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OK Magazine Australia has introduced wireless broadband to accommodate all the big glossy pictures of A-list stars required to deliver the latest in celebrity news.

Telecom managers will need to get a handle on which technologies are likely to emerge in the telecommunications industry over the next five years because users are going mobile with or without IT support.

Wireless broadband carrier, BigAir, has extended its market reach by partnering with SME-channel specialist, MaxiNet.

New billing systems entrant, Utilibill, which was launched in Australia this month, is already billing 75 service providers.

While the New South Wales state government embarks on a drawn out process to tech up its capital city, a privately-run initiative is already providing free wireless broadband to Canberra and the Gold Coast.

An 802.11g network has been launched at the Sydney Rocks area to provide free high-speed wireless Internet access to the public. Initiated and funded by the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority (SHFA), The Rocks' Wi-Fi hotspot is expected to bring the city technologically in line with major tourist destinations around the world.

On the back of launching its iBurst wireless broadband service in August, Spin Internet Services is taking its wares to road-warriors with a new broadband rental program.

BigAir has acquired Pacific Internet subsidiary T3 Wireless, absorbing its 779 iBurst customers in a bid to strengthen its retail channel presence.

BigAir Group Limited yesterday announced the acquisition of iBurst customers from T3 Wireless, a subsidiary of Pacific Internet.

BigAir is floating high this week, forecasting a 100 per cent increase in revenue and announcing plans to launch a wholesale side of its business.

Businesses in Adelaide and Perth can expect to see PBA's fast wireless Internet service sometime in spring.