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  • Ericsson Australia job cuts flow through

    Ericsson Australia has confirmed it let go of around 10 staff last week, but the industry is abuzz with speculation that hundreds more may follow as its biggest customer, Telstra, announced a $1 billion cut back in capital expenditure for the coming financial year.

  • NBN chief Quigley's pay: $1.95 million

    Executive chairman and chief executive of NBN Co Limited Mike Quigley will receive $1.95 million a year for his efforts.

  • Telstra Next IP upgrade 90% done

    Telstra's $1.5 billion Alcatel-Lucent-led core network upgrade is 90 per cent complete, according to the telco's general managing director of networks and services, Michael Rocca.

  • Sept launch for TransACT's 100Mbps

    Come September, some customers of Australian Capital Territory internet service provider TransACT will be able to select a 100Mbps download and 20Mbps upload broadband service.

  • Alcatel's Quigley wins NBN chair

    Long-time Alcatel-Lucent veteran Mike Quigley has been appointed executive chairman of the National Broadband Network Company and is expected to eventually be its chief executive officer and managing director.

  • Alcatel-Lucent grows Aussie business

    Calendar year 2008 was a good one for Alcatel-Lucent: the company's Australian revenues grew $43 million to reach a total of $861 million.

  • Brumby plugs for Vic NBN HQ with institute

    Victorian Premier John Brumby yesterday announced the creation of a new broadband-focused institute at the University of Melbourne, labelling it another reason why the headquarters of the planned National Broadband Network company should be in his state.

  • Vendors deny Tassie Labor fundraiser

    Global tech giants IBM, NEC and Alcatel-Lucent have denied reports they were planning to pay $5,000 per seat to attend a fundraising dinner this Thursday hosted by Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett and attended by Communications Minister Stephen Conroy.

  • ICT companies using more lobbyists

    Australian technology and telecommunications companies are making more use of lobbyists to gain influence in Canberra, the Federal Government's lobbyist register has revealed.

  • Unwired won't confirm WiMax timing

    Unwired CEO David Spence today side-stepped a query on whether the company's vaunted WiMax network build would begin before the end of the year.

  • WiMax aces Energy Australia trial

    A WiMax trial Energy Australia has been running with Alcatel-Lucent in the Newcastle region has come up trumps, with early results being much better than expected.

  • Alcatel-Lucent out of NBN work

    Alcatel-Lucent isn't looking for work with other proponents of the government's $4.7 billion National Broadband Network, despite its partner Telstra being thrown out of the process, according to new Australian managing director Andrew Butterworth.

  • VoIP hackers strike Perth business

    A hacker recently obtained unauthorised access to the IP telephony (VoIP) system of a Perth business, making 11,000 calls costing over $120,000, according to the Western Australian police.

  • Nortel files for bankruptcy

    Nortel Networks, once a high-flying telecommunications equipment maker, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection overnight.

  • Photos: Inside Telstra's nodes

    Telstra today gave some insight into the logistics of what needs to be done in order to build a national broadband network over the next five years we also had a peek into one of the company's nodes.

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