The nation's leading telecoms carriers' fault repair efforts declined nationally in the March quarter, a fact that both Telstra and Optus blame on the NSW bushfire and flooding in the state.
Despite expectations of slower growth this year, telcos in Asia Pacific are expected to fare well in 2002.
It's been dubbed "the most significant singular event since the opening of the [telecommunications] markets to full competition" in 1997, but what is Mobile Number Portability (MNP) and what does it mean for you?
A deal with telco giant Optus signals the Australian entry of network data management company XACCT, which could have a significant impact on Australian telecommunications customers.
The nation's top two telcos paid about AU$14 million in compensation in 2000-2001, but a lack of information from smaller players has sparked an investigation into the automatic payment of compensation.
Dodo has been taken to task for misleading advertising. But is telco advertising in Australia misleading in general? What can be done to make it easier for consumers to understand?
Telstra and TransACT will shortly begin offering 100Mbps broadband to many customers. By moving early, the companies have not only raised the bar for Australia's broadband services, but thrown down a challenge to a government that now faces increased pressure to deliver the NBN as promised.
Virtually everyone in the telecommunications industry has their say in the Senate Standing Committee's public hearing into the pending legislation to split up Telstra, in this week's Twisted Wire podcast.
In a massive "special edition" of our telco podcast Twisted Wire, we talk to virtually everyone in the telecommunications industry about the break-up of Telstra, including man of the moment, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy.
Great to see so many constructive comments on here definitely a case of the facts speaking for themselves.
In this exclusive video interview, Optus chief information officer Lawrie Turner speaks to ZDNet.com.au about being the IT head for Australia's number two telco.
2008 was a cracker year for telco in Australia, with so many huge events happening that those at the beginning of the year have been drowned by the importance of those at the end.
Is it finally time to ditch Optus' buggy network and go back to the dark side? Is it time to take my iPhone to Telstra's Next G and hang my head in shame?
If the sale of the SingTel Optus HFC network to the National Broadband Network Company goes ahead, it could mark the first significant strategic victory by the company since it lost the cable wars a decade ago.
Telstra's Now We Are Talking resident cartoonist Mikko lampoons Terria's rapidly declining list of members.
Optus CIO Lawrie Turner talks about the telco's attitude towards outsourcing.
Optus CIO Lawrie Turner talks about the telco's attitude towards open source software.
Optus CIO Lawrie Turner talks about how the telco uses mobile computing internally.
Optus CIO Lawrie Turner talks about the telco's Reitz program, an initiative to revamp its billing systems.
Optus chief information officer Lawrie Turner talks about datacentre rationalisation at Australia's second largest telco.
Optus and Vodafone have signed an agreement allowing their customers to send multimedia messages between the two networks from next week.
Optus has leveraged its cable TV relationships to be the first to offer streaming television to mobile phones.
The Qtek7070 Smartphone can be viewed as the Optus' answer to the 3G and 3G-like offerings of the other mobile carriers. If you want to know the differences, you'll have to read our Australian review.
Vodafone Australia's managing director has savaged mobile number portability as a regulator-driven failure that cost his company AU$50 million.
Another mobile phone giant has landed in Australia, bringing with it "true 3G"--the ability to make real time video phone calls--and intensifying the mobile battle in the country.
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