The Howard government's federal budget handed down yesterday contained little joy for Australia's ICT industry and the development of a world class communications sector.
Telstra's compensation package to irate ADSL customers may prove to be a timely 'good PR' move, ahead of a heap of planned outages for the fortnight ahead.
Optus this week claimed the 3G mobile outages it had been suffering were normal and every telecommunications carrier would be having similar issues.
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Speculation that the US$350 billion merger of Internet giant America Online Inc. and media powerhouse Time Warner will spark a rash of similar deals among its competitors is running rampant
More details on Telecom's XT network has been revealed, but why can't its wholesale partners have access to it?
Telcos would love to shift the cost of expanding mobile network coverage to customers with femtocells, but are they a good idea for customers?
There's something to be said for the Japanese philosophy of Kaizen an idea of continually improving business via small changes something that unfortunately doesn't seem to glean many votes or impress punters.
What's next for AAPT? Australia's number three telco refused to join Twisted Wire this week, so we decided to cover them anyway, guerrilla-style.
Streaker Robert Ogilvie may have learned the hard way that getting naked can be painful, but many other Australians are apparently learning the same lesson as they try to break ties with Telstra once and for all.
From dead parrots to ACCC lawsuits, the National Broadband Network and Fake Stephen Conroy, it's like Telstra is lost in T.S. Eliot's epic poem The Wasteland.
Component, composite, S-Video--how can anyone make sense of video connections for the home theatre? Home-theatre expert Kevin Miller will give you a clear picture of why they should matter to you.
While I really like Microsoft's new operating system, there are still some issues that may make it impossible for you to upgrade. And other issues may make you want to skip XP entirely. Here are a dozen potential roadblocks to consider--don't upgrade before you read this!
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The long-awaited separation of Telstra
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