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  • Optus buys Reef

    Singapore Telecommunications subsidiary Optus has acquired fibre-optic cable network operator Reef Networks in a deal valued at around AU$93 million.

  • Optus launches Blackberry SME, consumer plan

    Optus today launched a package for the consumer and small business market that combined a Blackberry wireless e-mail offering with voice and mobile text messaging.

  • Optus announces new HQ

    Singapore Telecommunications-owned company Optus has announced plans to shift 6,500 employees to new headquarters to the western Sydney suburb of North Ryde.

  • Optus offers insomniacs broadband download bonus

    Optus has removed downloads made in the early hours of the morning from caps under the Unlimited and Unlimited Pro high-end broadband plans, the company said today.

  • Optus picks BlackBerry

    Optus said today it had added the Blackberry wireless platform to its suite of business mobile e-mail products.

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    Spellr.us needs a new dictionary

    One of the only Australian start-ups to present at the recent round of conferences in the US was Sydney-based spellr.us, which has launched a Web-based tool to check and monitor websites for spelling mistakes.

  • Read the blog post - Jo Best

    Can we have our roaming back, please?

    As Britney Spears can testify, some things can be brought down all too easily by their own popularity -- as Vodafone's not-so-merry Christmas shows.

  • Read the blog post - Steven Deare

    Le grand stuff-up

    CRM vendor Legrand must realise whoever set up their phone systems made a phreaking huge mistake.

  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    Zikou jumps into the fire

    Bill Zikou is coming back after five years in the Balkans to head up Ericsson Australia ... but is he up to the task?

Features and Case Studies (21)

  • Australia's midnight iPhone launch

    At midnight 11 July Optus became Australia's first mobile carrier to sell the iPhone 3G. We were on hand to witness the festivities and to finally play with Apple's much hyped handset.

  • Photos: Optus's new home

    Optus staff are steadily moving into the telecommunications giant's brand new eight hectare campus in Sydney's North Ryde, and if appearances are anything to go by, the old North Sydney headquarters will soon be forgotten.

  • SMB Series: Secure your perimeter

    This guide is aimed at helping small and medium businesses stay safe.

  • Retrieving morale toughest task: Optus CIO

    Optus' chief information officer, Eng Chew, has battled for months to retrieve morale in the telecommunications company's IT division after massive staff cuts last year, he has revealed

  • Photos: Telstra launches T.Life concept store

    The new interactive Telstra "flagship" store will be open from 2 November. Dubbed T.Life, the store is located at 400 George Street, on the corner of George and King on the group floor of the Telstra building.

Reviews (10)

  • 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.

  • Broadband: Which plan is for you?

    The broadband business -- plans, peaks, and penalties -- can be confusing to say the least. We line up some of Australia's best.

  • Data centre 101

    Secrecy seems to shroud the data centre arena -- all well and good for security's sake, but not so great when trying to pick a provider. We pull back the curtains to find what data centre options exist in Australia.

  • 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.

  • Compaq pushes wireless with Australian iPAQ launch

    Compaq's new iPAQ Pocket PCs and supporting peripherals made their Australian debut at a company roadshow in Melbourne last night.

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