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Telecomms Watch
Tuesday September 9, 2008
ZDNet.com.au edit team
 
Munir Renai Alex Suzanne Liam Brian

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Telstra's BT coat doesn't fit
The vision of the future BT portrayed this week at an Australian conference was so far removed from how Telstra's David Quilty has described the British telco that I wonder if they were talking about the same UK.
Tags: britain, bt, david quilty, separation, telstra, uk
Telstra, Terria jostle for position
Terria and Telstra today welcomed Communications Minister Stephen Conroy's move to name 26 November as the final deadline for bids to build and operate the planned national broadband network, but did not change their positions on how the initiative should go forward.
Tags: telstra, terria, egan, quilty, nbn, conroy, separation, network
Westnet trials iiNet ADSL2+
Perth-based internet service provider Westnet has started trialling ADSL2+ services using its new parent iiNet's broadband network, with a formal launch date likely to come before the end of the year.
Tags: westnet, iinet, adsl2+, network, trial, adsl2, optu, spokesperson
26 Nov could be broadband deadline
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy will reportedly tomorrow (Wednesday) set 26 November as the final deadline for companies to submit bids to build and operate the government's planned $4.7 billion national broadband network (NBN).
Tags: acacia, broadband, conroy, nbn, tasmania, telstra, terria, bid
Freshtel plans Aussie mobile VoIP
Australian start-up Freshtel today said it expected to launch a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service for mobile phone users locally within weeks, after a successful trial of its dual-mode technology with UK mega-retailer Tesco.
Tags: freshtel, internet telephony, nokia, tesco, voip, wi-fi, wi fi, prepaid
Vodafone takes Crazy John's stake
Vodafone Australia has purchased independent phone retailer Crazy John's after reaching an agreement with the widow of the company's founder, John Ilhan.
Tags: vodafone, crazy john's, mobile, russell hewitt, telstra, john, crazy, stake
NZ broadband plan flawed: opposition
Telstra's New Zealand subsidiary TelstraClear has questioned the opposition National Party's plans for fibre-optic expansion, saying the main result of faster broadband links to the home may be more downloads of pornography and movies.
Tags: broadband, national party, new zealand, telstraclear, zealand, fibre optic, party, fibre

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Latest Comments More comments»

Fair and reasonable
Yes, we know about Next IP - and yes, Telstra is very good technically. My point: is Telstra talking about using it as the basis to re-architect its local loop, or is Telstra using Next IP to target its far-more-profitable business clientele and wholesale customers? - Posted by Anonymous on Telstra's BT coat doesn't fit
Do what the execs would do...
I work for IBM in the US. Here, the execs in Armonk take from the company and sit around figuring ways to take more from employees, every year. We lose more every year. They just announced a 10 percent pay cut for my people, starting Jan 1, 09. It is all about stock option for these people. Strike. - Posted by Anonymous on IBM strike could happen Thursday
What am I missing here?
Bunch of \"smart-arse\" 20 yo's building something that users want... in a strategic area that Internet giants would take notice of. The reason companies like Google purchase these startups is mostly for strategic reasons... They can literally turn out products, gain significant markets before big companies can. - Posted by Anonymous on Aussies cash out in YouTube buy

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