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Internode raises 3G download caps

Internode raises 3G download caps

Internode has boosted its 3G wireless broadband quotas in a move that will make the plans more competitive with other offers in the market.
Staff Writers Jun 3 2009 2:40PM Telco/ISP
Competition Tribunal squashes Telstra's claim against Optus

Competition Tribunal squashes Telstra's claim against Optus

The Competition Commission has rejected a claim by Telstra that it should not have to provide Optus access to its copper network in areas where Optus has built out its own cable network.
Brett Winterford May 26 2009 3:27PM Telco/ISP
NBN plan sparks new facility for fibre specialists

NBN plan sparks new facility for fibre specialists

The announcement of a homegrown National Broadband Network (NBN) has spurred on local fibre optics company Warren and Brown to build a $4.1m R&D and distribution facility in Melbourne.
Brett Winterford May 22 2009 2:25PM Telco/ISP
Optus calls for Telstra split by 2010

Optus calls for Telstra split by 2010

Optus has made a submission to the Federal Government's review of telecommunications regulation calling for Telstra to be structurally separated by 2010.
Brett Winterford May 19 2009 3:09PM Telco/ISP
iPhone crimps Optus profit

iPhone crimps Optus profit

The popular device's success is a two-edged sword for Optus.
Brett Winterford May 14 2009 1:06PM Telco/ISP
CeBIT09: Telstra still a regulatory threat, say iiNet and Optus

CeBIT09: Telstra still a regulatory threat, say iiNet and Optus

iiNet chief Michael Malone has urged Senator Conroy not to put the development of a telecommunications policy framework on the backburner following the change of leadership at Telstra.
Ry Crozier May 12 2009 11:08AM Telco/ISP
Optus to fund filtering pilot off its own bat

Optus to fund filtering pilot off its own bat

A mandatory grant reporting document released by the Department for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE) reveals it has spent close to $300,000 this year on its controversial ISP-level filtering pilot.
Ben Grubb May 11 2009 3:25PM Telco/ISP
ShoreTel to limit carrier distribution to Telstra

ShoreTel to limit carrier distribution to Telstra

ShoreTel has inked a distribution agreement with Telstra Business Systems for its IP unified communications systems but has no plans to court other local telcos for similar agreements.
Ry Crozier May 4 2009 3:36PM Telco/ISP
Telstra misused Optus long-distance traffic stats

Telstra misused Optus long-distance traffic stats

The Federal Court has ruled in favour of Optus in a long-running dispute with Telstra, finding the incumbent misused Optus traffic information to set its own marketing, promotion and sales strategies in the 1990s.
Staff Writers May 2 2009 7:45AM Telco/ISP
Internode to resell Optus 3G wireless broadband

Internode to resell Optus 3G wireless broadband

Adelaide ISP Internode is the latest service provider to offer a 3G data service using the Optus network.
Ry Crozier Apr 27 2009 2:50PM Telco/ISP
Optus unveils single bill broadband data pool

Optus unveils single bill broadband data pool

Optus has expanded its total business caps to enable users to pull fixed or mobile broadband from a single data allowance – meaning they are billed only once regardless of how they access the web.
Ry Crozier Apr 25 2009 6:00AM Telco/ISP
ISPs line up for slice of $250m backhaul fund

ISPs line up for slice of $250m backhaul fund

Optus and iiNet have become the first ISPs to indicate their intention to bid for some of the $250 million fast-tracked by the Federal Government to build competitive backhaul links into regional broadband ‘blackspots’.
Ry Crozier Apr 24 2009 12:27PM Telco/ISP
Optus joins ISP net filter trials

Optus joins ISP net filter trials

Optus has won a place in the second round of the Federal Government’s controversial internet filtering trials, whilst Telstra will now also conduct non consumer-facing technical tests of filtering technology.
Staff Writers Apr 22 2009 3:46PM Telco/ISP
Optus finds size matters on wireless access

Optus finds size matters on wireless access

A new survey commissioned by Optus Business has found that Australia's largest organisations are more likely to provision staff with laptops while smaller companies give employees smartphones.
Brett Winterford Apr 18 2009 8:03AM Telco/ISP
Hitachi leaves ‘cloud’ to likes of Optus, Vigabyte

Hitachi leaves ‘cloud’ to likes of Optus, Vigabyte

Hitachi Data Systems is unlikely to follow other storage vendors into the cloud storage market directly, preferring to provide the infrastructure underpinning the likes of Optus and Vigabyte instead.
Ry Crozier Apr 3 2009 1:14PM Networking
Analysis: Five afterthoughts for the NBN debate

Analysis: Five afterthoughts for the NBN debate

Telstra or the courts are likely to have the final say on how quickly the NBN moves and how much market opportunity is left for the winner to exploit, a panel of experts has said.
Ry Crozier Apr 2 2009 3:54PM Telco/ISP
ACCC takes issue with Voda-Hutch merger

ACCC takes issue with Voda-Hutch merger

Australia’s telecommunications regulator has tabled some initial reservations to the proposed merger of Vodafone Australia and Hutchison, concerned it will remove the industry’s most aggressive price competition.
Brett Winterford Apr 2 2009 12:33AM Telco/ISP
Optus remains Conroy's last big filtering hope

Optus remains Conroy's last big filtering hope

Optus has confirmed it is still in negotiations with the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy with a view to taking part in the trial of mandatory ISP-level internet filtering.
Brett Winterford Mar 27 2009 5:53AM Telco/ISP
ispOne confident Optus 3G can keep up

ispOne confident Optus 3G can keep up

Nine months into a deal to sub-wholesale Optus 3G mobile broadband services, ispOne said it is confident the network will be able to keep pace with new subscriber growth, despite Optus’ recent capacity issues.
Ry Crozier Mar 27 2009 1:59AM Telco/ISP
MyNetFone to give VoIP packets priority on Naked service

MyNetFone to give VoIP packets priority on Naked service

MyNetFone has confirmed it will prioritise voice-over IP packets on its Naked DSL service to be launched at CeBIT in May.
Ry Crozier Mar 25 2009 12:38PM Telco/ISP

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