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• Telcos ignore ENUM trials

  Australia's heavyweight telecommunications companies are largely ignoring a technology that maps telephone numbers to Internet services, with only relative minnows in the Internet arena demonstrating any enthusiasm.

• BigAir goes public to fund wireless expansion

  Wireless carrier BigAir will list on the Australian Stock Exchange with the aim of generating funds to expand its fixed wireless broadband network beyond Sydney.

• Juniper acquires IP telephony gear start-up

  Juniper Networks announced on Tuesday that it plans to buy startup Kagoor Networks for US$67.5 million in cash to expand its portfolio of carrier products.

• Siemens, SpectreLink join forces for VoIP

  SpectreLink's NetLink WTS is to be remarketed by Siemens in a bid to woo the corporate market, but analysts are worried that this could be detrimental to certain WLAN systems.

• Cisco at centre of city contract controversy

  City officials in San Jose, Calif., are calling into question Cisco Systems' involvement in helping to form a contract to build an IP telephony network for the new city hall.

• Telstra trying to cover its assets: Budde

  Telstra's negotiation with Optus for cheaper wholesale copper network access was an exercise in protecting its assets, said veteran telecommunications analyst Paul Budde, who claimed the deal would actually lessen competition.

• Internode steps cautiously into naked DSL

  Internode has announced a roadmap for the rollout of naked DSL services -- broadband access without a phone line subscription -- but claims it's being careful to avoid some of the challenges faced by fellow naked provider iiNet.

• Giant Aussie 2009 predictions round-up

  What will 2009 hold for Australia's ICT industry? We asked dozens of local leaders for their predictions; and this is what they came up with.

• Microsoft leaves Cisco out in the cold

  From an IT management perspective, Microsoft's new relationship with networking vendor Nortel is troubling.

• Tasmania powers up 12Mbps broadband

  Internet service provider Datafast, in partnership with Aurora Energy and hardware vendor Mitsubishi Electric, today kicked off a 12Mbps broadband over power line service in Hobart, which the company claims is the world's first large-scale commercial trial.

• Gigabit Ethernet the key to broadband success?

  Broadband connectivity using Gigabit Ethernet over optical fibre is a "price disruptive technology," according to Australian company Extreme Networks.

• 3Com, PlesTel ring VoIP market

  How does a long-standing data networking vendor get into the voice space, and win the hearts and minds of businesses that might be nervous about dealing with a 'network integrator?'

• Bell tolling for DSL?

  The suspension this week of rules regarding local phone competition could play havoc with fast-growing broadband services in the US, experts said, bolstering the position of the Bells at the expense of smaller players and of consumers.

• A multimillion-dollar company in three years?

  Going from zero to US$34 million in annual revenue over three years has been a wild ride for N2N Solutions, a network-solutions provider. Wild, that is, in the sense of adventure, not in chaos.

• Stop buying IT you don't need

  'Rightsizing' need not be ominous management-speak for losing your job. Here's how to make sure your IT infrastructure is the right size for the job.

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