• Telstra makes carbon pledge

    Australia's biggest telco Telstra has revealed plans to reduce carbon emissions for every dollar earned by at least a tenth over the next six years.

    16 November 2009 04:40 PM

  • 25 per cent think Telstra will run NBN

    More than a quarter of people surveyed believe Telstra will assume control of the $43 billion National Broadband Network (NBN).

    16 November 2009 04:32 PM

  • Tasmania asks for help on NBN

    The Tasmanian Government has put out a call to the information and communications technology industry for suggestions on how to best use the National Broadband Network and Digital Education Revolution for the students of the state.

    16 November 2009 01:20 PM

  • NBN Co banks with Westpac

    The NBN Company's funds, according to its first financial report filed several weeks ago with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, are being held with Westpac Banking Corporation.

    16 November 2009 11:44 AM

  • O'Sullivan on Optus float: "No decision"

    Optus chief executive Paul O'Sullivan over the weekend said no decision had been made within parent Singapore Telecommunications to float the Australian subsidiary as a separate company.

    16 November 2009 10:13 AM

  • TPG: Don't worry, we're just like Optus

    A spokesperson for Pipe Networks' potential new parent, SP Telemedia, has pointed to Optus as a prime example of how it can successfully operate a wholesale and retail telco.

    14 November 2009 09:47 AM

I imported a cattle probe from [the] US, only to have Customs declare it a "Taser", ask me to declare why I needed it, and [say] that the matter was being reported.

From: Oz Pirate Party slams 'secret' IP talks

Read it here, then discuss it in Talkback.

  • NBN Company hires CIO, govt chief

    The National Broadband Network Company has nabbed Queensland Premier Anna Bligh's chief of staff to be its new government relations and external affairs chief, as well as separately appointing a chief information officer.

    13 November 2009 04:38 PM

  • iiNet stands firm on Telco Act defence

    iiNet did not comply with requests to cancel the accounts of alleged copyright infringers, but it did not need to, iiNet's legal counsel argued today as the ISP started to close off its legal battle in the Federal Court.

    13 November 2009 05:21 PM

  • Industry laments loss of Pipe Networks

    Pipe Networks' chief, Bevan Slattery, may have found his "cash-out" door from the company that helped internet service providers snub Telstra, but many of those customers are not happy that a direct competitor could now control it.

    13 November 2009 10:35 AM

  • Berzins' blunders: Police ignored tender rules

    Victoria Police's IT division under disgraced chief information officer Valda Berzins had a "disregard for proper procurement and contract management", a new report has revealed, which saw contracts fail to go to tender while their dollar values ballooned beyond approved amounts.

    12 November 2009 09:43 PM

  • Telecom NZ to wholesale 3G network

    Competition looks set to hot up in the New Zealand mobile market, with Telecom New Zealand announcing plans today to accelerate its wholesaling plans.

    12 November 2009 05:33 PM

  • HP to buy 3Com for US$2.7 billion

    US computer giant Hewlett-Packard announced on Wednesday in the US that it had agreed to buy networking company 3Com for US$2.7 billion (AU$2.9 billion).

    12 November 2009 10:25 AM

  • SP Telemedia to buy Pipe Networks for $373m

    SP Telemedia, owner of TPG and Soul internet service providers, has announced its intention to acquire Pipe Networks for $373 million.

    11 November 2009 05:48 PM

  • SingTel: No decision yet on Optus sale

    Singapore Telecommunications Ltd chief executive Chua Sock Koong says the company has yet to decide whether or not to sell a stake in its Australian subsidiary Optus.

    11 November 2009 04:26 PM

  • Prepaid floats Optus customers' boat

    Optus has spent $103 million over the past three months bolstering its 3G network to support the one product category showing significant growth — prepaid.

    11 November 2009 01:39 PM

  • Data#3 wins NBN office IT roll-out

    Diversified ICT products and services group Data#3 has won a fistful of contracts to design, deploy and manage the National Broadband Network Company's corporate IT infrastructure.

    10 November 2009 04:08 PM

  • Adam plucks first SA WiMax apple

    South Australian internet service provider, Adam Internet, has turned on its first WiMax tower, an effort its chieftain Scott Hicks described as a "minor miracle".

    11 November 2009 12:31 AM

  • Coke, Vodafone, pinned for spamming

    Coca-Cola has been issued with a formal warning over a spam marketing campaign but it was spared a monetary penalty, unlike the three other companies involved, which included Vodafone.

    10 November 2009 02:38 PM

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