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Cisco beware the HP/3Com China Syndrome
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-11-12 00:50:14
HP intends to challenge Cisco in the global networking market by leveraging 3Com subsidiary H3C's dominance of the Chinese networking market and 3Com's existing "China Out" strategy designed to capitalise on its strength in China.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-11-12 00:50:14
HP intends to challenge Cisco in the global networking market by leveraging 3Com subsidiary H3C's dominance of the Chinese networking market and 3Com's existing "China Out" strategy designed to capitalise on its strength in China.
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SP AusNet leases Austar 'WiMAX' spectrum for smart metering
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2009-11-11 22:14:05
Austar (ASX: AUN) is to lease a portion of its 2.3GHz spectrum licences in regional Victoria to SP AusNet (ASX: SPN), which will build a mobile WiMAX network to provide communications with smart electricity meters it plans to rollout to 680,000 consumers in the next three years.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2009-11-11 22:14:05
Austar (ASX: AUN) is to lease a portion of its 2.3GHz spectrum licences in regional Victoria to SP AusNet (ASX: SPN), which will build a mobile WiMAX network to provide communications with smart electricity meters it plans to rollout to 680,000 consumers in the next three years.
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HP targets data centres with $US2.7b cash offer for 3Com
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-11-11 17:57:01
HP is to purchase switch and router maker, 3Com, for $US2.7 billion in cash, a move that it says will "transform the networking industry" and "underscore its next-generation data centre strategy centre strategy built on the convergence of servers, storage, networking, management, facilities and services."
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-11-11 17:57:01
HP is to purchase switch and router maker, 3Com, for $US2.7 billion in cash, a move that it says will "transform the networking industry" and "underscore its next-generation data centre strategy centre strategy built on the convergence of servers, storage, networking, management, facilities and services."
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Apple the most profitable handset vendor?
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2009-11-11 14:34:47
Market research firm Strategy Analytics estimates Apple's Q3 2009 iPhone profits at $US1.6 billion putting it ahead of long time global leader Nokia for the first time.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2009-11-11 14:34:47
Market research firm Strategy Analytics estimates Apple's Q3 2009 iPhone profits at $US1.6 billion putting it ahead of long time global leader Nokia for the first time.
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SP Telemedia to pay $373m in cash for Pipe Networks
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-11-11 00:56:25
SP Telemedia (ASX: SOT) has made a $373m cash offer to buy Pipe Networks (ASX: PWK) which operates an extensive network of optical fibre cables and data centres in Australian capital cities and which owns the newly-opened PPC-1 submarine fibre cable from Sydney to Guam.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-11-11 00:56:25
SP Telemedia (ASX: SOT) has made a $373m cash offer to buy Pipe Networks (ASX: PWK) which operates an extensive network of optical fibre cables and data centres in Australian capital cities and which owns the newly-opened PPC-1 submarine fibre cable from Sydney to Guam.
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Logitech to buy video specialist LifeSize
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-11-10 23:29:21
PC peripheral specialist Logitech International is to acquire privately held videoconferencing specialist, LifeSize Communications for $US405 million in cash in a move designed to take high definition videoconferencing and video communications to the small enterprise and consumer markets.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-11-10 23:29:21
PC peripheral specialist Logitech International is to acquire privately held videoconferencing specialist, LifeSize Communications for $US405 million in cash in a move designed to take high definition videoconferencing and video communications to the small enterprise and consumer markets.
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Optus now even more a mobile company
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2009-11-10 22:46:11
Optus has reported revenues of $2.22 billion for its second quarter, to 30 September; a 7.4 percent increase on the same period last year. EBITDA grew 6.4 percent to $509 million and net profit increased 22 percent to $152 million. The percentages of Optus' revenue and EBITDA attributable to its mobile business continue to grow and have now reached 62 percent and 68 percent respectively.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2009-11-10 22:46:11
Optus has reported revenues of $2.22 billion for its second quarter, to 30 September; a 7.4 percent increase on the same period last year. EBITDA grew 6.4 percent to $509 million and net profit increased 22 percent to $152 million. The percentages of Optus' revenue and EBITDA attributable to its mobile business continue to grow and have now reached 62 percent and 68 percent respectively.
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It's an ill wind: OECD says GFC has boosted ecommerce
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2009-11-10 17:00:06
According to the OECD, while the retail sector globally has been hit hard by the global financial crisis, e-commerce has fared well and has seen continuing growth in many countries. But it warns that more needs to be done to strengthen people's trust in buying online.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2009-11-10 17:00:06
According to the OECD, while the retail sector globally has been hit hard by the global financial crisis, e-commerce has fared well and has seen continuing growth in many countries. But it warns that more needs to be done to strengthen people's trust in buying online.
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Australia scores Ericsson's AsiaPac TV centre
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2009-11-09 05:37:47
Ericsson has opened a TV centre in Melbourne to support customer deployments of IPTV and mobile TV services throughout the Asia Pacific region.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2009-11-09 05:37:47
Ericsson has opened a TV centre in Melbourne to support customer deployments of IPTV and mobile TV services throughout the Asia Pacific region.
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Telstra & Optus clamp down on premium SMS shonks
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-11-08 22:04:26
Both Telstra and Optus have selected US based specialist WMC Global to monitor mobile premium SMS services advertising and SMS message flows during services opt-in and participation to ensure these conform to their respective contract requirements and the industry code.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-11-08 22:04:26
Both Telstra and Optus have selected US based specialist WMC Global to monitor mobile premium SMS services advertising and SMS message flows during services opt-in and participation to ensure these conform to their respective contract requirements and the industry code.
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Telecom NZ taken to court for, allegedly, breaching separation rules
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-11-06 00:23:19
New Zealand's Commerce Commission has accused Telecom New Zealand's Wholesale business unit of breaching its separation undertakings by discriminating between service providers.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2009-11-06 00:23:19
New Zealand's Commerce Commission has accused Telecom New Zealand's Wholesale business unit of breaching its separation undertakings by discriminating between service providers.
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Soul/TPG trying to buy Pipe Networks?
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2009-11-05 23:05:15
Speculation is running high that SP Telemedia (Soul/TPG, ASX: SOT) is about to make a takeover offer for Pipe Networks (ASX: PWK). Both companies requested trading halts within minutes of each other on Wednesday 4 November and then requested suspension of their shares almost simultaneously on Friday 6 November.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2009-11-05 23:05:15
Speculation is running high that SP Telemedia (Soul/TPG, ASX: SOT) is about to make a takeover offer for Pipe Networks (ASX: PWK). Both companies requested trading halts within minutes of each other on Wednesday 4 November and then requested suspension of their shares almost simultaneously on Friday 6 November.
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iPhone now "a strategic enterprise platform" says Sybase
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2009-11-05 01:14:17
Sybase has released new device management, relational database synchronisation and mobile banking applications for the iPhone that it says extend functionality for both internal employees and external end users, enabling organisations to adopt iPhone as a strategic platform.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2009-11-05 01:14:17
Sybase has released new device management, relational database synchronisation and mobile banking applications for the iPhone that it says extend functionality for both internal employees and external end users, enabling organisations to adopt iPhone as a strategic platform.
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Meet the car of the future: an LTE-enabled smartphone on wheels
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2009-11-04 21:33:25
Lucent and number of partners have produced a demonstration 'connected-car-of the-future' by integrating a number of state-of-the-art communications and other technologies into a single vehicle.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2009-11-04 21:33:25
Lucent and number of partners have produced a demonstration 'connected-car-of the-future' by integrating a number of state-of-the-art communications and other technologies into a single vehicle.
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Giesecke & Devrient secures Android phones
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2009-11-04 20:59:46
Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has introduced a security device for Android phones that fits into their microSD card slot enabling applications on the phone to be protected by two factor authentication.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2009-11-04 20:59:46
Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has introduced a security device for Android phones that fits into their microSD card slot enabling applications on the phone to be protected by two factor authentication.
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The wisdom of Phil Burgess, brought to you by the WSJ
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2009-11-04 18:32:04
Telstra's erstwhile mouthpiece, Phil Burgess, has been at it again, peddling his views on the Australian Government, the ACCC and Australian telecommunications in general to anyone who will give him a hearing and, preferably, disseminate his views to as wide an audience as possible.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2009-11-04 18:32:04
Telstra's erstwhile mouthpiece, Phil Burgess, has been at it again, peddling his views on the Australian Government, the ACCC and Australian telecommunications in general to anyone who will give him a hearing and, preferably, disseminate his views to as wide an audience as possible.
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Aussie mapping technology set to take on Google
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Services
2009-11-04 04:25:33
Perth based Ipernica (ASX: IPR) is poised to launch a new media company based around high resolution digitised terrain maps, that it says will compete with Google Maps and with Microsoft Bing.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Services
2009-11-04 04:25:33
Perth based Ipernica (ASX: IPR) is poised to launch a new media company based around high resolution digitised terrain maps, that it says will compete with Google Maps and with Microsoft Bing.
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ITU to promote interoperability of ICT products
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2009-11-04 01:32:57
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is to set up a global database that will log products' declaring conformity to ITU standards. The move is part of a wider ITU initiative designed to give purchasers of ICT equipment a much clearer picture of that equipment's ability to interoperate with other ICT devices.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2009-11-04 01:32:57
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is to set up a global database that will log products' declaring conformity to ITU standards. The move is part of a wider ITU initiative designed to give purchasers of ICT equipment a much clearer picture of that equipment's ability to interoperate with other ICT devices.
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Cisco, EMC & VMWare form data centre coalition
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2009-11-03 18:53:41
Cisco, EMC and VMware have formed a coalition to help enterprise customers build 'private cloud' virtualised data centres by offering a complete data centre package of integrated servers, storage, networking and virtualisation software.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2009-11-03 18:53:41
Cisco, EMC and VMware have formed a coalition to help enterprise customers build 'private cloud' virtualised data centres by offering a complete data centre package of integrated servers, storage, networking and virtualisation software.
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Telstra unveils nowwearetalking's successor: Telstra Exchange
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2009-11-03 17:31:14
Telstra has unveiled a new blog site, Telstra Exchange, to replace its controversial Nowwearetalking web site, scrapped some months ago.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2009-11-03 17:31:14
Telstra has unveiled a new blog site, Telstra Exchange, to replace its controversial Nowwearetalking web site, scrapped some months ago.
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