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• DataMotion Asia Pacific to uprgade data centre

  DataMotion Asia Pacific (ASX:DMN) has announced it will significantly invest in its local data centre and go on the acquisition trail following a recent capital raising rights issue.

• ACMA outlines Telstra, Optus and AAPT performance

  The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released commentary and analysis on the telecommunications performance of Telstra, Optus and AAPT over the 2008/09 financial year.

• The year that was: Optus

  In this series, Computerworld takes a look into the major events of 2009 which shaped Australian telcos.

• Blackberry App World launches in Australia and New Zealand

  Research In Motion has extended the availability of its [[xref:http://au.blackberry.com/|BlackBerry App World]] online platform of mobile applications to customers in Australia and New Zealand.

• Optus inks three-year outsourcing deal with HP

  In a bid to improve the performance and quality levels of its key application and support services, Australian telecoms company Optus signed a three-year outsourcing contract with HP Enterprise Services.

• Optus to stream World Cup for free

  Optus is to stream 2010 FIFA World Cup matches live to customers 3G mobile for free. The service, which will available from 11 June to 11 July 2010, will also offer 500 FIFA archived video on demand clips, FIFA wallpapers, screensavers and ringtones, match scores, news, statistics and highlight clips and 200 hours of World Cup action and footage.

• Optus chief outlines telco "megatrends"

  Optus chief executive, Paul O’Sullivan, has flagged Optus’ vision of the "megatrends" that will drive the elecommunications industry. Detailing his view in a speech to the Committee for Economic Development Australia (CEDA), O’Sullivan said there was an explosion in bandwidth happening across all the major communications technologies.

• NBN is do or die for telecommunications: Optus CEO

  The National Broadband Network (NBN) is "do or die" for competition in fixed telecommunications in Australia according to Optus CEO, Paul O’Sullivan.

• Optus befriends NEC for new unified communications offering

  Optus has partnered with NEC to deliver unified communications (UC) solutions to small and medium businesses (SMBs) through a package combining fixed and mobile services.

• SingTel to trial LTE in Asia-Pacific next year

  Optus parent company, SingTel, has announced it will run a trial of the wireless technology called Long Term Evolution (LTE) in Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Singapore.

• Optus launches new app store (updated)

  Optus has opened a mobile app store for non-Apple devices, becoming the first Australian telco to do so.

• Optus CEO stokes IPO speculation

  Optus chief executive officer Paul O'Sullivan has further stoked speculation parent company SingTel may sell or float its ASX-listed subsidiary Optus.

• iPhone 3GS shortage appears over

  Despite a shortage earlier this year, Australia's major telcos have said they may have enough iPhones in time for Christmas.

• Internode may be alone for some time in IPv6 trial

  Internode is going it alone in offering a trial of IPv6 services in native mode on its national ADSL network as other large ISPs report they won't be following suit in the near future. Internode recently announced an IPv6 trial across the company's national network and provides concurrent IPv6 and IPv4 PPP access for any router or computer that supports it.

• Optus revenue grows 7.4 per cent in September quarter

  Singtel’s (ASX: SGT) [[xref:http://www.computerworld.com.au/tag/optus|Optus subsidiary]] has recorded revenue growth of 7.4 per cent to $2.22 million and EBITDA growth of 6.4 per cent to $509 million for the quarter to 30 September, 2009.