Labor Senator for the ACT, Kate Lundy, talks about ISP filtering and the Gershon review
Labor Senator, Kate Lundy, is one of the few Government politicians to go on record against the proposed mandatory ISP filter. ARN spoke with her about voting against it, the effects of Gershon on jobs and CeBIT 2010.
Shadow communications minister, Tony Smith, says it will block Telstra separation legislation
Shadow communications minister, Tony Smith, has reaffirmed the opposition’s plans to vote against the separation of Telstra through legislative reform.
Telstra warns shareholders Government legislation could "destroy shareholder value"
The Government has traded fresh blows with Telstra over its attempt to structurally separate the telco using legislation.
Company hires two new executives and increases its R&D investment
Business software vendor, MYOB has appointed Dominic O’Hanlon as Chief Strategy Officer and Simon Raik-Allen as Chief Technology Officer.
Vodafone named as global partner, but local sources unable to confirm availability for Australia
Telstra has been confirmed as a launch carrier for Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 smartphone operating system in Australia.
Peak speeds at 84Mbps
Telstra has completed the upgrade of its Next G HSPA+ network with speeds to rival 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks, according to the telco.
Network integrator teams sister company for the Regional Blackspots Program rollout.
Network integrator, Nextgen, has enlisted the help of its sister company, Visionstream, to assist with the National Broadband Network Regional Blackspots Program rollout.
Independant senator, Nick Xenophon, talks about filtering cloud computing and Telstra separation
Independent senator for South Australia, Senator Nick Xenophon, has a strong voter base and a vital cross-bench seat. He spoke with ARN about the need for negotiation with the Government over ISP filtering, Telstra’s separation and keeping cloud-based information in Australia.
Telco blames competition and harder market conditions for drop in revenue and profit
Telstra’s (ASX:TLS) profits for the six months ending December 31, 2009, fell from $1.92 billion a year ago to $1.85bn.
Most agree notebook and mobile broadband plan bundles are inevitable but shouldn't affect services-oriented resellers
Bundled laptop and telco plans are an inevitable, but resellers with a services string to their bow won’t be hard hit, several industry representatives claim.
Three new business notebook models are aimed at targeting mobile broadband users through the telco dealer network
Acer has struck a deal with Telstra to supply three exclusive notebooks with embedded 3G to businesses through its Australian dealer channel in a bid to capitalise on rising mobile broadband take-up. But an analyst has played down the impact of the offering
The ACCC launches a new inquiry into telecoms pricing control arrangements after directive from Senator Stephen Conroy
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has kicked off a public inquiry into Telstra’s retail price control arrangements.
More competition and falling revenue per user leads to aggressive strategy to gain customers, an analyst claims
Telstra has dropped prices, raised data allowances and cut additional usage charges for its five new mobile broadband plans, in line with analyst predictions and stiff competition.
Rolling into 2010 with fibre already being laid
It began as a $4.5 billion dollar election promise in 2007. The then shadow broadband minister, Stephen Conroy, broadcast plans for an open-access fibre broadband network to liberate parts of Australia which were deemed ‘non-commercial’ by telco providers. While it lacked the scope of the Liberal’s [[artnid:210894|now defunct OPEL WiMAX project|new]], which touched on regional blackspots, it was lauded by the telecommunications industry.
Terms of Engagement between the Government, NBNco and the telco formalised
Negotiations between the Telstra, NBNco and the Government around structural separation and the telco’s potential involvement in the National Broadband Network (NBN) have progressed, the parties claim.
