Global carrier AT&T today announced it will network Australian chemical specialist Orica's 135 international sites with an Internet protocol virtual private network (IP VPN), in a deal worth AU$3.5 million over two years.
As part of a push to unify its global network services, AT&T has announced it will be expanding its capabilities in the region -- but only in response to competitors who are already here, according to one analyst.
Telco AT&T has sealed the deal of a lifetime, with American car maker General Motors agreeing to pay almost US$1 billion (AU$1.26 billion) for networking services over the next five years.
AT&T has pointedly lauded the flexibility and service levels offered by smaller players in the Australian broadband industry after ending a service provider agreement with Telstra and establishing its own network.
AT&T has announced plans to upgrade its business Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, claiming it's now the first IP service provider to interoperate with five of the leading equipment vendors.
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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