News (42)

  • Telstra, Optus in advertising catfight

    Telecom rivals Telstra and Cable & Wireless Optus are duelling it out in federal court following allegations that Optus’ latest advertising campaign is misleading.

  • Telstra Next G audited as CDMA closure looms

    Telstra claims its controversial Next G network is now officially better than its soon-to-be-defunct CDMA equivalent, after the telco sent a team to audit network coverage. Now government testers are hot on their heels.

  • Telstra cans Wi-Fi hotspot plans in Next G push

    Telstra has cancelled subscription plans for its urban wireless hotspots as it continues to push business customers towards its Next G data and voice network.

  • Comms authority slams Telstra promotion

    The Australian Communications Authority (ACA) has issued a warning to Telstra over an advertisement that didn't adequately explain the caveats associated with their "18 cents for five minutes" mobile call rate campaign.

  • Telstra restructures to boost services for 2003

    Telstra has announced a rearrangement of the company, effective January 1 2003, which will, among other changes, see its broadband, online and media businesses united under one banner.

Blogs (5)

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    In CDMA hubbub, don't forget the broadband

    Last week, a family friend rang for some technical help. "Telstra sold me this wireless Internet service and they promised it would work both at my home and at my office," he said. Said home is in the Melbourne CBD, and said office is in Kyneton, a lovely town about an hour away from Melbourne.

  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    Tellabs meets the law of unintended consequences

    Most Australians have never heard the name "Tellabs", a company that has only seven employees Down Under.

  • How Seven blew the internet Olympics

    If there ever was an opportunity for a broadcaster to showcase the potential of internet video, this was it, and Seven has blown it. Perhaps its executives should have rung their mates at NBC in the US and gotten some pointers on online coverage.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Give me a ship, and a trading scheme to steer her by

    Watching the latest, hilarious stage in the Jimmy Kimmel-Matt Damon "feud" -- which racked up 2.5 million YouTube views in one day -- I was struck by a thought: who in the world is paying for all this bandwidth?

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Choosing a vote: as easy as O-E-C-D?

    Well, here we are. After years of bluster, measured progress and loads of annoyance, Australia's broadband users head to the polls on Saturday with a score to settle.

Features and Case Studies (8)

  • Aussie ISPs have content ambitions

    Executives from several of Australia's largest internet service providers have over the past few months expressed their desire to become media companies in their own right.

  • HTC Touch Diamond lands Down Under

    HTC has announced the Australian availability of the Touch Diamond in Sydney today, with the phone set to hit these shores between the end of July and early August.

  • The e-mail evolution

    ZDNet Australia looks at the ever-expanding pressures placed on in-house e-mail and weighs up the pros and cons of the outsourced alternatives.

  • The war against VoIP: How long can the telcos fight?

    Voice over IP has reached some major milestones in 2008 in both the enterprise and consumer ends of the market but how long can traditional telcos continue to fight against this disruptive technology?

  • What Telstra, others can learn from South Africa

    A mobile telecommunications revolution in Africa is bringing new economic opportunities to the world's most impoverished continent, while providing lessons that can help carriers around the world push into other low-value markets. Brad Howarth reports.

Reviews (16)

  • 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.

  • Telstra NetComm Turbo 7 Series Wireless Gateway

    NetComm Turbo 7 Series Wireless Gateway provides an easy set-up, good coverage and modest speed. While this system gives you the advantage of portable wireless gateway, wireless services are less reliable and cannot match ADSL2 speeds.

  • i-mate Ultimate 9502

    The i-mate Ultimate 9502 is the larger sibling of the i-mate 8502, and shares the honour of being Australia's first HSUPA phone. While we believe this phone is in the same league as a BlackBerry or the iPhone, be wary of Telstra's promised internet speeds.

  • Telstra BigPond Wireless Broadband

    As long as you're a metropolitan broadband user, Telstra BigPond Wireless Broadband delivers well, but it can't be said to be an inexpensive broadband option.

  • NEC N600i

    NEC's N600i is a 3G clamshell with a 1.3-megapixel camera that supports a wireless Internet service called i-mode to access to sites such as eBay, Whereis and Citibank from your phone.

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