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  • Optus launches 4G TD-LTE in Canberra

    Optus has launched a faster version of LTE in Canberra, but so far the technology only supports 4G dongles.

    Written by Adam Bender • 20 May 13 12:19

  • NBN Co connects largest high-rise apartment to the NBN

    NBN Co has connected a 36-storey apartment building in Australia to the National Broadband Network (NBN). The building is the largest multi-dwelling unit (MDU) to be hooked up to the network to date.

    Written by Stephanie McDonald • 17 May 13 14:34

  • Chorus offers interim VDSL product during NZ fibre rollout

    New Zealand company Chorus – the network infrastructure arm of Telecom until a 2011 demerger – has launched a wholesale VDSL-based offering that will be available from 7 June.

    Written by Stephanie McDonald • 17 May 13 09:57

  • Android retains lead over Apple

    Android has remained at the top of the leader board when it comes to smartphones, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report.

    Written by Stephanie McDonald • 17 May 13 08:08
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    Telstra apologises after customer records appear online

    Telstra has issued a formal apology to affected customers after phone numbers, names and home addresses contained in spreadsheets were found online during a Google search.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 16 May 13 13:39

  • Telecom earnings to be at the low end

    Telecom, which is aiming to cut its workforce by as much as 16 per cent this year, said annual earnings will be at the low end of guidance because of competition in fixed-line sales and a margin squeeze at its Gen-i unit.

    Written by AAP • 16 May 13 09:08

  • Non-profit NBN ISP overcomes IPv4 address shortage

    Victorian co-operative No ISP has so far struggled to sign up customers to the National Broadband Network (NBN), having to deal with the shortage of available IPv4 addresses and a lack of premises hooked up to the fibre network.

    Written by Stephanie McDonald • 16 May 13 08:50

  • Optus satisfied with spectrum winnings in Digital Dividend auction

    Even if the price for spectrum in the 700MHz band had been set lower, Optus may still not have bought more than 10MHz of the 45MHz that was available in the Digital Dividend auction, according to Optus chief country officer, Kevin Russell.

    Written by Adam Bender • 15 May 13 13:56
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    Turnbull criticises government's NBN budget cuts

    Malcolm Turnbull has criticised the Federal Government for budget cuts to the National Broadband Network (NBN).

    Written by Stephanie McDonald • 15 May 13 12:18

  • Cheap iiNet 4G plan for SMBs includes little data

    Another Australian operator has released an inexpensive 4G plan that provides a diminutive data allowance.

    Written by Adam Bender • 15 May 13 11:08

  • Optus suffers 7.5pc slump in FY net profit

    Australia's second-biggest telco, Optus, has suffered a 7.5 per cent slump in net profit for the year to March 31.

    Written by AAP • 15 May 13 10:11

  • Budget includes provisions for NBN termination

    The Federal Government has provided provisions for the termination of the National Broadband Network (NBN) in its 2013-14 budget.

    Written by Stephanie McDonald • 15 May 13 10:00

  • Online gaming company recounts fighting for survival vs. DDoS attacks

    Fighting denial-of-service attacks has become a matter of survival for some businesses that find their websites getting smashed and network flooded by attackers. Online gaming company SG Interactive says it's under constant attack and the only way to keep going is to set up an anti-DDoS defense.

    Written by Ellen Messmer • 14 May 13 18:08

  • Telstra speeds IP telephony activations with BPM

    Telstra has reduced the time of its order-to-activation process for its Telstra IP telephony service by 70 per cent after implementing business process management (BPM) software by Pegasystems, a Telstra official told the Gartner BPM Summit yesterday in Sydney.

    Written by Adam Bender • 14 May 13 12:21

  • Virgin launches 13GB postpaid 4G broadband offering

    Optus subsidiary Virgin Mobile has launched a 4G postpaid mobile broadband service on a $59, 12-month plan that includes 13GB of data.

    Written by Stephanie McDonald • 14 May 13 10:13

  • Broadcasters say 700MHz auction showed lack of demand

    Broadcasters and the mobile industry had different takeaways about the level of demand for spectrum in Australia after the government failed to sell all of the 700MHz spectrum in the Digital Dividend auction.

    Written by Adam Bender • 14 May 13 09:58

  • M2 closes Eftel offer

    M2 Telecommunications has closed its offer to acquire ordinary shares in Eftel, with more than 98 per cent of Eftel shareholders accepting the offer.

    Written by Stephanie McDonald • 13 May 13 10:41
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    Optus unbundles broadband and phone plans

    Optus has revealed “naked” broadband and fixed phone plans for customers who don’t want to bundle their phone and Internet plans.

    Written by Adam Bender • 13 May 13 10:21

  • Networks in 2020: More traffic, less energy

    Networks could use far less energy by 2020 even though they'll be carrying much more traffic, an industry group says.

    Written by Stephen Lawson • 13 May 13 09:10
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    Not-for-profit telco to donate proceeds to disability services

    A new telco will offer mobile services for consumers and donate proceeds to people with disabilities.

    Written by Stephanie McDonald • 10 May 13 13:10
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