No. 1 Story

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

Related Articles

Adoption of cloud computing has reached a tipping point  - but don’t expect legacy...
In yet another blow to the Facebook IPO this week, following the withdrawal of...
Recruitment technology and social media have played a significant role in growing business in...
MyNetFone has received certification from NBN Co to provide both retail and wholesale broadband...
Nokia Australia has decided to focus on its Lumia range of Windows Phone 7.5...

NetComm launches fully-featured sub $200 IP phone

Your IT - Home IT

NetComm has launched the SIP-compliant V85 desktop IP telephone "designed specifically to meet the needs of the growing IP PABX market," for less than $200.

According to Netcomm managing director, David Stewart, it "represents a new level of sophistication for NetComm's growing VoIP product range...It can be deployed in large numbers as a business workstation phone, offering a cost-effective alternative to other IP phones on the market."

It includes: a full duplex hands free speaker phone with echo cancellation; 10-number speed dial; 50-number phone book; call transfer/mute; separate volume controls for microphone and speaker; dedicated PC port that can connect both the phone and the computer to the network using only one network connection; support for call handling features such as call waiting, call hold, call forward and call transfer to an external phone.

It is available from computer resellers for $199 (including GST).