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  • ENUM trial goes live

    Mapping telephone numbers to Internet addresses today became a reality in Australia, as a trial for ENUM technology went live.

  • ACA seeks operators for number mapping trial

    The Australian Communications Authority will soon be starting the trial of electronic number mapping (ENUM), which will allow consumers to use one telephone number for a range of telephony services, e-mail and instant messaging.

  • ENUM trial links phones, Web apps

    Australia's first experiment with Electronic Telephone Numbers Mapping (ENUM) call routing technology kicked off with much fanfare.

  • Telcos ignore ENUM trials

    Australia's heavyweight telecommunications companies are largely ignoring a technology that maps telephone numbers to Internet services, with only relative minnows in the Internet arena demonstrating any enthusiasm.

  • Privacy, security on Aust single-identifier group's list

    The Australian Communications Authority has convened a working group to study the privacy and security implications of mapping telephone numbers to Internet Protocol numbers ahead of a trial next year.

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  • Who should govern the Net?

    ICANN Chairman Vint Cerf fires back at critics who say his organisation impedes innovation on the Internet.

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