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• Telstra to build new Melbourne DC as part of Cloud services push

  Telstra (ASX:TLS) is set to build a new 2000-square metre data centre in Melbourne as part of its $800 million, five-year Cloud services agenda announced this week.

• BigAir yet to receive bid from Vocus

  Fixed wireless broadband operator, BigAir (ASX:BGL), is yet to receive a formal takeover offer from Vocus Communications (ASX:VOC), the company has disclosed.

• Komatsu tests Telstra Cloud in disaster simulation

  With a storage environment ripe for replacement and nearing the end of its lease, the CIO of Aussie earth moving giant, Komatsu, took the opportunity to step back and review the organisation’s IT infrastructure.

• Optus jumps on security bandwagon

  Optus has expanded its enterprise Cloud services, launching hosted Security-as-a-Service (SECaaS) and Distributed-Denial-of-Service (DDoS) services to be integrated at its network layer.

• Optus pairs with Kids Helpline to combat cybersafety

  Optus has teamed up with Kids Helpline to combat cybersafety with a new initiative under which education packs will be developed and distributed to over 10,000 primary and secondary schools nationally.

• Transfield wins $200m NZ contract

  Transfield Services (ASX:TSE)|CFOWorld]] said its New Zealand telecom arm has won a $NZ260 million ($200.7 million) deal associated with the nation's Ultrafast Broadband fibre project.

• CeBIT 2011: All govt levels must engage for strategy success: iiNet

  Ministers from all portfolios and each level of government must become involved in the execution of the National Digital Economy Strategy to ensure its success, according to iiNet chief regulatory officer, Stephen Dalby.

• Video conferencing set to soar: Ovum

  The adoption of video conferencing is on the rise and according to analyst firm Ovum, large enterprises are driving this trend.

• Server at fault for Telstra SMS outage

  Telstra (ASX:TLS) has blamed a server failure for intermittent issues with SMS messaging and some phone reception during a three-hour window on Wednesday night.

• NBN Co confirms Optus, IPSTAR satellite contracts

  National Broadband Network (NBN) wholesaler NBN Co has awarded satellite operators Optus and IPSTAR contracts worth a total $300 million for managed satellite services to three per cent of Australian premises, confirming industry speculation surrounding the service.

• IPSTAR joins NBN interim satellite talks

  Australian satellite operator IPSTAR is likely to become one of several sub-contractors to Optus under a deal to provide interim satellite services under the National Broadband Network (NBN).

• Vodafone complaints still a problem: TIO

  Complaints about Vodafone’s mobile network have doubled in the first three months of 2011 as customers struggled to deal with continued dropouts and signal issues, according to the telco industry ombudsman.

• Communications issues bane of NBN existence

  Continued discussion over who should gain responsibility for primary communication of the National Broadband Network (NBN) to end-users has continued to mount as industry, communities and network wholesaler come to grips with their respective roles in the process.

• Tasmanian towns trial NBN fibre extension

  The seven stage 2 National Broadband Network sites in Tasmania will be first to trial a community-funded extension of the fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) footprint beyond the 93 per cent currently mandated by government.

• Kiama calls for increased NBN Co participation

  Kiama Municipal Council has called on further contribution from the company overseeing the rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN) in order to increase the numbers of participants in the first trials of the network.