Telstra is bringing its networks, services and wireless division together under one roof, creating a AU$6 billion dollar, 17,000 staff business unit.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has taken a significant step towards blocking Telstra's controversial move into service "bundling" amid claims from the carrier it is being unfairly singled out over the practice.
Telstra has sealed a multi-million dollar contract with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), with the national broadcaster deciding to award its fixed and mobile services to the telecommunications provider.
Sudden storms in NSW have dealt Telstra customers a blow for the second time this month, leaving 3000 fixed phone lines out of order in North Western Sydney.
Telstra has moved to buttress its services business against competition from multinational providers by merging the recently-acquired Kaz Group with its existing Services Solutions group to create a Kaz-branded organisation whose annual revenues will approach AU$1 billion.
Labor's policy of socialised broadband has certainly proved much harder than the party believed it would be back when it was in Opposition, but it is Telstra that stands to lose the most from the NBN - and that applies whether it loses the NBN contract or wins it.
We've all experienced that irritating feeling upon walking into a nearly empty restaurant, only to see little 'reserved' signs on the empty tables, and to be told by the matre d' that no tables are available even as other people enter and are escorted to their tables.
With all the excitement over the iPhone, few people have noticed that 1 July was the 11th anniversary of the deregulation of Australia's telecommunications market.
A while back, frustration with my inability to get online outside of the office drove me to invest in a 3G data service from Hutchinson's 3. For $30 per month, I get 2GB of data that's accessible pretty much anywhere I go (I do all my work in metropolitan areas).
Although 3G phones have been around for years, it appears the iPhone 3G has successfully rewritten the rules of competition in Australia's mobile sector whetting the nation's appetite for data.
The actual administration of e-mail -- getting it into your company, filtering it, distributing it, providing mobile access to it, archiving it, backing it up, undeleting it -- can be an extremely time-consuming, bothersome process.
Want to shop locally for IT services but don't want to compromise on quality? The local services industry is finding ways to outdo global giants.
special report The use of Web services as an integration technology is starting to pick up speed. We asked four local organisations about their Web services integration projects.
special report The two Web services standards are now settling into their respective roles and the reasons for choosing one over the other are becoming clearer.
Antivirus management is complex, time consuming, and absolutely essential. Handing it over to a service provider could prove to be the easiestâ€"and safestâ€"option.
Antivirus management is complex, time consuming, and absolutely essential. Handing it over to a service provider could prove to be the easiestâ€"and safestâ€"option.
NetComm Turbo 7 Series Wireless Gateway provides an easy set-up, good coverage and modest speed. While this system gives you the advantage of portable wireless gateway, wireless services are less reliable and cannot match ADSL2 speeds.
Check out our reviews of the Next G mobiles that Telstra recommends for use in rural areas.
The F852 may not be the best Next G phone available, but it looks good and the price is right.
Telstra will commence a trial of mobile Web services in Australia this month in partnership with its wholly-owned Hong Kong subsidiary, CSL.
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