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Asia to get iPhone later this year
News SingTel and three associated telcos have confirmed they will bring Apple's iPhone to the region at an unspecified date later this year.
Tags: Development/design, Mobile/Wireless, Cellular phones, Starhub, SingTel, India, Philippines, Singapore, Australia, Optus
Asian telcos step up 'green' in 2009
News Green will be a "high priority" for the region's telcos going forward as they seek to cut costs and ride out the downturn, note industry observers.
Tags: Green IT, Infrastructure/architecture management, LANs and WANs, Network infrastructure, Ovum, Mobile, SingTel, Telecommunications, Wireless, Spokesperson
SingTel signals strong competition for Telstra
News The Australian telecommunications sector is bracing itself for increased competition following Singapore Telecoms Ltd's A$17.2 billion takeover bid for Cable & Wireless Optus Ltd.
Woolworths to sell Optus 3G and data deals
News Woolworths' CEO Michael Luscombe says uptake of its talk-and-text prepaid mobile packages, which uses Optus' 2G network, has been so successful that it will now offer 3G and data packages.
Tags: Network infrastructure, 3G (Third Generation), 2G network, 2G, Optus, 3G, CEO, retail company, earnings announcement, pricing strategy
Tapping Twitter to monitor broadband outages
News Australian Internet access provider Telstra is using the microblogging service to monitor service interruptions and contact customers about support plans. Will its rivals follow suit?
Tags: Web 2.0, Twitter, Broadband, Optus, Outage, Telstra Corp., Internet Service Provider, managing director, Internet, monitor
Avaya's Nortel buy could cause trouble for Cisco
News If Avaya succeeds in bid, the new entity would be "a very credible challenger" to Cisco in Australia's enterprise telephony market, according to analyst.
Tags: LANs and WANs, Mobile/Wireless, Acquisitions, Competitive advantage, Nortel Networks Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., IP, Australia, Sales, Optus
Aust govt goes public-private on fiber to home
News The National Broadband Network tender process gets terminated in favor of the Australian government establishing a public-private fiber-based partnership, to reach 90 percent of citizens.
Tags: Business broadband, Government, Personal broadband, Fiber, Telecommunications, economic activity, fiber-to-the-home network, NBN, Australia, Broadband
SingTel may ring off Optus if no decision by next week
News Singapore Telecommunications may walk away from its A$4.50 (S$3.95) a share offer for Cable & Wireless Optus early next week if there's no decision by London-based Cable & Wireless Plc, the 52.5 percent owner of Australia's second-largest phone company.
SingTel's Optus bid "reasonable, not fair"
News Singapore Telecommunications Ltd's takeover offer for Cable & Wireless Optus Ltd is reasonable though not fair, according to a draft report.
SingTel's Optus bid "reasonable, not fair"
News Singapore Telecommunications Ltd's takeover offer for Cable & Wireless Optus Ltd is reasonable though not fair, according to a draft report.
Vodafone, Hutchison join forces for Optus bid
News UK giant Vodafone has struck a deal with Hutchison Telecommunications in a bold move to bypass antitrust laws and acquire Australia's second-largest mobile carrier.
Optus received revised proposals to buy assets
News Cable & Wireless Optus Ltd said it received revised proposals, though no formal offers, to buy the assets of Australia's No 2 mobile phone company.
Optus seeks equity partner for satellite business
News Cable & Wireless Optus Ltd, Australia's No. 2 telecommunications company, is seeking an equity partner to expand its satellite network and cut costs.
SingTel offered incentives to senior Optus managers
News Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. has offered incentives to senior managers of takeover target Cable & Wireless Optus Ltd to encourage them not to quit for six months
C&W Optus year profit rises 25% on mobile sales 
News Cable & Wireless Optus Ltd said its fiscal 2001 profit rose 60 percent, including a gain from the sale of some mobile transmission towers.
