News (268)

  • Fujitsu finally buys Telstra's Kaz

    Japanese technology giant Fujitsu has finally acquired Telstra's Kaz IT services division after what is believed to be several years of on- and off-again negotiations.

  • Telstra in further China buys

    Telstra has made further investments in China, snapping up mobile and music businesses to bolster its plans to reach $1 billion in revenue from its Chinese media assets by 2013.

  • IBM buys Telstra, Lend Lease stakes in Global Services Australia

    Big Blue plans to acquire Telstra and Lend Lease's minority shareholdings in IBM Global Services Australia for a combined total of AU$313.5 million, the companies announced today.

  • Telstra buys data integrity software

    Telstra has signed a multi-million dollar licence agreement for data integrity software as part of its IT transformation project.

  • ACCC looks into Telstra's iBurst buy

    The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has written to potentially interested parties to request comment on how Telstra's acquisition of iBurst's spectrum would impact competition in the wireless broadband market.

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Blogs (40)

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Does Thodey have a deal in the CAN?

    As Telstra CEO David Thodey and CFO John Stanhope fronted a mob of concerned investors at the company's Investor Day this week, it became clear just how far removed the Telstra of today is compared to the Telstra of a year ago.

  • Read the blog post - Phil Dobbie

    Do we need the legislative blackmail?

    Virtually everyone in the telecommunications industry has their say in the Senate Standing Committee's public hearing into the pending legislation to split up Telstra, in this week's Twisted Wire podcast.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Bluff called, can Conroy still tame Telstra?

    How well Stephen Conroy handles Telstra's challenge will determine whether we're hurtling towards a great new era in telecommunications, or fated to even more years stuck in the grip of Telstra's well-entrenched market position.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Telstra's last-mile strategy: Broadband limbo

    Should Telstra be investing in a pre-emptive defence against the NBN? Or should it go slow and wait like everybody else?

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    All about separation, or all about copper?

    Labor's fibre-to-the-premises NBN was meant to be an act of freedom, a breaking-free from 100 years of copper infrastructure legacy and the start of something new. So why in the world are we still discussing Telstra's copper network?

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  • From monopolist to little Aussie battler

    Legislation setting up the regulations for the National Broadband Network could be introduced to parliament as early as this week, which means Telstra will soon get some clarity about whether it's in a lot of trouble or just a little bit.

  • Quigley's job is straightforward

    NBN Company executive chairman Mike Quigley and six other board members to be named this week have a series of straightforward "buy or build" decisions to make about Australia's fibre future.

  • The smart choice for Telstra

    A simple way forward for the National Broadband Network and for Telstra has now emerged.

  • Fostering a better Kaz future with Fujitsu

    For the first time, Kaz chief Mike Foster tells the full story about how the Peter Kazacos' baby was treated within Telstra, and how the deal with Fujitsu went down.

  • Are clueless politicians holding IT back?

    The level of ignorance from Australian politicians about technology can be staggering. Here's some of the worst examples we've seen, and a short recipe for resolving the issue.

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Reviews (37)

  • Telstra EasyTouch Discovery

    The EasyTouch Discovery is the perfect first phone for people who are not confident with mobile technology. Designed for ease of use, the Discovery has a few extra toys to play with once you've mastered the basics.

  • Telstra Next G Prepaid Broadband

    Telstra's prepaid wireless broadband offering is good for casual browsers or those who'd rather avoid dodgy Net cafes, but beware there's a pricing sting to be considered.

  • 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 offers Next G via USB

    Telstra has quietly started offering two new ways of accessing its new nation-wide third-generation Next G mobile network, with two new USB modems now on sale.

  • Who's buying 3G?

    Commentary: As we're constantly barraged by ads for various 'next-generation' phone services, it's worthwhile stopping to wonder if we're being sold something we've already got.

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