Telco
Telstra wins two court rulings, has another impending
Despite a recent win for Telstra in its battle to clear itself of anti-competitive behaviour, Chime Communications has notified the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) of an access dispute with Telstra under Part XIC of the Trade Practices Act 1974.
Dec 14 2007, 12:15PM
Collaboration
Optus brings forward 3G network deadline to 2008
Vodafone’s announcement to roll out nationwide infrastructure for a new 3G network has sent a rocket up Optus’s proverbial, with Australia’s number two telco declaring it will now complete its 3G rollout by December 2008, 18 months ahead of schedule.
Dec 14 2007, 6:33AM
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Vodafone earmarks $500 million 3G expansion to rival Telstra
Vodafone Australia has thrown down the gauntlet in a challenge to Telstra’s Next G rural monopoly with new plans to build a $500 million 3G mobile broadband network that is set to cover 95 percent of the Australian population.
Dec 12 2007, 4:12PM
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CDMA users get grace period while Telstra scours for handsets
Users of Telstra’s CDMA network will keep their mobile numbers for a thirty day grace period while switching to the Next G network as the telco giant searches for its three most widely used CDMA handsets.
Dec 10 2007, 3:44PM
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ACCC: Optus Mobile's price terms and conditions unreasonable
Optus Mobile and Optus Network’s claim that 12c per minute was a reasonable price for the supply of the Mobile Terminating Access Service Pricing Principle, has been rejected by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
Nov 30 2007, 6:14AM
Mobility
Goldenballs Beckham launches golden phone
After suffering a 5-3 drubbing at the hands of Sydney FC last night, David “Goldenballs” Beckham made an appearance at George Street’s Optus Store in Sydney's CBD today to launch Motorola’s new golden MOTORAZR2 V8 Luxury Edition mobile phone.
Nov 28 2007, 2:22PM
Mobility
Adam Internet uncovers Naked DSL for 2008
South Australian-based ISP, Adam Internet, is jumping on the Naked DSL bandwagon, announcing it will launch its Unconditioned Local Loop (ULL) broadband service in early 2008, just as soon as it resolves its current issues with Telstra before year's end.
Nov 21 2007, 2:25PM
Mobility
Optus D2 Satellite blasts off
Paul Sheridan, head of Optus Satellite, said that this second addition to the Optus D-series satellite family is another example of Optus leading the market in the Australian satellite industry, using state-of-the-art rocket technology, with one of the youngest satellite fleets in operation.
Nov 7 2007, 2:18PM
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