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ACCC clears Optus to scrap HFC network and use NBN instead

The ACCC has cleared, provisionally, the proposed deal between Optus and NBN Co under which Optus is to be paid around $800m to shut down its HFC network and transfer customers onto the NBN. read more

E2E establishes office in Australia with new head

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Swiss service oriented architecture (SOA) provider, E2E Technologies, has opened offices in Sydney to establish a beachhead in the Asia Pacific region. To head up the new Australian operation, Darren Covington has been appointed vice president Asia Pacific. Covington joins E2E after working with SGI in various roles, including director of channels for Asia Pacific and South America and director of the server and storage sales team for Asia Pacific and South America. Prior to joining SGI, Covington worked with IBM Australia as an Australia/New Zealand client executive.  He has also worked for Volante Group as business development manager and been a senior account manager for Dell Computer.