telecommunications

Commander trumpets full year expectations

Commander trumpets full year expectations

Commander has announced that it expects net profit for the full year ended 30 June 2005 to be up 150 percent to $23.6 million on revenue of $615.1 million.
Fleur Doidge Aug 24 2005, 11:30AM Collaboration
Flying without wires

Flying without wires

The sky’s the limit for wireless broadband but some players are tipping major market consolidation.
Fleur Doidge Aug 5 2005, 2:50PM Mobility
Program targets phone tower concerns

Program targets phone tower concerns

A "package of initiatives" has been announced aimed at improving how mobile phone towers are deployed.
Vivienne Fisher Jul 28 2005, 2:44PM Mobility
Getronics launches converged communications arm

Getronics launches converged communications arm

Service provider Getronics has launched a converged communications division to help it ride an advancing wave of IT and telecommunications convergence.
Fleur Doidge Jul 25 2005, 4:35PM Mobility
Aruba Wireless signs Zircon as Aust distributor

Aruba Wireless signs Zircon as Aust distributor

Switchmaker Aruba Wireless has signed Zircon to distribute its range of wireless LAN switches and mobility systems for enterprise networks.
Fleur Doidge Jul 22 2005, 10:18AM Collaboration
Jetstar begins wireless trials

Jetstar begins wireless trials

Low cost airline Jetstar has started a trial of wireless broadband for the launch of its Sydney-Ballina Byron service.
DVD Editor Jul 13 2005, 1:52PM Mobility
Jigsaw sells into Samoa

Jigsaw sells into Samoa

Australian reseller and implementer Jigsaw Services has completed the first phase of a $600,000 contract for Samoa's national telecommunications carrier SamoaTel.
DVD Editor Jul 12 2005, 2:24PM Strategy
May protests innocence in Global SDR troubles

May protests innocence in Global SDR troubles

Former Global SDR director Roger May -- alleged by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission as associated with a plan to move the intellectual property of the insolvent developer offshore -- has protested his innocence.
Fleur Doidge Jul 4 2005, 11:30AM Collaboration
ACA rules target adult mobile content

ACA rules target adult mobile content

The Australian Communications Authority has issued rules prohibiting phone companies from supplying content that is rated x18+ or has been refused classification.
Staff Writers Jul 1 2005, 10:15AM Mobility
Telstra services inferior, says ACCC

Telstra services inferior, says ACCC

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has blamed a lack of resources and less reliable computer systems for "inferior" service levels Telstra supplies to its wholesale customers.
Byron Connolly Jun 30 2005, 4:36PM Collaboration
Broadband takeup in Aust increases: report

Broadband takeup in Aust increases: report

Broadband takeup in Australia is on the increase, according to a report released by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission this week.
Staff Writers Jun 29 2005, 4:00PM Collaboration
Trujillo named as Telstra CEO

Trujillo named as Telstra CEO

Telstra has appointed a US-trained executive, Solomon Trujillo, as its new CEO, replacing Ziggy Switkowski who steps down 1 July.
Staff Writers Jun 9 2005, 4:06PM Collaboration
Loss-making Siemens division bets on channel

Loss-making Siemens division bets on channel

Siemens' communications division posted a loss for the quarter ending 31 March but its Australian arm is forging ahead, seeking fresh blood for its reseller channel to boost sales.
Fleur Doidge Jun 8 2005, 4:58PM Collaboration
Australians embrace mobile phones

Australians embrace mobile phones

The number of Australian mobile phone users will grow to 19.2 million this year, according to an industry analyst.
Vivienne Fisher May 31 2005, 11:49AM News
Rural areas get broadband brokers

Rural areas get broadband brokers

The federal government has allocated $2.6 million in second-round funding to support a community broadband broker program.
Vivienne Fisher May 19 2005, 3:20PM News
Optus hugs channel

Optus hugs channel

Optus has launched a formal business partner program that encourages resellers and integrators to jump on board with the telecommunications giant as it cranks up indirect channel sales.
Byron Connolly May 11 2005, 10:21AM Collaboration
More Australians opting for broadband: IDC

More Australians opting for broadband: IDC

Australians are increasingly opting for broadband, with one in three internet users predicted to have broadband connections by the end of the year.
Staff Writers May 10 2005, 12:03PM News
Integ reaps $4m Marconi services deal

Integ reaps $4m Marconi services deal

Voice-and-data company Integ Communication has netted a $4 million, four-year LAN switching managed services deal with UK-based telecommunications provider Marconi.
Fleur Doidge Apr 26 2005, 11:39AM Collaboration
Reseller running pyramid scheme

Reseller running pyramid scheme

The Federal Court of Australia has found the local arm of a global telecommunications reseller -- the Australian Communications Network -- to be guilty of running a pyramid-selling scheme.
Staff Writers Mar 29 2005, 1:17PM Collaboration
Liberals didn’t misuse phone database: ACA

Liberals didn’t misuse phone database: ACA

An investigation into telemarketing activities of the Liberal Party of Australia during the 2004 federal election has found no evidence of data misuse, according to the Australian Communications Authority.
Staff Writers Mar 23 2005, 11:01AM Mobility

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