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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
Optus acquires Reef

Optus acquires Reef

Major telco Optus has paid $93 million for Reef Networks, the owner of fibre optic cable that stretches between Brisbane and Cairns in Queensland.
Staff Writers Mar 31 2005, 12:09PM Collaboration
Hackett slams Telstra bushband plan

Hackett slams Telstra bushband plan

Simon Hackett, chief of broadband provider Internode, has lashed out at suggestions government should build new local loop networks in rural towns for high speed broadband.
Staff Writers Mar 30 2005, 10:35AM Mobility
Vodafone extends global partnerships

Vodafone extends global partnerships

Vodafone has extended its global distribution agreements with channel behemoths Ingram Micro and Tech Data to pursue sales opportunities in business mobility.
David Binning Mar 10 2005, 12:00AM Mobility
Internode breaks into big league

Internode breaks into big league

Internode has deployed its own high speed links to the US in a move that will have the Adelaide ISP breathing down the necks of Tier 1 telcos like Telstra and Optus.
Fleur Doidge Mar 7 2005, 12:00AM Software
Telstra to aid tsunami victims

Telstra to aid tsunami victims

Telstra has offered help to its customers – including aid agencies -- in the nations worst affected by the devastating tsunami that struck South-East Asia on 26 December.
Staff Writers Dec 29 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Telstra wins $185m Centrelink deal

Telstra wins $185m Centrelink deal

Telstra has been named as the managed services provider for Centrelink’s voice infrastructure in a deal worth $185 million over five years.
Staff Writers Dec 8 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Optus to establish Indian call centre

Optus to establish Indian call centre

Telco Optus this week confirmed plans to establish call centre operations in India.
Staff Writers Nov 18 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Telstra launches NTT DoCoMo i-mode

Telstra launches NTT DoCoMo i-mode

Telstra has launched NTT DoCoMo's mobile phone service i-mode in Australia, a multimedia service proving popular with consumers overseas.
Staff Writers Nov 10 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
LogicaCMG and Optus take EDS energy contract

LogicaCMG and Optus take EDS energy contract

Power retailer Integral Energy has named LogicaCMG and Optus as preferred tenderers for the multi-million dollar IT and telecommunications contracts formerly held for seven years by EDS.
Fleur Doidge Nov 9 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Telstra trials "big footprint" ADSL technology

Telstra trials "big footprint" ADSL technology

Telstra hopes to make its broadband ADSL services available to more potential customers in the near future.
Damien Virulhapen Nov 4 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Broadband competition heats up

Broadband competition heats up

Wholesale ISP Agile Communications announced a $3 million project to equip exchanges in Victoria and South Australia with broadband services that operate at up to 8Mb/s, speeds that aren't being matched by Telstra.
Staff Writers Sep 21 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Tech Pacific signs Vodafone

Tech Pacific signs Vodafone

Tech Pacific has signed to distribute Vodafone's Mobile Connect software and new BlackBerry handsets under an agreement that commences on 4 October.
Staff Writers , Byron Connolly Sep 20 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Dodo to open retail shops

Dodo to open retail shops

Dodo Internet would look to put pressure on the telco big boys with an ambitious $60 million plan to open up to 60 retail stores across Australia branded 'Dodo World'.
Byron Connolly Aug 18 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Telstra cooperated over advertising concerns: ACCC

Telstra cooperated over advertising concerns: ACCC

Telstra's proposal to resolve concerns over T-Time Rewards Options advertising has been accepted by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Staff Writers Aug 13 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Telstra, Hutchison ink US$450m 3G network sharing deal

Telstra, Hutchison ink US$450m 3G network sharing deal

Telstra has struck a US$450 million deal with Hutchison 3G Australia to jointly own and operate the latter's existing 3G radio access network and fund further development.
Staff Writers Aug 4 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Five-year Telstra copyright fight destroys content provider

Five-year Telstra copyright fight destroys content provider

A small Australian service provider has been forced into liquidation following a five-year court battle with Telstra over copyright.
Fleur Doidge Jul 16 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
ADSL prices fall more for SMBs than consumers

ADSL prices fall more for SMBs than consumers

Median SMB broadband pricing fell 17.22 percent and residential broadband pricing 0.79 percent after Telstra fired a February salvo starting a $29.95 price war, a recent study has claimed.
Staff Writers May 26 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Telstra goes to uni to learn future

Telstra goes to uni to learn future

The University of Adelaide has been granted close to $1 million by Telstra to help develop Australia's next generation telephone, broadband and mobile services.
Nirmal Chandrasena May 20 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Qantas hands out $1.4b in managed services

Qantas hands out $1.4b in managed services

Telstra and IBM have won managed services contracts with Qantas valued at an estimated $1.4 billion in revenue. The pair of contracts are two of the largest ever signed in Australia.
Fleur Doidge May 17 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration

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