• 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.

• Telstra to release shared data plans

  Telstra will soon offer data plans that can be shared across multiple mobile devices, it has announced.

• Aussie mobile data traffic to increase sixfold

  Australian mobile data traffic is set to experience a compound annual growth rate of 43 per cent between now and 2017 as more people get access to 4G networks, according to Cisco.

• Telcos required to give more info about pricing

  More rules for how telcos sell and market service come into effect 1 March, as part of the revised Telecommunications Consumer Protection (TCP) code.

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  ACCC to come down hard on telcos for 2013

  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has warned telecommunications companies that it will be making sure Australian consumers “get what they pay for” when they sign up to long-term phone or broadband contracts.

• Federal government begins promoting telco consumer advocacy body

  The federal government has begun spruiking its Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN), a communications advocacy body due to begin operations on 1 July.

• Cell-phone service surprises & portion sizes

  For the past 10 years I've expected three constants when visiting the U.S.: friendly people, large portions of food and bad cell-phone coverage.

• Telecom planning in a time of turmoil

  It's gotten pretty hard to miss the financial news lately: September was the worst month for stocks in years, and October looks to surpass it. Despite the US government's massive US$800-billion bailout, the US economy is still roiling, and Europe's is doing even worse.

Whitepapers about Telecommunications

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  Businesses of all sizes are increasingly focused on creating flexible work environments and offering telework options for employees. By administering policies and providing the technical capability for employees to work remotely, these companies can improve job satisfaction and worker attraction and retention. At the same time, the organisation can realise additional business benefits such as lowering costs, increasing productivity, improving sustainability and maintaining business continuity. This paper explores the implementation of teleworking based on a foundation of desktop and server virtualisation.

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  Empowering Business Mobility through Virtualisation

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  Case study: Robinson Legal integrates an all-in-one unified communications and collaboration (UCC) solution

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  Avaya Deploys the Avaya Desktop Video Device with the Avaya Flare® Experience