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• More Australian enterprises turn to consumer communication products: Report

  Consumer communication products are gaining popularity with Australian enterprises as IT executives face long upgrade cycles for traditional telephony equipment, according to the latest report from analyst firm Telsyte.

• CIOs to ramp up IT security in 2012: Telsyte

  CIOs will increase their security spending in 2012 following the series of hack attacks that occurred in 2011, according to new research by analyst firm Telsyte.

• Australia to reach 35 million mobile subscriptions by 2015: Telsyte

  The Australian mobile services market is expected to grow from 29 million subscriptions to 35 million by June 2015 due to the increasing popularity of tablets, according to telecommunications analyst firm, Telsyte.

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  NBN Co fibre rollout may surpass DSL by 2015: Telsyte

  Fibre optic internet access is set to bypass digital subscriber line (DSL) in 2015 if the NBN Co continues its fibre to the home (FTTH) rollout across Australia but this is dependent on the Labor government staying in power, according to analyst firm Telsyte.

• Contactless payment system uptake driven by smaller retailers: Analysts

  Organisations must adopt contactless contactless payment systems in order for consumers to benefit from such technology, according to two industry analysts.

• Australian telcos 'all affected' by Queensland floods: Ovum

  The Queensland floods crisis has kicked off a rocky year for the telecommunications industry, with analysts saying that while Australian telcos have managed to generally maintain a high level of service, there will be a number of challenges in the months ahead.

• Thodey: Telstra's CEO one year on

  It’s been a year marked by numerous challenges, such as the spectre of separating his company, and tough negotiations with the Government and NBN Co around the National Broadband Network (NBN).

• Analysts greet NBN Study but ask for business case

  Analysts have broadly welcomed the findings of the NBN Implementation Study, but expressed some doubt around the state of a business case for the national infrastructure project.

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  Nokia slapped with ACCC warranty warning

  Intervention by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has prompted Nokia Australia to retract unfair warranty conditions after it restricted claims to within three months of purchase.

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  Premium SMS rule risks millions of telco revenue: Telsyte

  Impending changes to the rules governing premium SMS services have the potential to significantly impact revenues of Australian telcos and their service partners, according to one analyst firm.

• Telco analysts happy with NBN trial announcement

  The announcement of the NBN mainland trial sites has been largely welcomed by the country’s telecommunications analysts, although some have criticised the selection of the trial sites.

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  Analysts: Thodey has major work ahead to turn Telstra around

  Following the release of Telstra’s half year results analysts agree the telco's CEO David Thodey has some major work to do to turn the ailing company around.

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  ISP trends 2010: Telsyte

  In the year ahead Australians can expect to see download limits continue to soar, the emergence of pre-paid broadband and a watershed year for IPTV, according to Telsyte.

• Financial bust a boom for local telcos

  Telecommunications providers are thriving in the recession, according to research firm, Telsyte.