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IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK
IP PBX maker Tadiran seeks new channel partners
Israel-based IP PBX maker, Tadiran Telecom is looking for new channel partners in Australia.
‘State of the Regions’ report bemoans state of broadband
A war of words has erupted between the Australian Local Government Assocation (ALGA) and the Federal Opposition following release by ALGA of it annual economic snapshot of Australia’s regions which quantifies the considerable deleterious impact on regional Australia of inadequate broadband services.
Industry eager to exploit NBN
According to industry researcher, IBISWorld, industry is already champing at the bit for 12Mbps broadband and for speeds well beyond that.
Optus scores $143m Federal Gov’t telecoms contract
Optus has scored a four year contract from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) to provide ‘whole of business’ telecommunications services, worth an estimated $143 million.
Shareholders shun ComTel rights offer
Shareholders have taken up only about 25 percent of the shares on offer in ComTel’s $9.1 million rights issue, leaving the underwriter Co-Investor Capital Partners Pty Ltd and its related parties to pick up the rest.
NetComm forecasts tenfold rise in EBITDA
NetComm (ASX: NTC) says it expects to report first half EBITDA of between $3.1 million and $3.5 million, a $3 million increase on the corresponding 2007/08 half year figure of $0.28m.
Pumpkin patch accelerates WAN with Riverbed
New Zealand children’s clothing company, Pumpkin Patch, has deployed a range of Riverbed’s Steelhead wide area network application acceleration appliances at its NZ headquarters and offices in the UK and USA.
Melbourne IT to resell Alibaba.com service
Melbourne IT has struck up a reseller agreement with B2B e-commerce company, Alibaba.com, which operates web sites in several countries through which companies offer a vast range of goods for sale, generally in bulk.
Telstra delivers SMS to 13, 1300 and 1800 numbers
Businesses using Telstra One3, 1300 and 1800 numbers can now receive text messages as well as voice calls on these numbers. Telstra says the service is a world first and will open up new marketing opportunities.
Cost of NZ’s universal service obligation rises 13 percent
New Zealand’s Commerce Commission has released a draft determination setting the cost of providing the local residential telephone service under the telecommunications Service Obligation at $NZ70.7 million for 2007/08.
AlcaLu to deploy IP/MPLS mobile backhaul for Telecom NZ
Telecom New Zealand has selected Alcatel-lucent, its long-term strategic supplier to deploy and IP-MPLS backhaulnetwork for Telecom NZ’s new W-CDMA/HSPA mobile network.
Cisco gears up for the Internet to become the ‘medianet’
Cisco is forecasting video to be the dominant consumer traffic on the Internet and has introduced a host of new technologies designed to transform networks into video-optimised networks and to facilitate the creation, hosting and distribution of video content.
Huawei claims lead in 21Mbps HSPA devices
Sierra Wireless and Huawei appear to be neck and neck in the race to have the first commercial HSPA modems that wil be able take full advantage of the 21Mbps upgrade to Telstra’s Next G network.
Nokia Siemens Networks leads in 40G says Ovum
According to Ovum, Nokia Siemens Networks is the clear market leader in deployment of 40Gbps WDM optical transmission technology with a market share of 35 percent, 12 percentage points ahead of its nearest competitor.
W3C introduces online checker for mobile web sites
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has launched an online content checker designed to verify whether content on mobile web sites meets new standards for this type of content.
Vodafone, Ericsson & Sony Ericsson back Android
Fourteen companies including Ericsson and its handset joint venture with Sony, Sony Ericsson, have joined the Google-backed Open Handset Alliance set up to develop and promote the Android mobile handset software
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