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  • Seven makes AU$127m bid for Unwired

    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.

  • Deutsche Telekom joins Telstra and G9 in fibre fight

    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.

  • Telstra, Optus welcome Labor's broadband plan

    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.

  • iiNet back on track?

    iiNet is showing some promising signs of recovery, but its imminent future is fraught with challenges.

  • Optus to turn away customers

    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.

  • Did Telecom NZ court Amcom?

    Amcom Telecommunications today confirmed discussions over its future with a third party but did not verify reports Telecom New Zealand was the suitor.

  • Qld's Beattie unveils home fibre plan

    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.

  • 2007: Let the crystal ball gazing begin

    ZDNet Australia journalist Renai LeMay weighs in with his 2007 predictions for the local telecommunications industry.

  • Trujillo repeats fibre message

    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.

  • Telstra rivals outline 'SpeedReach' fibre proposal

    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.

  • Time to go, Sol?

    Should Sol be sacked? Some pugnacious federal government backbenchers seem to think so.

  • Phishing threat increases as China connects up

    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 reviews broadband strategy after dumping Beyond

    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 sees Comindico as a bargain

    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 takes Australian broadband plunge

    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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