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When virtual meets business
Insight Many analysts have been dismissive of online virtual worlds, or are they also guilty of second-degree Second Life hyping?
Tags: Games, Web 2.0, Web sites, Google Inc., 3D, venture capital, Environment, Telstra Corp., virtual world, marketing
More telcos focus on services provision
News More operators in Asia and Europe are outsourcing network management as they focus on providing services to customers, says Nokia Siemens Networks.
Tags: Outsourcing, Service level management, Web 2.0, Outsourcing, Operator, phone, Telstra Corp., network, VoIP, Web 2.0
4G could mean end of CDMA
News CDMA's main subscriber base appears to be in Asia, but its growth may not last for long as the world prepares to upgrade to its competing standard, LTE.
Tags: CommunicAsia 2008, 3G (Third Generation), Next-generation technology/networks, Mobile, Asia, Internet Access, phone, performance, 4G, Telstra Corp.
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
Willcox leaves Telstra board early
News Telstra director Peter Willcox has stood down from the Telstra board three months early due to his involvement in the James Hardie asbestos law suit.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Business development/management, Telstra Corp., chairman, audit, telecommunications company, secretary, director, board, Business development/management
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
Trujillo: Australia is racist, anachronistic
News Former Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo calls Australia racist and claims the local economy only became "developed" in the last decade.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Wireless, Innovation, Compensation, Australia, Environment, Telstra Corp., CEO, British Broadcasting Corp., job
Telstra in further China buys
News Telstra has made further investments in China to bolster its plans to reach US$1 billion in revenue from its Chinese media assets by 2013, snapped up mobile and music businesses.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Music, Handhelds, Mobile, China Mobile Ltd., Sharp Corp., 2G, Telstra Corp., financial, China
Advertising could fund future broadband
News The leaders of two of Australia's largest ISPs see a viable business model in offering free or discounted broadband connectivity, sponsored by advertisements targeted according to a user's Web surfing habits.
Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband, Internet advertising, Justin Milne, Australia, Broadband, Advertisement, Telstra Corp., Internet Service Provider, BMW AG
Ballmer dismisses Google Android
News At an event touting Telstra's "Next G" network in Australia, Microsoft's CEO says he does not understand Google's revenue-generating strategy regarding the mobile operating system.
Tags: Open source, Smart phones, Steve Ballmer, Mobile, Google Inc., Telecommunications, operating system, Sierra Wireless, Telstra Corp., Google Android
Australia's Telstra restricts iPhone supply lines
News The short list of Telstra sites selling the iPhone 3G raises questions about whether the telephone company has received a limited allocation of the device.
Tags: Mac OS, Smart phones, Australia, Stock, Sydney, phone, Melbourne, Telstra Corp., Paul Budde, Apple iPhone
Sun's quest to help telcos
News Scott McNealy, Sun Microsytems outspoken co-founder and chairman says he has the right formula to help phone companies compete in the evolving market place.
Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband, Cellular phones, Google Inc., Scott McNealy, Telstra BigPond, Broadband, Sun Microsystems Inc., phone, Internet User
Asian ISPs prepare for video explosion
News Internet service providers must be vigilant of their core infrastructure, increase capacity when necessary and use new technologies to optimize traffic flow.
Tags: Bandwidth, Network administration/implementation, Next-generation technology/networks, Networking technology, Optical networking, Google Inc., India, Video, Cable, Internet Service
Telstra's CDMA shutdown: No gain without pain?
News Customers have to bear the pain as Telstra closes its CDMA and moves to Next G network.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Australia, Telstra Corp., job, network, revenue, CDMA, principal analyst, Australian Associated Press Pty Ltd., president
Aussie chief of Nokia-Siemens to leave
News Australian chief of Nokia Siemens Networks, Simon Beresford-Wylie, will leave by November.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Siemens AG, Asia-Pacific, Telstra Corp., networking company, mobile company, network infrastructure, mobile operator
