Broadcaster Seven Network has made an off-market cash bid of up to AU$127 million to acquire Unwired in a move designed to guarantee access to a national wireless network.
The Asian arm of one of Europe's largest telcos, Deutsche Telekom, has announced it may join the race to build Australia's urban fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) network.
The nation's largest telcos, Telstra and Optus, have welcomed the Australian Labor Party's election promise to facilitate a new national fibre broadband network with up to AU$4.7 billion in funding, and key telecommunications reforms.
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From 25 June, the nation's number two telco Optus will no longer sell fixed-line telephony and broadband services to consumer customers outside the planned range of its own network.
Amcom Telecommunications today confirmed discussions over its future with a third party but did not verify reports Telecom New Zealand was the suitor.
Queensland premier Peter Beattie over the weekend unveiled a AU$550 million plan to bring 100Mbps broadband to Brisbane through a deployment of fibre to the home technology.
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Telstra today reiterated its long-standing argument that it will not invest in its planned high-speed national fibre network unless it can be guaranteed commercial returns on the project.
An industry owned company dubbed "SpeedReach" would take control of any new fibre broadband network, under a proposal unveiled by Telstra's major competitors today.
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The threat from phishing attacks is growing as broadband penetration in China increases, say security companies, with the problem being compounded by an alarming increase in the amount of software kits available for download that will facilitate the process.
Telstra is poised to overhaul its broadband strategy after confirming it will not renew a distribution agreement with online production company Beyond Online Ltd for its sports, entertainment and science broadband channels.
SP Telemedia has emerged as the winning bidder for wholesale network provider Comindico. which was recently placed into receivership by its secured creditor, Cisco.
AOL7 will begin trial of its new broadband service in a matter of weeks, with a view to providing the service commercially by 2003.
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