Recent articles by Mitchell Bingemann
Telstra arms itself with sensitive OPEL documents
After a six month legal fight, Telstra has won access to sensitive legal documents that explain the previous Government’s decision to award OPEL $958 million in funding to build its $1.85 billion broadband network in the bush.
Feb 15 2008 7:56AM
Telco/ISP
ACMA tells Dodo to clean up its act or face penalties
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has told telecommunications provider Dodo to comply with industry codes of practice or face penalties, after receiving an unusually high number of complaints from the ISP’s customers.
Feb 14 2008 12:14PM
Telco/ISP
Telstra cancels Next G incentives, launches CDMA hotline
Although Telstra has taken heed of the Federal Government’s recommendations to delay the shutdown of its CDMA network until April 28, the telco has decided not to extend an incentive program launched to bolster migration to Next G.
Jan 23 2008 4:16PM
Telco/ISP
Conroy delays CDMA death row
Telstra’s plans to shut down its CDMA service has hit a hurdle, with Federal Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, saying he is yet to be convinced that Telstra's Next G network is ready to take over as the telco’s rural mobile service.
Jan 21 2008 10:08AM
Telco/ISP
ETT spruiks satellite broadband in face of OPEL and Govt plans
Even as OPEL finalises its nation-wide WiMAX rollout and the Federal Government teeters on its FttN plans for regional Australia, newly appointed wholesaler for the IPSTAR satellite, ETT Limited, remains firm in its belief of becoming a serious regional broadband provider.
Jan 18 2008 3:55PM
Telco/ISP
More “bang for buck” for ISPs who jump aboard new undersea cable
Internode, iiNet and iPrimus have all jumped aboard PIPE Network’s new $200 million undersea high-speed cable, announcing they will use it to route up to 60 percent of their total Internet traffic and increase customer data allowances.
Jan 15 2008 2:30PM
Telco/ISP
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 13 2007 4:12PM
Telco/ISP
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 12:40PM
Telco/ISP
Ants, acid and business brawls: The top ten data disaster stories for 2007
Keeping honey well away from your computer and not using a washing machine to clean external hard drives may be some of the hard lessons learnt by hapless computer users if Ontrack Data Recovery’s 2007 Data Disaster League list is anything to go by.
Dec 10 2007 3:42PM
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