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  • WA hails better mobile coverage

    SingTel subsidiary Optus is halfway through a state government-backed project to install some 94 mobile base stations across Western Australia.

  • Telstra moves to placate Australia's west

    With regional Australia continuing to protest federal government plans to privatise the remainder of Telstra, the telecommunications heavyweight has boosted efforts to appease residents in the remote west.

  • Kentz wins $150m Gorgon telco deal

    US oil giant Chevron has awarded a $150 million contract to Irish engineering firm, Kentz, to build telecommunications infrastructure for the Gorgon gas project in Western Australia.

  • Western Australia hires broadband chief

    The Western Australia state government has hired a key executive to oversee the development of its planned AU$1 billion state-wide broadband network (SBN).

  • Crocodile interrupts Telstra operation

    Over the last two days, Telstra has temporarily fixed a cable cut in the Kimberley region in an operation involving a C130 Hercules and a baby crocodile.

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  • Wireless: Breaking the shackles

    We look at four examples of the way mobile technologies such as GPRS and 802.11 are giving Australian businesses the opportunity to bring the benefits of connectivity to mobile workers.

  • 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.

  • Seeking salvation in software

    Most tech managers complain about budget constrains but Mauro Del Principe is happy just to have one. The IT head for Australia's Salvation Army tells of how a software upgrade has helped saved lives.

  • Java does the business

    After the initial hype following its introduction, has the computing world lost its addiction to Java? Not on your life.

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  • Telstra boosts Next G reach

    Telstra has unveiled an upgrade to its Next G mobile high-speed data network that it claims has delivered download speeds of up to 2.3Mbps at a range of 200km.

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