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  • Optus -hacker" pleads not guilty, gives his account

    A former Optus employee and alleged hacker, bailed to appear before Waverly Court today, has told ZDNet Australia that he will not be making an appearance, instead notifying the Court by letter of his -not guilty" plea.

  • 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.

  • Telstra's lightning iPhone offer

    The nation's largest telco, Telstra, has unveiled a new iPhone plan which will see new customers getting a $100 account credit when they purchase a new plan.

  • Optus chief: Telstra split not communist

    The government's plan to split Telstra is not communist, says Optus chief Paul O'Sullivan, because Telstra is not a normal company.

  • Spam knocks Optus email out

    Optus has blamed a spam attack on an email outage that occurred between late Wednesday and Thursday morning.

Blogs (12)

  • Read the blog post - Phil Dobbie

    Do we need the legislative blackmail?

    Virtually everyone in the telecommunications industry has their say in the Senate Standing Committee's public hearing into the pending legislation to split up Telstra, in this week's Twisted Wire podcast.

  • Read the blog post - Phil Dobbie

    Is telco advertising out of control?

    Dodo has been taken to task for misleading advertising. But is telco advertising in Australia misleading in general? What can be done to make it easier for consumers to understand?

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    NBN a lose-lose deal for Telstra

    Labor's policy of socialised broadband has certainly proved much harder than the party believed it would be back when it was in Opposition, but it is Telstra that stands to lose the most from the NBN - and that applies whether it loses the NBN contract or wins it.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    The more things change...

    With all the excitement over the iPhone, few people have noticed that 1 July was the 11th anniversary of the deregulation of Australia's telecommunications market.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Is your telco taking security seriously? It should be

    It wasn't too long ago that vendors still made a lot of their money through equipment markups. Telcos were the same, with comfortable profit on ISDN, STD calls, calls to mobiles and other heavily used services padding out financial reports.

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  • Changing of the guard: ANZ Bank

    Get an insider's look at the recent history and potential imminent future of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group's technology operation in the third of our Changing of the guards series examining generational change in the nation's big four banks.

  • Hutch and Voda's crossed lines

    The merger of Vodafone and Hutchison will create a strong mobile competitor ... but the ACCC's Graeme Samuel would be well advised to keep a close eye on what the deal will mean for business and consumers.

  • Australian naked DSL mega-roundup

    Since last November when iiNet very loudly launched its naked DSL product, "naked" has been on everybody's lips, and it seemed like everybody was in on it. Some, however have held out. This round-up of 13 ISPs looks into who's got it, who doesn't and who wants to.

  • iTunes Music Store debuts

    Apple Computer today launched its long-awaited iTunes Music Store in Australia, finally giving iPod owners a legal way of downloading music online. Extra: A peek at other Web stores.

  • Photo Gallery: CeBIT people

    A look at some of the people and stands from CeBIT 2006.

Reviews (23)

  • Optus Wireless Connect

    Optus' combo PC Card ticks every box on the wireless menu, including 3G, GPRS and Wi-Fi, to serve road warriors with a smorgasbord of connectivity.

  • TIO investigates pre-paid mobile accounts

    The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman is investigating SIM-Unlock fees attached to pre-paid mobile accounts to determine whether they are 'penalties', and therefore unrecoverable by common law.

  • Optus touts group development as Telstra-killer

    Optus has launched its first product developed collaboratively with other members of the SingTel group and indicated future products will be developed in the same way to give Optus an edge over local rivals.

  • Optus and Telstra shake on MMS deal

    Optus and Telstra have worked out issues around sending multi-media messages between the two networks.

  • Ericsson T68: Colour at a cost

    Ericsson's hook for the T68 is the splendour of a mobile screen capable of 256 colours. Is that enough to justify its price tag?

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