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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
3G broadband uptake pushes operators to stealth

3G broadband uptake pushes operators to stealth

Mobile telcos have stopped advertising loss-making 3G wireless broadband services and may have to cut off high-use customers to improve quality of service.
Ry Crozier Mar 19 2009 1:08PM Telco/ISP
Telstra, Optus stay out of Arbor Atlas alliance

Telstra, Optus stay out of Arbor Atlas alliance

Nextgen is the sole Australian contributor of anonymous traffic data to Arbor Networks’ global Atlas Internet monitoring system, although Telstra and Optus could join at a later date.
Ry Crozier Mar 11 2009 12:07AM Telco/ISP
Senate committee told Telstra Wholesale crash cut off Primus

Senate committee told Telstra Wholesale crash cut off Primus

ISP Primus was unable to provision new broadband customers for nearly two days late last month, after the Telstra Wholesale provisioning system it relies on to connect customers crashed without explanation.
Brett Winterford Mar 4 2009 12:15PM Telco/ISP
Optus gets Naked as iiNet reports strong growth

Optus gets Naked as iiNet reports strong growth

Optus will differentiate its new ‘naked’ broadband offering from competitors like iiNet and Internode with a $10 discount for customers that bundle it with their Optus mobile phone.
Staff Writers Mar 2 2009 2:32PM Telco/ISP
Federal Government slammed for killing Telstra FTTN

Federal Government slammed for killing Telstra FTTN

Telstra has blamed the Trade Practices Act for stalling a “multi-billion dollar upgrade” of its fixed network to fibre-to-the-node and for killing off network investment in Australia generally.
Staff Writers Feb 24 2009 3:22PM Telco/ISP
MWC: Hot tech picks from Mobile World Congress 2009

MWC: Hot tech picks from Mobile World Congress 2009

iTnews editor Brett Winterford discusses new mobile telephony innovations with Telstra's Hugh Bradlow and Optus' Michael Smith at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Brett Winterford Feb 23 2009 6:44AM Telco/ISP
MWC: Optus to launch Nokia’s ‘Comes-with-Music’ phone

MWC: Optus to launch Nokia’s ‘Comes-with-Music’ phone

Optus is set to launch a new Nokia device that offers free, unlimited music downloads for a year.
Brett Winterford Feb 19 2009 6:39AM Hardware
MWC: Telstra Next G to rocket to 21Mbps next week

MWC: Telstra Next G to rocket to 21Mbps next week

Telstra is set to release what it claims is the world's fastest mobile broadband service - shipping a new mobile modem theoretically capable of speeds nearing 21Mbps on February 23.
Brett Winterford Feb 17 2009 9:00AM Telco/ISP
iiNet and Optus shunned in first round of net filter trials

iiNet and Optus shunned in first round of net filter trials

Vocal opponents of the Federal Government’s controversial Internet filters have been excluded from the first phase of the much-anticipated pilot.
Staff Writers Feb 12 2009 10:15AM Security

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