items tagged with Optus
Alphawest strengthens links to Cisco's data centre technology
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-09-29 02:23:10
Optus' IT services subsidiary, Alphawest, has got it hands on the first specimen in the Asia Pacific of Cisco's C-series rack mounted servers, a component of the Cisco Unified Computing System, Cisco's push into the virtualised data centre market:
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-09-29 02:23:10
Optus' IT services subsidiary, Alphawest, has got it hands on the first specimen in the Asia Pacific of Cisco's C-series rack mounted servers, a component of the Cisco Unified Computing System, Cisco's push into the virtualised data centre market:
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Former Optus GM joins ICT Networks to drive regional growth
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology people
Category: Appointments
2009-09-15 23:31:33
A former general manager of Optus has joined enterprise solutions provider, ICT Networks, as the company looks to cement recent growth and its position in the Asia Pacific region off the back of recent contract wins.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology people
Category: Appointments
2009-09-15 23:31:33
A former general manager of Optus has joined enterprise solutions provider, ICT Networks, as the company looks to cement recent growth and its position in the Asia Pacific region off the back of recent contract wins.
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Hard deadline: Conroy calls last drinks at Telstra saloon
Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-09-15 04:18:03
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy expects the complex negotiations with Telstra over its regulatory future to be complete by the beginning of December, and says enough preparatory work has already been done to make that deadline realistic.
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Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-09-15 04:18:03
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy expects the complex negotiations with Telstra over its regulatory future to be complete by the beginning of December, and says enough preparatory work has already been done to make that deadline realistic.
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Major telcos promise to tell the truth when advertising
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-09-14 02:11:45
Australia's three largest telecoms operators (and their subsidiary MVNOs) have given a court enforceable undertaking to the ACCC that, according to the ACCC, commits them to "the basic principle of truth in advertising."
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-09-14 02:11:45
Australia's three largest telecoms operators (and their subsidiary MVNOs) have given a court enforceable undertaking to the ACCC that, according to the ACCC, commits them to "the basic principle of truth in advertising."
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Optus launches new app for iPhone customers
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2009-09-14 00:21:16
Optus has today come out with a new application that allows its customers using an iPhone to check their billings, monitor their call and data usage, as well as accessing other services, all for free.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2009-09-14 00:21:16
Optus has today come out with a new application that allows its customers using an iPhone to check their billings, monitor their call and data usage, as well as accessing other services, all for free.
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VHA close to being Australia's number two mobile operator
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-09-13 23:31:16
VHA, the mobile operator formed from the merger of Vodafone Australia and Hutchison Australia, has overtaken Optus in 3G customer numbers, has the highest monthly per customer revenue of any of the three operators and is neck-and-neck with Optus on overall revenues, according to market researcher, Telsyte.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-09-13 23:31:16
VHA, the mobile operator formed from the merger of Vodafone Australia and Hutchison Australia, has overtaken Optus in 3G customer numbers, has the highest monthly per customer revenue of any of the three operators and is neck-and-neck with Optus on overall revenues, according to market researcher, Telsyte.
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Optus sponsors Livewire social networking for sick kids
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-09-07 14:55:38
Optus has become the exclusive telecommunications sponsor of children's charity Starlight's Livewire initiative aimed at providing Internet access to chronically sick children, in hospitals and at home.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-09-07 14:55:38
Optus has become the exclusive telecommunications sponsor of children's charity Starlight's Livewire initiative aimed at providing Internet access to chronically sick children, in hospitals and at home.
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Optus' interactive voice response system to be removed
Written By: David Heath
Section: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!
Category: All things technical
2009-08-28 23:37:24
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!
Category: All things technical
2009-08-28 23:37:24
Customer service automated telephone systems such as "if you want to be connected to 'sales' please say 'yes' " are the bane of everyone's lives. Optus is finally about to remove theirs.
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Top ten fuel Oz outsourcing growth
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Outsourcing
2009-08-25 22:00:53
IT outsourcing services continue to be in demand from Australian businesses looking for cost efficiencies in the economic downturn, with a combination of onshore, nearshore and offshore outsourcing delivery models from vendors expected to be more prevalent as the market matures.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Outsourcing
2009-08-25 22:00:53
IT outsourcing services continue to be in demand from Australian businesses looking for cost efficiencies in the economic downturn, with a combination of onshore, nearshore and offshore outsourcing delivery models from vendors expected to be more prevalent as the market matures.
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TIO names and shames
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Telecoms
2009-08-24 23:00:01
The Australian Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman’s (TIO) office has released a report analysing complaints they have received against essentially all Australian telecommunications companies. This report reflects the TIO’s desire to assist with improvement rather than simply wielding a big stick.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Telecoms
2009-08-24 23:00:01
The Australian Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman’s (TIO) office has released a report analysing complaints they have received against essentially all Australian telecommunications companies. This report reflects the TIO’s desire to assist with improvement rather than simply wielding a big stick.
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Australian Optus D3 satellite launched on Ariane 5
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2009-08-23 17:39:08
The latest Optus satellite was put into orbit this weekend by an Ariane 5 ECA heavy-lift launcher.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2009-08-23 17:39:08
The latest Optus satellite was put into orbit this weekend by an Ariane 5 ECA heavy-lift launcher.
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Weak Aussie dollar drags SingTel-Optus
Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: Telecoms
2009-08-12 20:00:40
Strong mobile revenue growth and a large increase in new mobile and broadband customers has helped number two telco Optus produce a healthy 13 per cent growth in first quarter net profit to $139 million.
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Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: Telecoms
2009-08-12 20:00:40
Strong mobile revenue growth and a large increase in new mobile and broadband customers has helped number two telco Optus produce a healthy 13 per cent growth in first quarter net profit to $139 million.
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First Vodafone, then Telstra, now Optus launches HSPA enabled netbook
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-08-10 02:54:15
Just hours after Telstra introduced its first netbook and laptop computers (from Acer) with embedded HSPA modems, Optus has joined the bandwagon with an HSPA enabled Samsung netbook.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-08-10 02:54:15
Just hours after Telstra introduced its first netbook and laptop computers (from Acer) with embedded HSPA modems, Optus has joined the bandwagon with an HSPA enabled Samsung netbook.
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Femtocells: the next big thing in mobile communications
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2009-08-05 03:27:00
In a surprisingly short time femtocells have progressed from concept to commercial reality. They are now on the verge of bringing a whole gamut of new applications to consumers by integrating cellphones into the digital home.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2009-08-05 03:27:00
In a surprisingly short time femtocells have progressed from concept to commercial reality. They are now on the verge of bringing a whole gamut of new applications to consumers by integrating cellphones into the digital home.
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Woolworths entry into prepaid mobile could shake up the industry
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-08-03 01:03:20
The announcement by Woolworths to become an MVNO and sell prepaid mobile services in its 700 Woolworths, Big W and Dick Smiths retail stores is likely to dramatically change the mobile landscape in Australia. Woolworths is by far the largest and best known non-telco brand to enter the market.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-08-03 01:03:20
The announcement by Woolworths to become an MVNO and sell prepaid mobile services in its 700 Woolworths, Big W and Dick Smiths retail stores is likely to dramatically change the mobile landscape in Australia. Woolworths is by far the largest and best known non-telco brand to enter the market.
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Telcos SaaS offerings will meet SMEs' desire for one stop ICT shop
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-08-02 19:14:12
iTWire speculated last week that Optus could get into the business of offering applications to business customers under a SaaS model, and now Ovum has flagged this as growth market for telcos, saying that having a single ICT provider is on the majority of SMEs' wish-lists.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-08-02 19:14:12
iTWire speculated last week that Optus could get into the business of offering applications to business customers under a SaaS model, and now Ovum has flagged this as growth market for telcos, saying that having a single ICT provider is on the majority of SMEs' wish-lists.
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Woolworths launches cut price mobile phone plan with Optus
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-08-02 17:21:30
Having already cornered the car filling stations business in Australia, national retailer Woolworths has signaled its intention to do the same with mobile phones in a deal with number two carrier Optus. The deal which goes into effect today will see 3000 Woolworths and affiliated retail stores Australia-wide offer 30c a minute phone calls and 15c SMS on no-frills prepaid plans.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-08-02 17:21:30
Having already cornered the car filling stations business in Australia, national retailer Woolworths has signaled its intention to do the same with mobile phones in a deal with number two carrier Optus. The deal which goes into effect today will see 3000 Woolworths and affiliated retail stores Australia-wide offer 30c a minute phone calls and 15c SMS on no-frills prepaid plans.
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Is Optus gearing up to get into SaaS?
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-07-30 02:01:54
Comments by Optus on the findings of its 2009 IP Index survey suggest it could be planning to follow parent SingTel which recently launched a software as a service offering in Singapore based, according to Optus, on Google Apps.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-07-30 02:01:54
Comments by Optus on the findings of its 2009 IP Index survey suggest it could be planning to follow parent SingTel which recently launched a software as a service offering in Singapore based, according to Optus, on Google Apps.
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Optus survey finds iPhone 3G getting strong traction in the enterprise
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-07-30 00:57:52
Optus has released the IP Index, its annual survey of corporate use of all forms of IP communications. It shows the iPhone, developed primarily as a consumer device, making very strong headway in enterprises against more established technologies.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-07-30 00:57:52
Optus has released the IP Index, its annual survey of corporate use of all forms of IP communications. It shows the iPhone, developed primarily as a consumer device, making very strong headway in enterprises against more established technologies.
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Vodafone drops prepaid mobile broadband price
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-07-27 01:29:45
Vodafone Australia has dropped the price of its prepaid mobile broadband starter pack from $149 to $129 ($119 if ordered online) and claims it is now the "best value" on the Australian market, but that may not be the case.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-07-27 01:29:45
Vodafone Australia has dropped the price of its prepaid mobile broadband starter pack from $149 to $129 ($119 if ordered online) and claims it is now the "best value" on the Australian market, but that may not be the case.
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