Some subscribers just want their ISP or carrier to provide the pipes and then stay out of the way. But that tends to mean low margins, so providers are keen to provide additional services. Amdocs Connected Home allows ISPs and carriers to compete with 'over the top' providers of services such as remote security, health monitoring, and entertainment.

Optus is appealing the record fine of $5.26 million imposed by the Federal Court in July for misleading customers through ‘headline’ advertising.  Whatever the outcome of the appeal, the original decision and fine serve as a timely warning of the risks of headline advertising.

Red Bull is the latest contender in an already crowded mobile market, partnering up with Vodafone to launch a new service provider later this year.

With Optus joining Telstra in signing definitive agreements with NBN Co, the NBN bandwagon is becoming a juggernaut.

It looks like NEXTDC's first Brisbane data centre will be well connected.

Telecoms service providers throughout the world harvested a fortune in 2010, growing their revenues by 4% in 2010 to reach a massive US$1.85 trillion, according to new figures. Much of the growth was driven by mobile carriers in the new global engine economies, such as Brazil, Russia, India and China.

Generally speaking, the more something costs, the less people buy. Not surprisingly, a survey has found that business travellers would like to use their mobiles more to keep in touch with customers and colleagues, but the high cost of roaming is a barrier.

A survey has found Australians hold retailers and IT companies in higher regard than telcos.

US carrier AT&T is to acquire Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile USA operation, beefing up its 3G network and avoiding imminent spectrum exhaustion issues.

The capacity of the SEA-ME-WE4 submarine cable has been upgraded to 40 Gbps.