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  • Telstra signs network pact with Alcatel-Lucent

    Telstra has revealed an R&D deal with a major telecoms kit maker to improve its network.

  • m.Net gets AU$7.5 million to enhance 3G network

    Alcatel has announced a AU$7.5 million joint investment with the Australian government to upgrade m.Net Corporation's next-generation UMTS/WCDMA wireless network in Adelaide.

  • Telstra will pilot FTTP network in June

    Telstra has released the details of its new fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) network plans, declaring that a commercial pilot of the system will commence in new Queensland estates around June of this year.

  • AAPT to outsource network to Alcatel

    AAPT and Alcatel have signed a five-year AU$53 million outsourcing agreement that will see Alcatel take increased responsibility for the telco's network design and operations services.

  • Alcatel passes over Quigley

    Australian telecommunications industry veteran Mike Quigley was today left out in the cold as French networking vendor Alcatel-Lucent named a new chief executive to replace a departure in July this year.

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    Competition still matters

    Let's not go back to the bad old days where telco and vendor incumbents were unchallenged.

  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    Zikou jumps into the fire

    Bill Zikou is coming back after five years in the Balkans to head up Ericsson Australia ... but is he up to the task?

  • Read the blog post - Phil Dobbie

    Doug Campbell on the task ahead

    In this week's Twisted Wire podcast, Tasmanian NBN chair Doug Campbell talks about the roll-out of the National Broadband Network in that state, as well as its economic viability and the path ahead.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Dancing with the NBN Co stars

    Time will tell how the rest of the NBN Co board shapes up, but it's hard to dismiss the credentials of its two most high-profile appointments so far.

  • Read the blog post - Juha Saarinen

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    Telcos would love to shift the cost of expanding mobile network coverage to customers with femtocells, but are they a good idea for customers?

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  • Mike Quigley: The background check

    Father, brother, cancer survivor, highly intelligent engineer and leader of the "Australian mafia" group of executives who battled their way to the top of global telco supplier Alcatel-Lucent. We present Mike Quigley, executive chairman of the National Broadband Network Company.

  • Alcatel Lucent: Ray Gilbert

    Ray Gilbert, assistant vice president for IT enterprise collaboration at Alcatel Lucent, tells ZDNet.com editor-in-chief Dan Farber how the telecom services provider is addressing mobility needs and convergence challenges for the next generation of digital devices.

  • Building a high-speed integrated network

    A high-speed voice/data network takes lots of planning and patience. Hear how one IT manager set about tackling this task.

  • Alcatel-Lucent's blatant NBN pitch

    There's a certain ridiculousness to Alcatel-Lucent's National Broadband Network video production that goes to the heart of an obvious worry that it will ultimately be left out when the cheques are signed.

  • Victorian greenfield bars Alcatel-Lucent

    Alcatel-Lucent's optical network terminal (ONT) equipment was not considered suitable for an open access fibre deployment similar to the future NBN roll-out at a greenfield estate in Victoria, according to the project's builder.

Reviews (7)

  • Alcatel One Touch 320

    The Alcatel One Touch 320 lacks many of the features that grace modern mobile phones, but an ultra-low price point should appeal to people who just want to talk.

  • Intel hopes for new connection

    Intel is building new technology for connecting chips inside telecommunications and networking equipment, part of its plan to delve deeper into the communications world.

  • The best VoIP solution is ...

    The world of enterprise IP telephony is varied and complex. Here's our round-up of the major players and what they can bring to your business.

  • Reviews News: Firewall frenzy

    New firewalls, switches, MP3 players and business applications feature in this week's Australian announcements.

  • Mobile phone carrier technology chart

    Head spinning from all the cell phone acronyms and wireless tech jargon? Forget the Valium and chill out instead with our handy carrier technology chart. In seconds, you'll know what phones work with which networks and what it all means.

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