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NBN exclusion won’t impact us, says Telstra

Faced with a plummeting share price in the wake of being locked out of the National Broadband Network RFP process, Telstra has written to its shareholders to tell them that…

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Competitors call for ASIC/ASX investigation of Telstra’s NBN RFP tactics

The Competitive Carriers’ Coalition has accused Telstra of failing to adequately inform the market of is activities around the national broadband network and has called on ASIC and the ASX…

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Competitors call for ASIC/ASX investigation of Telstra’s NBN RFP tactics

The Competitive Carriers’ Coalition has accused Telstra of failing to adequately inform the market of is activities around the national broadband network and has called on ASIC and the ASX…

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Fujitsu Siemens backs embedded HSPA modem intiative

Fujitsu Siemens Computers has joined the GSM Association’s (GSMA) Mobile Broadband Initiative, formed to promoted laptops and other mobile devices with embedded HSPA modems. Some analyst, however remain bearish about…

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Loopt comes to Android.

Loopt, an social mapping and communication service for mobile device has been made available through the Android Market, Google’s new mobile application store.

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Nokia to enter HSPA dongle market

After pulling out of the market for laptop-embedded HSPA modems, Nokia is getting into the HSPA dongle game.

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Optus scores $143m Federal Gov’t telecoms contract

Optus has scored a four year contract from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIC) to provide ‘whole of business’ telecommunications services, worth an estimated $143 million.

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Industry eager to exploit NBN

The Australian Computer Society last week called for the Government to support the development of services that would exploit the future National Broadband Network, but according industry researcher, IBISWorld,…

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Ericsson to shed 100 staff in Australia and NZ

Ericsson is to shed about 100 staff and 200 contractors in Australia and New Zealand over the next six months, but says this represents the local implementation of a global…

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It’s an ill wind…Telsyte tips telcos to gain from tightening economy in 2009

According to market research firm, Telsyte, telecoms services providers will gain from the slowing economy in 2009 as organisations turn to unified communications, collaboration tools and mobility to cut costs…

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NEC’s Nextep to resell Telstra ADSL2+ services

NEC’s broadband subsidiary, Nextep, has joined the rapidly growing list of wholesale customers for Telstra’s 1400 exchange ADSL2+ network, a move likely to support NEC’s new role as prime contractor…

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Alcatel-Lucent Australasia head, Hilary Mine, to leave

Hilary Mine, head of Alcatel for Australasia and North Asia will leave the company for personal reasons before Christmas. She will be replaced by Andrew Butterworth as acting country senior…

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Shock horror! Nokia sees global handset market shrinking in 2009

The global mobile phone market has seen decades of sustained growth, but handset market leader Nokia expects handset sales will shrink in 2009. Ovum, however expects the market for connections…

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Arbor warns of surging network attacks

Arbor Networks’ fourth annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report has found malicious attacks on networks growing at an alarming rate over the past year, and getting more sophisticated.

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In unified comms, channel partners rule, says Telsyte

According to market research firm Telsyte, vendors’ channel partners are taking the dominant position in providing telecoms solutions to medium and large enterprises: because of the value add they are…

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Telstra pulls out of broadband conference alleging panel bias

Telstra has made an eleventh hour withdrawal from a broadband conference being held in Sydney on 5 and 6 November claiming that a discussion panel was overly weighted with its…

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LG & Microsoft plan new “converged mobile devices”

Microsoft has expanded its year old mobile partnership with Korea’s LG Electronics, the world’s fourth largest cellphone manufacturer, to develop new converged mobile devices.

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Telstra workers prepare to strike: ACTU calls for new IR umpire

The ACTU has called on the Government to create a new industrial umpire with dispute-settling powers to break a long-running stalemate between Telstra and its unions that is threatening to…

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IT professionals: UC needs you!

Frost Sullivan says there is a shortage of systems integrators with the skills needed to implement unified communications in enterprises and training provider Dimension Data Learning Solutions reports…

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Less junk mail from Vodafone, thank to SAS

Vodafone Australia is implementing software from SAS to help it refine and better target its direct mail marketing campaigns.

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