve customer service.
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Complexity leads to telcos overcharging
Discussion paper released on telecommunications overcharging.
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2degrees turms on 3G voice and mobile broadband network
2degrees has enabled 3G voice and mobile broadband services across its network after an extensive program undertaken in partnership with Huawei. The 3G build covers the entire 2degrees network in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown.
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Telstra intends to enter e-health arena
The College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has announced the signing of an agreement to work with Telstra to launch e-health applications on a web-hosted service platform.
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Northern Territory government awards Optus mutiple mobile and satellite contracts
Optus has been named a mobile and satellite supplier to the Northern Territory Government with mutiple contracts to supply mobile and satellite services.
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Optus first to acquire new 2100 MHz spectrum licences
Optus first to acquire new 2100 MHz spectrum licences to increase 3G mobile capacity in regional Australia.
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Launch of ASX Net by Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) will launch ASX Net, a fully managed, low-latency, high-capacity network solution for connectivety to the Australian financial market, in September 2010 with the fibre provided by PIPE Networks.
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Aussies click with social networking on mobiles
Australia’s love affair with social networking has gone mobile, with customers using their mobiles to visit Facebook, Twitter and MySpace in record numbers over the past 12 months, according to new figures released today by Telstra.
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ME Bank inks multimillion-dollar deal with Telstra
ME Bank invests in multimillion-dollar deal with Telstra to support mobile workforce.
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Komatsu consolidates its telco services with Telstra
Komatsu Australia has consolidated its telecommunications services with Telstra including the migration to a new managed ICT infrastructure as a service (cloud services) to support the company’s growing construction and mining equipment business.
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TasGovNet fibre network capacity scaled up
Revamped fibre backbone network forTasGovNet to satisfy growing connectivity needs of operators, enterprises and government.
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Telstra to commence LTE trials in May
Telstra will commence LTE trials in May 2010, selecting Huawei, Ericsson and Nokia Siemens mobile technology for testing.
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Telecom submits two responses to NZ's broadband request
Across the ditch, submissions are starting to fly for NZ's equivalent NBN, the Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB), with Telecom submitting two responses.
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Telstra will set Point Cook alight with FTTP
FTTP trial for Pt Cook as an example for the National Broadband Network.
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Optus and Dodo sign $160 million telco deal
Optus announced it has cemented a four year $160 million agreement to provide Dodo with wholesale mobile, voice and mobile broadband services.
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First commercial LTE service launched in Stockholm and Oslo
TeliaSonera, the mobile telco operator, has launched commercial LTE services in Stockholm based on Ericsson's technology and in Oslo based on Huawei's technology.
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Nextgen awarded $250 million NBN regional backbone tender
The Leighton-owned carrier Nextgen Networks has been awarded tender for the federal government’s Regional Backbone Blackspots Program.
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Telstra aims to knock Optus off iPhone perch
Telstra expects its extensive Next G network coverage will convince the SMB market that its network is the only one when it comes to using the iPhone for business.
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Business as usual for Telstra despite the NBN overhang
Telstra has updated its strategy and confirmed its financial guidance for 2009/10.
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Broadband innovator takes the green challenge on the road
Internode is taking its sponsorship of this week’s Global Green Challenge for alternative energy vehicles seriously by putting founder and managing director Simon Hackett on the road for the 3000 km odyssey from Darwin to Adelaide.
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Tata Communications extends connectivity into Australia via PPC1 cable system
Tata Communications, a leading provider of communications, will start delivering capacity into Australia via the privately owned PIPE Pacific 1 (PPC-1) cable system.
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Coca-Cola Amatil and Telstra bottle up 10-year contract
Coca-Cola has signed up for a 10-year telecommunications contract with Telstra.
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Telco regulatory package tabled
Telstra responds to the federal government's proposed regulatory reform package.
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Telstra and Microsoft add breakthrough services to portfolio
Telstra and Microsoft have unveiled Australia's first hosted IP telephony service integrated with Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS).
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PMG ups the ante for sports broadcasting with Nextgen
Nextgen Networks has secured a multimillion-dollar deal to directly connect Premier Media Group (PMG), owner of Fox Sports, to prime sporting venues located in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Newcastle, Gosford, Canberra, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
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World-first trials of next-generation transmission
Telstra and Nortel have successfully completed trials of next-generation 100 Gbps and 40 Gbps transmission over the longest distances ever attempted.
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Internode first ISP to cross Bass Strait with Basslink
Internode uses the new Basslink fibre-optic cable service to provide services.
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Telstra's new CEO takes over early
Telstra's new CEO takes over early with the departure of Sol Trujillo.
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CBA's network upgrade will create a future-proof IT&T platform for growth
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has awarded a 10-year managed services contract to Telstra ahead of its telecommunications network upgrade.
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Telstra's reaction to the FTTH decision
Telstra welcomes the opportunity to engage government on broadband rollout.
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NBN excitement builds
Paul Budde's National Broadband Network predictions.
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Tick from shareholders for 3's joint venture with Vodafone
3 and Vodafone get the go-ahead for joint venture.
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Aussies pay too much for roaming
A report into international mobile roaming has been released.
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Telstra's cable broadband speeds to get faster
Telstra unveils super-fast cable broadband with Melbourne first in line to get the service.
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Telstra tops half-year results with Trujillo's departure
The rumours are true, Telstra's CEO Sol Trujillo will leave the company on 30 June.
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World-breaking speed records for Telstra
Telstra has been a frontrunner at the Mobile Global Congress being held in Barcelona this week with a number of groundbreaking stories including a Guinness World Records record for the fastest mobile broadband service in the world. It has also announced a mobile user interface which is an Australian first with Microsoft for selected Windows Mobile devices.
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Telstra ups the ante in China with two acquisitions
Telstra today expanded its presence in China with the acquisition of controlling interests in two of the country’s leading mobile content and online music businesses. The acquisitions accelerate Telstra’s plans to achieve AU$1 billion in revenue with strong margins and cash flow from its Chinese media assets by 2013.
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Aussie mobile giants agree to merge
In an unexpected move that could be a sign of the times, Hutchison and Vodafone will merge their telecom operations to form a 50:50 joint venture
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Fonterra rings in changes to telephony services
Gen-i has won the Fonterra WAN and telephony services for Fonterra supplanting outsourcer EDS.
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Nortel's bankruptcy an opportunity for "industry rebalancing"
Nortel's bankruptcy filing will spur a new wave of competition in the telecommunications industry, according to Ovum.
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Telcos are the biggest 'Do Not Call' offenders
More than half of complaints about violations of the Do Not Call Register are about telecommunications companies, ACMA has found.
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3G licences coming to China and India
Chinese regulators have issued 3G licences to the country's three operators. In contrast, India has postponed the kick-off date for the auction of 3G licences to the end of January 2009.
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Christmas text messages to break records
Telstra expects to see a lot more text messages including video clips this Christmas.
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Telstra demands independent umpire for telecoms cost model
Telstra has called on the ACCC to relinquish its telecommunications cost modelling work to an independent party, to be chosen by the Minister for Broadband.
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Telstra not out of NBN game
Telstra will likely remain a crucial player in the building of the National Broadband Network, despite its bid being rejected by the government.
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Ericsson, Telstra and Huawei star in a day of firsts for technology deployment
Ericsson and Telstra world’s first to deliver Mobile Broadband at 21 Mbps in commercial network .
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First 40G WDM transport network for China
China Unicom will get the first 40 Gbps optical transport network which will service five major cities.
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Microsoft and Telstra form a strategic alliance
Telstra and Microsoft form an alliance to deliver converged services across the country.
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RTIRC report will retard regional telecoms, says Telstra
Recommendations from the Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee (RTIRC) report will halt investment in regional telecommunications in Australia, according to Telstra.
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AAPT quits Terria, goes independent on NBN
AAPT will withdraw from the National Broadband Network (NBN) bid consortium Terria to pursue its own agenda.
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Economic meltdown won't kill telecoms, says Ovum
In 2009, the telecoms industry will most likely experience a mild slowing of growth and spending in response to the global financial meltdown, according to Ovum.
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NEC joins LTE development group
NEC has joined an industry group devoted to driving the development of long-term evolution (LTE) mobile broadband systems.
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3 mobile signs consumer protection code
Hutchinson 3G, trading as 3 mobile, has become the first company to sign a new Communications Alliance agreement intended to protect telecommunications consumers.
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Telstra dominates mobile market in 2008
A new BuddeComm mobile market report places Telstra as 2008's big winner, and predicts the future for mobile data.
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Telstra launches PR attack on Terria
Telstra has openly criticised competitor Terria for its "monopolist" NBN plan.
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ACCC watching Telstra exchange access
Under a new ruling Telstra is required to report details of space on its exchanges to the ACCC, to curb potential hoarding by the telco.
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Telstra separation could be a disaster, analyst warns
Australia could do real damage to its telecommunications future if it follows foreign examples and forces Telstra to undergo operational separation.
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Do Not Call register benefits telemarketers, study says
Australia’s Do Not Call register has benefited local telemarketers and frustrated consumers, one industry commentator has claimed.
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Vodafone Australia becomes full-service telecommunications provider
Revealing a world first in IT and telecommunications, Vodafone Australia, Cisco and Research In Motion (RIM) have announced a three-way initiative to deliver integrated business communications services in Australia, to be marketed as Vodafone Business One.
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Telecom incumbents fight back
Telecommunications incumbents made a comeback across Asia–Pacific in 2007, thanks to refocused business units and the success of mobile and broadband products.
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Telstra behind ADSL2+ delays, ISP says
Australian broadband deployment schedules are being held back by Telstra, says ISP Internode.
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Telecoms thrives thanks to economic crisis
The telecommunications industry will weather the pending economic crisis, according to consultancy firm Ovum, thanks in part to the crisis itself.
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ACCC grants Telstra exemptions on wholesale voice
The ACCC has proposed Telstra be exempted from its wholesale voice obligations, saying the move would increase competition in the voice market.
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Telstra amalgamates services, technology, infrastructure units
Telstra has established a new business unit called Telstra Networks and Services, incorporating the Services, Network and Technology and Wireless units.
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Post-separation, Telecom NZ looks to the future
The functional separation of Telecom NZ marks a new era for telecommunications in the country, says the company’s CEO Paul Reynolds.
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Telstra to power networked rail
Telstra Europe, the UK-based arm of Telstra International, has won a $3.6 million contract to provide the high-speed rail service Eurostar with network solutions.
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SMEs prefer telco resellers to large telco providers
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) prefer to use a telecommunications reseller than a large telecommunications provider, according to a national survey of 5000 SMEs.
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Telcos to feel 'new media' push
Dominant telcos worldwide are setting themselves up for a fall within in the next year as new media companies threaten their traditional revenue streams, says industry analyst BuddeCom.
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Telecom NZ comments on operational separation
Telecom NZ representative Mark Ratcliffe has made a public statement regarding the company's planned operational separation.
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Formation of technology group
IT veteran Peter Kazacos recently announced the formation of Paradigm Technology Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PK Business Advantage. Paradigm’s mission is to represent exclusive, innovative IT solutions that will be backed by PKBA’s national delivery and support capacity. The new venture will place special emphasis on solutions that incorporate best-of-breed Australian technologies.
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BT to provide connectivity for AXE
Telco BT will provide the Australian communications network, AXE ECN, with connectivity and hosting through Radianz Proximity Solution, for electronic trading access and low-latency market data distribution.
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Ovum says China's foreign telecoms will move slowly
International analyst firm Ovum has commented on the Chinese government's recent opening up of the country's telecoms market, saying international investment will move slower than the changes might indicate.
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BigPond chases trekkers up Everest
Australians can now follow the bid by a Sydney woman and her daughter to become the first mother–daughter team to climb Mount Everest, thanks to a BigPond website launched last week.
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Australian telecoms growth predicted to fall
Research consultancy BuddeComm has predicted the Australian telecoms market will grow just 2.8% in the 2008 financial year to $36.3 billion, driven predominantly by data and broadband services. This is down from the 3.1% estimated this financial year.
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Telstra tempts tossers
Telstra has launched an effort to convert users of the CDMA network to its Next G network, before the CDMA network is shut down.
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Scope project secures funding
Scope is one of 16 successful applicants under the first round of funding for the Clever Networks Innovative Services Delivery elements, Minister of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Helen Coonan announced this week.
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Commander drops WA operation
Troubled IT services company Commander Communications has sold its WA Enterprise ICT business assets to Empired, for a net consideration of $30,000 in cash.
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Commander sheds Unitel
Commander Communications has entered into an agreement to sell subsidiary Unitel to M2 Telecommunications. This comes on the heels of Commander’s announcement last week of a plan to turn the business around, following a year of poor performance.
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Japan invites Australian ICT investment
In an effort to boost foreign ICT investment into Japan, the Japanese government has invited Australian companies to discuss investment opportunities at the ‘Invest Japan Invitation Program for the ICT Industry 2007’.
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The rise and rise of carrier ethernet
In his new role as Chief Operating Officer for the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF), Kevin Vachon has outlined the expanding scope of Carrier Ethernet and the strategic role of the MEF.
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Court rules Telstra's way in class action
The Australian Federal Court has dismissed a shareholder class action against Telstra, approving a settlement proposed by the telco in November.
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Union blasts Telstra's last-minute AWA push
Telstra has encouraged some of its staff to sign new five-year Australian workplace agreements (AWAs) in the aftermath of Saturday’s election coup, a move which has drawn the ire of the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU).
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ISPs call on ACCC for bite of Telstra ADSL2+
A consortium of Australian ISPs has urged the ACCC to force Telstra to allow wholesale access to its ADSL2+ broadband infrastructure, allowing other ISPs to compete in the sector.
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Settlement for Telstra case proposed
Lawyers representing a group of Telstra shareholders in a class action against the telco have presented the Federal Court with a proposed settlement between the company and the shareholders.
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Vodafone to upgrade mobile broadband
Vodafone Australia has announced plans to upgrade its mobile broadband network, claiming the network will provide coverage to 95% of Australians before the end of 2008.
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Telstra continues aggressive investment
Telstra has unveiled the beginning of its aggressive international connectivity strategy with the announcement of a wholly-owned submarine cable connecting Australia to the USA.
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Adelaide student receives first communication scholarship
Courage and perseverance have paid off for young Adelaide IT specialist Megan Boundey. Megan is the first person to be awarded a Telstra Media Communication Scholarship to study the Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) at the prestigious Carnegie Mellon University.
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Australians more tech-aware
Telecommunications and the internet are becoming increasingly embedded in the lives of Australians, says an Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) survey released today.
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SpinVox and Telstra combine to deliver a winning service
SpinVox was launched in the APAC region yesterday in Sydney with a Tier 1 telco signed up to deliver it services to its clients.
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Telstra share price rallies as pivot reached
After putting in the hard yards to transform the monolith, Telstra’s CEO, Sol Trujillo, said the telco has reached the pivot point where the company can go forward successfully. Trujillo is also eyeing up the growing market in China for telco services and wants a slice of the action for Telstra.
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Customer home visits to solve transition problem
Telstra Country Wide Group managing director, Geoff Booth last week announced that 57 specially trained Coverage Advocates would be hitting Australia's roads to help customers move from the old CDMA network across to the Next G network. These advocates will ensure that customers have the right handsets and equipment to do it seamlessly - even visiting people at their homes or businesses and demonstrating equipment.
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Telstra booms in consumer space, but enterprise offerings “fragile”
Telstra yesterday revealed that it had beaten analyst and market expectations to garner a half-year pre-tax profit of $3.1 billion for the period ending 21 December 2007, an increase of 6.2% over the previous half-year. But the announcement made little mention of the telco’s enterprise earnings, leaving analysts to ponder why.
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BigAir condemns Labor’s broadband plans
Local wireless broadband provider BigAir has criticised the Australian Labor Party’s fibre-based broadband plans, labelling them “excessive”.
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Extra bandwidth keeps Hamilton Island connected
Visitors and employees of Hamilton Island in the Whitsundays are now benefiting from the quality, speed and reliability of Telstra’s high-speed networks and services as the result of a three-year contract to provide a business solution worth $4.5 million.
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Customer interaction sizzles
ACN Pacific is a subsidiary of a global direct seller of telecommunications services, with millions of customers in 19 countries around the world
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Seafloor miner outsources IT security
Nautilus Minerals is a mining company that explores the seafloor for large deposits of sulfide, which are prime sources of the world's copper, gold, zinc and silver
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