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G9 Crew Ready Their Troops

G9 Crew Ready Their Troops

The anti-Telstra team bolstered their political firepower today with the addition of ex-NSW Treasurer Michael Egan.
Alex Kidman May 17 2008, 10:30AM Collaboration
Crucial broadband bill opens up secret network info

Crucial broadband bill opens up secret network info

The Senate has passed legislation that allows bidders for the Government’s $4.7 billion National Broadband Network to access Telstra's once-secret network information.
Mitchell Bingemann May 16 2008, 3:41PM Collaboration
G9 fires back at Telstra for "useless" broadband report

G9 fires back at Telstra for "useless" broadband report

Telco consortium, the G9, has rubbished the network information that Telstra supplied to Government officials last week for its National Broadband Network bid.
Ashley Clark May 13 2008, 3:33PM Collaboration
Opinion: Pick a modem, any modem

Opinion: Pick a modem, any modem

The good news is that Telstra has decided to get its broadband modems from Aussie outfit Netcomm in the near future. The bad news is two-fold.
Ian Yates May 13 2008, 10:13AM Hardware
Optus becomes number two telco to offer iPhone in Australia

Optus becomes number two telco to offer iPhone in Australia

Optus has ended industry speculation about its plans to stock Apple’s iPhone by officially confirming it will carry the popular handheld device when it launches in Australia later this year.
Mitchell Bingemann May 13 2008, 7:43AM Collaboration
Telstra looks to NetComm for broadband router supplies

Telstra looks to NetComm for broadband router supplies

Despite the daunting task of working with a “beast” like Telstra, Australian networking vendor - Netcomm - has entered into a product supply agreement with one of Australia’s largest telecommunications provider.
Lilia Guan May 12 2008, 2:14PM Collaboration
Fixed phone lines to go way of the dodo?

Fixed phone lines to go way of the dodo?

New report from ACMA indicates pent-up interest in dropping fixed telephone line services. Could this be the big break Naked DSL's been waiting for?
Alex Kidman May 10 2008, 9:03AM Collaboration
iiNet acquires Westnet for $81 million

iiNet acquires Westnet for $81 million

iiNet has cemented its position as Australia’s third largest ISP, behind Telstra and Optus, with today’s announcement that it has purchased fellow WA-based ISP, Westnet, for $81 million in cash.
Mitchell Bingemann May 8 2008, 6:11PM Collaboration
Telstra’s Next G network good enough for Department of Defence

Telstra’s Next G network good enough for Department of Defence

Australian telecommunciations provider, Telstra has been picked up as the Department of Defence’s (Chief Information Office Group - CIOG) sole supplier of its extensive and critical fixed voice, mobile and broadband requirements.

Lilia Guan May 8 2008, 12:02PM Collaboration
Telstra drops NextG court case

Telstra drops NextG court case

Telstra has decided to drop its appeal against the Federal Court's December 2007 ruling that it engaged in false, misleading or deceptive conduct in relation to the coverage available on its Next G mobile network.
Lilia Guan May 8 2008, 11:05AM Mobility
Opinion: Your call could not be connected

Opinion: Your call could not be connected

So, it’s official, Vodafone gets the Aussie iPhone contract. What that really means is when the iPhone finally reaches our shores it won’t work any place outside the capital cities and the odd stretch of highway in between them. Apple either doesn’t know or doesn’t care that the Vodafone network doesn’t work everywhere. I guess they’re used to that from their US experience. They probably think nobody’s network covers an entire country.
Ian Yates May 7 2008, 7:00AM Mobility
Vodafone confirmed as Australia’s first iPhone seller

Vodafone confirmed as Australia’s first iPhone seller

Vodafone Australia has officially confirmed it will be Australia’s first mobile service provider to stock Apple’s much lauded iPhone.
Mitchell Bingemann May 6 2008, 4:49PM Mobility
Telstra signs $162 million telco contract with DoD

Telstra signs $162 million telco contract with DoD

Telstra has secured a six-year, $162 million telecommunications contract with the Department of Defence (DoD) that is expected to result in savings of over $13 million per annum.
Staff Writers May 6 2008, 1:51PM Collaboration
Opinion: Vista schmista, Telstra schmelstra

Opinion: Vista schmista, Telstra schmelstra

Well, we just spent the weekend figuring out what went wrong with our plans to setup a client's new branch office using Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista workstations. The gig was supposed to be finished Friday, but we didn't get out of town until Sunday night. And it wasn't the applications or the network that bit us in the bum this time. No, it was the printers. And Telstra.
Ian Yates May 5 2008, 1:22PM Collaboration
Opinion: Will the iPhone be available to all independent Apple resellers in June?

Opinion: Will the iPhone be available to all independent Apple resellers in June?

Online rumours that Apple is planning to bring the iPhone out to Australia in June through Optus have reached a peak. However it’s highly unlikely Apple will roll out the 3G iPhone to all of its independent Apple resellers.
Lilia Guan May 5 2008, 1:16PM Mobility
NBN request: Reigning in the gorilla that is Telstra

NBN request: Reigning in the gorilla that is Telstra

The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy’s National Broadband Network (NBN) Request for Proposal (RFP) has made people sit up and take serious notice of the current situation.
Lilia Guan May 3 2008, 8:27AM Collaboration
Unsolicited Telstra share purchase offer on the loose

Unsolicited Telstra share purchase offer on the loose

Telstra has warned its shareholders they may receive an unsolicited offer to purchase Telstra shares at a heavily discounted price.
Staff Writers May 2 2008, 4:06PM Finance
Wireless last mile could bypass Telstra copper network, says Conroy

Wireless last mile could bypass Telstra copper network, says Conroy

Fibre to the Node proposals using wireless links to reach homes could end the conflict over access to Telstra's copper network, according to Federal Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy.
Adam Turner May 2 2008, 7:08AM Collaboration
Telstra wholesale exemptions could be a hollow victory

Telstra wholesale exemptions could be a hollow victory

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released a draft decision that it will exempt Telstra from the requirement to offer two wholesale PSTN services in parts of metropolitan Australia. The exemption would apply to wholesale line rental (WLR) and local call service (LCS), but only in areas where ULL-based competition is already established.
Lilia Guan Apr 30 2008, 1:39PM Collaboration
CDMA opinion: CDMA closure causes chaos

CDMA opinion: CDMA closure causes chaos

Just one day after the closure of Telstra’s CDMA mobile phone network, complaints are flooding into hotlines across the country with rural and regional callers blaming the shutdown of the service for everything from cot deaths to crop failures.
Ian Yates Apr 29 2008, 1:36PM Mobility

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