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  • Perth, Adelaide get Optus, Vodafone 3G

    Optus and Vodafone will start offering third-generation (3G) mobile phone services in "metropolitan" areas of Perth and Adelaide from 1 July, the telcos said today.

  • Westnet next to launch ADSL2+

    Perth-based Internet service provider Westnet will next month start offering high-speed ADSL2+ broadband services, utilising the network of SingTel subsidiary Optus.

  • Fibre has a Bright future in WA

    Western Power subsidiary Bright Telecommunications is ramping up its search for equity partners as it plans to expand its Perth optical fibre network to further homes and businesses.

  • Wireless access for Western Sydney uni

    Networking giant Nortel has won a AU$2.3 million deal with the University of Western Sydney.

  • Optus, Vodafone extend 3G to Qld

    Optus and Vodafone will soon make third-generation (3G) mobile phone and data services more widely available in Brisbane and the Gold Coast's central business district.

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  • Vodafone and Optus in mobile broadband war

    Mobile broadband is taking a price dive this Christmas, with Vodafone and Optus trotting out low priced plans with high download quotas. But Telstra says its competitors' networks are too slow and offer limited coverage.

  • Optus to offer iBurst, courts Unwired

    Optus will resell Personal Broadband Australia's iBurst wireless broadband solution, and is in talks with Unwired about a similar deal.

  • VPNs without all the hassles

    Running a virtual private network can save you money on leased lines, but can also create a lot of work. Can managed VPN services save you the trouble?

  • 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.

  • Finding the perfect teleworking tools

    Technology is allowing workers to stay in contact no matter where they are. How do you choose the right combination of hardware, software, data transport, and voice transport, then secure the whole lot and make sure your organisation is set up to take advantage?

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  • iBurst Wireless Card

    iBurst is a superb wireless broadband solution that's highly useful for the mobile business user, but users who don't require portability will likely find its price to be a deal breaker.

  • Hutchison outsources Australian 3G operations

    Hutchison Telecoms, which owns Orange, has outsourced the operation of its Australian mobile networks to Ericsson Australia in a seven-year deal that is expected to save the telco over AU$40 million.

  • Testing times with broadband

    Complacency by one Internet provider left them with a poor result in our tests but what if this wasn't a test?

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