Optus could slash hundreds of jobs this week to counter the effects of a likely economic downturn.
In a new report commissioned by Optus, analyst group CEG argues that structural separation of any future broadband network would be considerably cheaper to regulate than operational separation.
Optus has come under fire from Communication Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU) officials for leaving customers without landline service during a power outage in Sydney's northwest last week.
Union officials are seeking to postpone Optus's second sacking spree this week, following unsatisfactory disclosure of retrenchment criteria by the country's second largest telco.
Union officials are desperately trying to arrange talks with Cable & Wireless Optus as layoffs look set to strike workers as soon as tomorrow.
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.
Without consensus on labour issues, the eventual winner of the NBN may end up as little more than a lame duck and a cashed-up symbol of the conflict between the desire for progress and the lack of mechanisms to deliver it.
If there's fibre running to the node down my street by the end of 2009, I'll eat my own shoes with mustard sauce.
Getting Senator Stephen Conroy's regulatory reform for the telecommunications industry through the parliament would need support from the Senate. On Twisted Wire we ring around to see which parties are supportive and which are against.
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Voice over IP has reached some major milestones in 2008 in both the enterprise and consumer ends of the market but how long can traditional telcos continue to fight against this disruptive technology?
The average traveller may think of air travel in terms of security checks and airport lounges, but Melbourne Airport IT manager Mark Funston has a completely different perspective.
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.
In the year leading up to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's $43 billion National Broadband Network decision, a group of chief executives was quietly working away at winning over important members of federal cabinet to the merits of a digital economy.
Telstra is determined to create new sources of revenue by investing in new IP infrastructure and building managed offerings around the integration of infrastructure and services. This means turning the company into a new kind of business -- with major implications for the whole economy.
The Trium Mars mobile phone from Mitsubishi Electric should appeal to almost everyone with its funky new design, quite unique to the standard of mobiles available in the market.
Choosing a portable computing device is getting trickier -- we take a variety of devices for a spin and weight up the pros and cons.
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