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News (26)

• Optus could cut 400 jobs

  Optus could slash hundreds of jobs this week to counter the effects of a likely economic downturn.

• Structural separation is cheaper way ahead for FTTN

  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.

• Union lashes Optus over outage conduct

  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 seeks to delay Optus layoffs

  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 moves in as Optus wields axe

  Union officials are desperately trying to arrange talks with Cable & Wireless Optus as layoffs look set to strike workers as soon as tomorrow.

Blogs (5)

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  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.

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  NBN needs workers on board

  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.

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  Let's build our own damn NBN

  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.

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  The longest last mile

  How much should Telstra be charging for unconditioned local loop?

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  Note to Howard: Sometimes, you get what you asked for

  It's hardly news that Telstra's corporate philosophy has become one of incessant whinging and strongarming since CEO Sol Trujillo rolled into town, but over the past week the company took its rhetoric to another level ...

Features and Case Studies (5)

• The war against VoIP: How long can the telcos fight?

  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?

• 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.

• A united broadband front

  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: What lies ahead

  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.

• Conroy charts national broadband agenda

  The Australian Labor Party's ICT shadow minister wants a national fibre broadband network and enough skilled people to exploit it.

Reviews (2)

• Trium Mars Mobile Phone

  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.

• Is that a computer in your pocket? 6 mobile devices tested

  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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