Recent articles by Lilia Guan

JB Hi-Fi attributes $65M profit to computer sales

JB Hi-Fi attributes $65M profit to computer sales

JB Hi-Fi has told CRN that its full year net profit of $65.1 million can be partly attributed to a sales boom for JB’s IT section – which has been running since June 2007.
Lilia Guan Aug 19 2008 3:57PM Financial Services
Telstra gives 3 a piece of Next G

Telstra gives 3 a piece of Next G

Mobile service provider, 3, has signed an agreement to roam onto parts of Telstra’s Next G network, while announcing it will expand network coverage to 96 percent of the population in 2009.
Lilia Guan Aug 19 2008 3:56PM Telco/ISP
ACCC grants Telstra service and line rental exemptions

ACCC grants Telstra service and line rental exemptions

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has decided to grant Telstra exemptions from its obligations to supply two ‘declared’ services in parts of metropolitan Australia - subject to a number of conditions.
Lilia Guan Aug 14 2008 3:27PM Telco/ISP
Telstra remains a financial winner

Telstra remains a financial winner

Telstra's aggresive use of Australia's self-regulatory system has aided its transformation into a dominant player, recently announcing a profit after tax of $3.7b.
Lilia Guan Aug 13 2008 2:45PM Telco/ISP
Aussie IT retailers feel the economic pinch

Aussie IT retailers feel the economic pinch

IT retailers are seeing a tightening of consumer belts as confidence in spending drops, petrol prices/interest rates rise, and an ominous threat of recession looms in the coming year.
Lilia Guan Aug 4 2008 4:14PM Financial Services
FreshTel and Star-Tech VoIP up Uni students

FreshTel and Star-Tech VoIP up Uni students

Australian VoIP vendor, FreshTel has partnered with Star-Tech Communications to bring Internet telephony to several universities across Australia.
Lilia Guan Jul 29 2008 3:35PM Telco/ISP
Optima puts hands up and calls in administrators

Optima puts hands up and calls in administrators

One of Australia’s longest running white-box builders, Optima Technology Solutions, has had the administrators called in by parent company Optima ICM Limited. Jeff Li, managing director at Pioneer Computers exclusively told CRN it would take up the warranty and servicing for Optima’s customers.
Lilia Guan Jul 25 2008 2:37PM Hardware
Australia has broadband vision, but Telstra in the way

Australia has broadband vision, but Telstra in the way

Local telecommunications analyst Paul Budde claims, Australia is one of the leading countries to recognise the social and economic benefits of broadband infrastructure, however without a genuine participation from Telstra investment would be wasted.
Lilia Guan Jul 22 2008 3:09PM Telco/ISP
Internode invests in IPv6 service

Internode invests in IPv6 service

Internet service provider Internode has invested in Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) as part of its standard service, for end users.
Lilia Guan Jul 19 2008 10:15AM Telco/ISP
Telcos complain to ACCC about Telstra's ULL service - again

Telcos complain to ACCC about Telstra's ULL service - again

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has recently received notification of two further telecommunications access disputes relating to Telstra's ULL service.
Lilia Guan Jul 8 2008 2:43PM Telco/ISP
Separating Telstra not the answer

Separating Telstra not the answer

Telecommunications analyst group Ovum believes separating Telstra could hinder and hurt the Australian telecommunications industry.
Lilia Guan Jul 7 2008 4:00PM Telco/ISP
"The knives are out" : Telstra's take on the NBN

"The knives are out" : Telstra's take on the NBN

Telstra has hit out at its critics with claims that the release of the National Broadband Network (NBN) regulatory submissions has lifted the veil to reveal a unified attack on the telco.
Lilia Guan Jul 4 2008 2:47PM Telco/ISP
Tomizone makes hotspots available for iPhone/iPod

Tomizone makes hotspots available for iPhone/iPod

New Zealand-owned Wi-Fi hotspot service provider, Tomizone, has claimed it is one of the first independent Australasian Wi-Fi services to fully support the Apple iPhone.
Lilia Guan Jul 4 2008 2:43PM Telco/ISP
Dell to sell enterprise-wide Microsoft agreements in Australia

Dell to sell enterprise-wide Microsoft agreements in Australia

Dell Australia will now join the likes of Dimension Data, Corporate Express and HP in selling enterprise-wide Microsoft agreements to Australian customers.
Lilia Guan Jul 3 2008 4:15PM Software
Linksys router ‘cuts the cord’

Linksys router ‘cuts the cord’

Cisco-owned Linksys has released the Cisco WRT54G2 – the successor to Linksys' WRT54G router – to the Australian market. The new router features the same design as sported by the recent 'Ultra RangePlus' family of wireless-N routers (WRT160N and WRT310N).
Lilia Guan Jun 30 2008 4:19PM Hardware
Telstra’s Chinese acquisition to grow Sensis revenue

Telstra’s Chinese acquisition to grow Sensis revenue

Telstra’s 55 percent acquisition of two Chinese Internet businesses will help it meet its ambitous revenue targets for its Sensis division.
Lilia Guan Jun 30 2008 2:39PM Telco/ISP
Asia Pacific's submarine cable boom could burst

Asia Pacific's submarine cable boom could burst

The last two years have seen a burst of new submarine cable investment in the Asian-Pacific region - the only region seeing new inter-continental cables being laid. However there is a potential for the bubble to burst if the wrong decisions are taken over the next two years.
Lilia Guan Jun 26 2008 3:25PM Telco/ISP
AGL Energy uses SAP, Avaya and AMC to keep customers happy

AGL Energy uses SAP, Avaya and AMC to keep customers happy

AGL Energy has chosen to go with a mixed bag of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) suppliers in a bid to improve its customer service management.
Lilia Guan Jun 26 2008 3:25PM Software
Fears over fee hikes in Labor’s ambitious broadband plans

Fears over fee hikes in Labor’s ambitious broadband plans

The Australian Federal Government’s ambitious broadband plans could potentially drive up consumer prices for broadband services, claims the Liberal party and independent telecommunication analyst, Paul Budde.
Lilia Guan Jun 23 2008 3:50PM Telco/ISP
Alphawest deploys Cisco’s TelePresence Solution for Optus

Alphawest deploys Cisco’s TelePresence Solution for Optus

Optus' ICT services subsidiary, Alphawest, has deployed a multipoint Cisco TelePresence solution to help the telecommunications service provider improve collaboration and reduce travel costs.
Lilia Guan Jun 20 2008 2:32PM Networking

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