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• Alcatel denies unethical behaviour in Telstra deal

  French communications company Alcatel has denied any allegation of "unethical behaviour" in its contract negotiations with Telstra.

• Telstra defends Alcatel fibre connection

  Telstra has defended itself against claims its chief executive Sol Trujillo last year showed favouritism in awarding a lucrative deal to a supplier with which he had been associated in previous roles.

• Telstra work worth a few billion less to Alcatel

  The cancellation of Telstra's proposed fibre to the node broadband network has hit Alcatel's bottom-line, with several billion dollars being cut out of a deal between the two announced last November.

• Telstra signs network pact with Alcatel-Lucent

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

• Alcatel waits in the wings

  Alcatel is playing cheerleader for Telstra in trying to get a good deal from the competition regulator for the telco's proposed new broadband network.

Blogs (8)

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  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?

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  Competition still matters

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

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  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.

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  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.

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  100Gbps Ethernet shows NBN's promise

  The coming glut of 100Gbps Ethernet shows that the potential growth of the National Broadband Network is limited only by the laws of physics and the laws of Parliament.

Features and Case Studies (7)

• 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.

• Telstra stalwarts to lead NBN Co

  Mike Quigley and Doug Campbell's long-standing relationships with Telstra and few of its rivals will lead Australia's telecommunications industry to question privately whether Telstra will receive a phenomenal level of access to the NBN decision-making processes.

• Photos: Telstra visits the doctor

  Telstra doesn't just "do telephones" according to Deena Schiff, Telstra Group MD it seems it's also got its eye on the health space. This week in Sydney, the telco has been showing off the latest health tech from its partners, including a wireless stethoscope and remote monitoring for aged and disability care.

• 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 (2)

• 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?

• 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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