BROWSING: australia

The Australian | June 15, 2011 | Simon Canning CONTINUING pressure on margins has forced Telstra to merge its online advertising sales business, Sensis Digital Media, with BigPond Advertising and Telstra Classifieds -- a move analysts say has been a long time coming. Sensis Digital Media...

Ericsson | June 2011 | Press Release Ericsson to provide and manage LTE network for fixed-wireless broadband in rural and regional Australia for the National Broadband Network (NBN) Rural and regional households to start accessing broadband from mid 2012, with completion of the network by 2015 AUD...

DUBLIN, Ireland – Telstra has no qualms about cutting off and throttling anyone it believes is illegally filesharing over its network, said Michael Lawrey executive director for network and technology at the Australian operator.

NBN Co | May 18, 2011 | Press Release The city of Armidale in rural New South Wales today celebrated becoming the first centre in mainland Australia to receive the National Broadband Network. The Prime Minister presided over the switch-on of the superfast fibre optic broadband...

The original Tegra 2-packing, thicker Samsung Galaxy tab 10.1v announced at CES, complete with 8-MP camera is being launched as a limited edition by Vodafone, after Samsung scrapped the device in favor of a slimmer version sans camera.

The Australian | April 25, 2011 | Chris Griffith   Video here via The Australian

Pacific Fibre | April 6, 2011 | Lance Wiggs, Press Release Pacific Fibre announced today that its Invitation To Tender was released to selected vendors for the Pacific Fibre Cable System connecting Australia to New Zealand and the US. The 5.12 Tbit/sec two fibre pair...

The Australian | April 5, 2011 | Tracy Lee IF you rang a Telstra call centre a month ago and was served by a nice, slightly nervous consultant called David, there's a chance you were talking to the most senior person at the phone company. Prompted...

The Australian | April 5, 2011 | Tracy Lee IF you rang a Telstra call centre a month ago and was served by a nice, slightly nervous consultant called David, there's a chance you were talking to the most senior person at the phone company. Prompted...

The Australian | March 29, 2011 | Mitchell Bingemann NBN Co has appointed IBM as the prime integrator for its operational support system (OSS) and business support system (BSS). The three-year deal will see IBM partner with NBN Co to deliver an end-to-end platform that will allow...

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Wall Street Journal | March 28, 2011 | Ray Brindal CANBERRA—Australia's parliament has agreed on legislation that sets out the regulatory framework for the National Broadband Network, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Stephen Conroy said Monday. The legislation passed the House of Representatives...

Wall Street Journal | March 28, 2011 | Ray Brindal CANBERRA—Australia's parliament has agreed on legislation that sets out the regulatory framework for the National Broadband Network, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Stephen Conroy said Monday. The legislation passed the House of Representatives...

Herald Sun | March 25, 2011 | Jordan Chong THE head of Australia's No. 2 telco says proposed legislative amendments for the National Broadband Network will fail to create the desired level playing field for all industry players. Optus chief executive Paul O'Sullivan says he is...

Sydney Morning Herald | March 21, 2011 | Ben Grubb Hundreds of thousands of cryptographic tokens used by Australians who bank online, the Defence Force and other large corporations are vulnerable to a potential hack attack after a supplier revealed secret data it held had...

NBN Co | March 18, 2011 | Press Release NBN Co today confirmed that negotiations with Telstra on the definitive agreement are progressing well and that both sides are working through the complex detail of the final negotiation and documentation process. A definitive agreement will give NBN Co...

Gizmodo | March 17, 2011 | Nick Broughall The brilliant minds CSIRO have spent the past few years developing a new wireless technology to deliver high speed wireless internet to rural Australia. Now dubbed Ngara – an Aboriginal word from the Darug people that means...

Sydney Morning Herald | March 16, 2011 | AAP The South Australian government wants to make it an offence to post violent or other degrading images on the internet. Attorney-General John Rau said the state's proposed legislation, to be introduced this year, would be the first...

Flint Telecom | March 8, 2011 | Press Release Remit2Vietnam PTY Ltd. to Provide Prepaid Debit Card and Remittance Services to Vietnamese Communities in the United States and Australia OVERLAND PARK, KS--(Marketwire - March 8, 2011) - Flint Telecom Group, Inc. (http://www.flinttelecomgroup.com) (OTCBB: FLTT), an International Telecoms...

The Australian | March 8, 2011 | Simon Canning MORE than 740 call centre staff face redundancy and shares in call centre and direct marketing specialist Salmat have been hit, after the company lost a major contract with Telstra yesterday. Staff in three regional call centres, in...

Finance News Network | March 6, 2011 M2 Telecommunications Group Ltd (ASX:MTU) has boosted its full 2011 financial year net profit after tax guidance by 20 per cent to $27.3 million. In the year to 30 June earnings before interest tax, depreciation and amortisation is also...

Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy | March 4, 2011 | Press Release Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy...

Vodafone Hutchison Australia has had a tough time of its own making lately, blindly walking into one mess after the other.

Telstra | March 1, 2011 | Press Release Telstra and PCCW today announced the completion of their Reach restructure, following a January announcement that the international assets in their 50/50 Reach joint venture would be divided between both parties. The remaining joint assets will continue...