Fast five: This week in IT 21/10
Your wrap of the top Australian ICT stories this week.
Your wrap of the top Australian ICT stories this week.
Primus Australia today announced it has completed the first stage of its fibre network upgrade, with the addition of optical transport network (OTN) capabilities to its existing high capacity fibre rings.
Telstra has launched a new mobile portal that enables its customers to keep track of their mobile usage and expenditure direct from their device.
M2 Telecommunications (ASX:MTU) has been added to the S&P/ASX 300 Index, in the wake of its record showing for FY11.
Australian telcos must implement "bill shock" prevention measures in order for customers to better manage their usage and expenditure, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has advised.
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Optus has launched a new data roaming alert for postpaid mobile customers travelling overseas, and has flagged plans to launch a text-based alert for postpaid customers if they exceed 80 per cent of their plan.
Optus has launched OfficeApps Mobile Security for small and medium businesses (SMBs), enabling customers to wipe, lock or reset passwords on mobile devices.
Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) confirmed it will stop taking on new customers for its 3 network, as the two brands continue their gradual merge.
Telecom NZ (ASX:TEL) has confirmed its chief executive officer, Dr Paul Reynolds, will leave the company next year following its demerger process and rebranding as New Telecom.
The move to Cloud will be accelerated for Telstra’s (ASX:TLS) enterprise customers following the opening of a product innovation lab with its US-based consulting partner, Accenture, in Melbourne this week.
M2 Telecommunications (ASX:MTU) founding chief executive officer and managing director, Vaughan Bowen, has announced plans to step down amid a record revenue and earnings result at the diversified telecommunications service provider.
Telecom NZ’s (ASX:TEL) Chorus division has kicked of construction of the Ultra Fast Broadband (UFB) initiative following its contract win in May to deploy fibre in 24 of the 33 candidate areas.
Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's has kept Telecom NZ (ASX:TEL) on its CreditWatch list for a possible downgrade, due to the implications of the Chorus demerger.
Submarine cable venture, Pacific Fibre, has a new bandwidth partner, Vodafone New Zealand, with the signing of a undisclosed multi-million dollar 10-year deal between the two companies.