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by Stuart Corner
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Wednesday, 11 November 2009 |
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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by Stuart Corner
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Wednesday, 11 November 2009 |
Michael Lee, a communications minister in the Labor Government, has been appointed chair of Communications Alliance, effective from 1 January 2010. He will replace Neville Stevens who is stepping down after seven years in the post.
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by Stuart Corner
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Wednesday, 11 November 2009 |
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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by Stuart Corner
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Tuesday, 10 November 2009 |
Optus has increased its mobile customer base by 10 percent to 8.225m in the year to 30 September.
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by Stuart Corner
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Tuesday, 10 November 2009 |
Adam Internet has launched services and announced prices on the WiMAX network it is rolling out in Adelaide to provide broadband services to residents in a number of blackspot areas.
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by Stuart Corner
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Tuesday, 10 November 2009 |
The LG Watch Phone, a 3G phone no bigger than a clunky wrist watch, is expected to go on sale in Australia in December, for about $2300.
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by Stuart Corner
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Tuesday, 10 November 2009 |
Some of Australia's biggest brand names - Vodafone Hutchison and Coca Cola - have fallen foul of the Spam Act over their involvement in a Coca Cola SMS marketing campaign, with VHA paying the ACMA $110,000 and Coca Cola receiving a formal warning.
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by Stuart Corner
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Tuesday, 10 November 2009 |
Juniper Research is predicting that, by 2014, one in six cellphone subscribers globally with have phones equipped with near field communications and able to be used as a contactless payment device. In the meantime, Giesecke & Devrient has come up with a simpler solution that turns any cellphone into a contactless credit card or debit card, after a fashion.
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by Stuart Corner
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Tuesday, 10 November 2009 |
Skype says the number of simultaneous users has hit the 20 million mark for the first time.
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by Stuart Corner
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Tuesday, 10 November 2009 |
Google is to acquire AdMob, a three year old mobile display ad technology provider, for $US750 million in stock, to enhance its expertise and technology in mobile advertising and to give its advertisers and publishers more choice in mobile advertising.
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