Broadband ISP iiNet is considering reselling mobile phone and mobile data services. The company also hopes to replace Optus as the second largest broadband player in Australia, according to Greg Bader, the company's chief technology officer.
Vodafone Australia has purchased independent phone retailer Crazy John's after reaching an agreement with the widow of the company's founder, John Ilhan.
Terria and Telstra today welcomed Communications Minister Stephen Conroy's move to name 26 November as the final deadline for bids to build and operate the planned national broadband network, but did not change their positions on how the initiative should go forward.
Perth-based internet service provider Westnet has started trialling ADSL2+ services using its new parent iiNet's broadband network, with a formal launch date likely to come before the end of the year.
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy will reportedly tomorrow (Wednesday) set 26 November as the final deadline for companies to submit bids to build and operate the government's planned $4.7 billion national broadband network (NBN).
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The Queensland state government has initiated a pilot roll-out of an application virtualisation solution intended to deliver HR and finance apps to 150,000 users across multiple agencies.
Australian start-up Freshtel today said it expected to launch a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service for mobile phone users locally within weeks, after a successful trial of its dual-mode technology with UK mega-retailer Tesco.
Chief information officers from two of Australia's largest banks today warned their peers not to poison outsourcing arrangements by obsessing over costs.
Telstra's New Zealand subsidiary TelstraClear has questioned the opposition National Party's plans for fibre-optic expansion, saying the main result of faster broadband links to the home may be more downloads of pornography and movies.
Telstra didn't turn up to a hearing today by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission concerning a union agreement for workers.
The competition watchdog has taken local telecommunications provider Clarus to court for allegedly misleading consumers into thinking it was affiliated with Telstra.
Microsoft appears to be joining Apple and Google in the mobile "apps store" market.
With Hurricane Gustav headed straight toward New Orleans, emergency officials and telecommunication companies are preparing for the worst.
Apple plans to release a fix next month for a security hole that enables someone to access data on a password-protected iPhone, according to a report.
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