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Tag: 'australia'

News and features tagged with 'australia'

First peek at the Telstra NBN

Telstra’s Chief Operations Officer Greg Winn today held a briefing to outline the massive technical requirements and logistical issues facing the chosen... More

Telstra submits NBN proposal

Telstra today provided the Federal Government with a proposal to build a world-class open access National Broadband Network (NBN) capable of delivering... More

Hugh Jackman introduces exclusive scenes from Australia

In an exclusive for Australian audiences, Hugh Jackman introduces two never before released scenes from the most anticipated film of the year, Baz Luhrmann’s... More

Imitation the best form of (network) flattery

OPINION: It is no secret that Telstra’s decision to use the 850MHz spectrum for the Next G™ network, which launched two years ago, took the local industry... More

Telstra’s Endeavour submarine cable live

The newly-named 9,120-kilometre "Telstra Endeavour" submarine cable will boost internet capacity between Australia and the United States and can carry... More

SingTel Optus stopped seriously investing years ago

Today's revelation that SingTel Optus will not invest in fixed telephone and internet services if Telstra is awarded the National Broadband Network exposes... More

Australian businesses make the NBN their business

Australian businesses have spoken: Australia needs a world-class, high-speed National Broadband Network and we need it now. A survey of Australian business... More

Epic Australia movie trailer debuts first at BigPond

The second trailer of the year's most highly anticipated movie, Baz Luhrmann's Australia, has made its debut exclusively on BigPond.com and on Telstra... More

Telstra CEO: Australia and the world are now at a crossroads

Telstra Chief Executive Officer Sol Trujillo believes Australia and the world are now at a crossroads in so many ways - the financial crisis, water, air,... More

Name Telstra’s ‘Big Cable’ and win!

To celebrate building the 9,000-kilometre submarine cable between Australia and the United States - which is the largest ever built cable network and owned... More

SingTel Optus ConFusion raises serious questions about NBN

SingTel Optus’s sudden decision to suspend its much promoted wireless Fusion broadband offerings is an effective admission that it could not deliver what... More

Challenge to Optus: put your network where your mouth is

Singtel Optus are not even close to going head-to-head with Telstra and given its poor investment track record it's likely it never will be. In response... More

Telstra's submission's to NBN

Australia is ready for the National Broadband Network. The National Broadband Network needs a tailor-made regulatory framework. Read Telstra’s submission... More

SingTel hypocrisy on separation exposed

In a case of sheer hypocrisy, while Singtel Optus is mounting a relentless campaign to structurally separate Telstra, its parent company SingTel is telling... More

Telstra lights up The Long Walk to the MCG

Michael Long led thousands of supporters on "The Long Walk" from Federation Square to the MCG, to show their support for a united Australia. Telstra was... More

BigPond first with Australia movie trailer

The first trailer for the year’s most anticipated movie, Baz Luhrmann’s Australia, has made its Australian debut exclusively on BigPond TV. More

Breadcrumbs and flag-flying

nowwearetalking's Chief Editor Jeremy Mitchell rejects the notion of Telstra playing a Singapore scare campaign when it comes to Optus, and argues that... More

Australia continues to lag behind in Broadband

Despite a lift in ranking since June 2006 – from 17th to 16th – the latest OECD figures show Australia still lagging major trading partners such as United... More

Who's a clever country?

When it comes to broadbanding the nation, Australia and Germany have a lot in common. Both countries are doing rather poorly in the latest international... More

Regulatory lessons from our Commonwealth cousins

In other countries they get it. In order to build and maintain an internationally competitive telecommunications industry you need to move with the times. More

 

Blog entries tagged with 'australia'

Dead wood journalists digging their own graves

Last week Australia's journalists' union staged the final of a series of conferences looking at the future of journalism. Telstra hosted the event in... More

Population density and Law 3

Dr Hugh Bradlow responds to a few of your comments submitted to the “Technology Laws of Telecommunications Economics” blog series - in which he argued... More

G'day, are you doing business the "Australian way"?

Blogger Georgia Lee lists her reasons why it’s fun to do business the "Australian way, and why you may not want to do business in some other countries. More

So, what is the Telstra Next IP™ network?

Craig Mulhearn provides us with a look “under the hood” of the Telstra Next IP™ network, starting with a look at the “engine room” of the Telstra Next... More

The new cultural cringe

Hugh Bradlow responds to Mark Pesce’s article, “Why We all Hate Telstra”. More

A radical plan for Child Care

Georgia looks at the government's plan for childcare in Australia. More

The Lucky Country

A discussion about global broadband coverage. More

ANZAC heroes

Do you know any ANZAC heroes that you work with today? More

 

Discussions tagged with 'australia'

Broadband and monopoly

Should the new national broadband fibre network be operated as a protected monopoly, or be open for access by all, in competition? More

 

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