Stories by Spandas Lui

Optus: Telcos have role in educating public on mobile tower health risks

Telcos have a responsibility to educate the public when it comes to health concerns associated with mobile transmission towers, according to Optus Networks managing director, Günther Ottendorfer.

By Spandas Lui | 11 October, 2011 11:46

Tags: 700Mhz, Communications Day Summit, Günther Ottendorfer, mobile solutions, mobile towers, mobility, optus, telecommunications

AAPT looks forward to $50 million cloud business

With a plan to offer more cloud-based services, a $50 million revenue goal for AAPT’s infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) business is a reasonable target in the next few years, according to the telco’s CEO, David Yuile.

By Spandas Lui | 03 August, 2011 12:24

Tags: aapt, cloud computing, Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IAAS), oracle, Solaris-as-a-Service, sun

800MHz public safety broadband would waste time and money

Using the 800MHz spectrum instead of the 700MHz spectrum for public safety broadband use would be extremely costly and could delay plans for an emergency services broadband network by up to 10 years.

By Spandas Lui | 12 May, 2011 17:06

Tags: 700Mhz, attorney-general, Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). 800MHz, broadband, Communications Minister, Motorola, public safety broadband, Robert McClelland, Senator Stephen Conroy

Telstra pressures ACMA to speed up clearance of 700MHz spectrum

Telstra has called for the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to expedite the process of auctioning off the 700MHz spectrum so high demands for mobile data capacity can be met.

By Spandas Lui | 26 May, 2011 13:55

Tags: 700Mhz, 800MHz, Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), broadband, spectrum policy, telco, telecommunications, Telstra, wireless broadband

Updated: Fujitsu to polish Qantas' flying kangaroo

Fujitsu has bagged an exclusive systems integration deal with Qantas to look after user facing services for the airline’s domestic and international operations, beating Telstra, Unisys, HP, TCS and IBM.

By Spandas Lui | 30 April, 2009 09:30

Tags: Fujitsu, qantas

Internode kickstarts its mobile broadband

Internet service provider (ISP), Internode, has finally jumped on the mobile wireless broadband bandwagon with a new service.

By Spandas Lui | 27 April, 2009 14:26

Tags: internode, NodeMobile Data

ICT industry greets NBN decision with open arms

ICT industry representative bodies have warmly welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement it will build the national broadband network (NBN) itself.

By Spandas Lui | 07 April, 2009 16:26

Tags: acs, AIIA, competitive carriers coalition, ian birks, kumar parakala, NBN, Telstra

Security distributors and vendors unperturbed by Internet filter trial

Potential misconceptions over the Federal Government’s contentious Internet filtering scheme will not affect demand for filtering software, according to security vendors and distributors.

By Spandas Lui | 03 April, 2009 17:59

Tags: internet filtering scheme, secureserv, symantec

Analyst: Telstra SaaS platform is a budding talent

Telstra’s software-as-a-service retail platform, T-Suite, is a late bloomer but has the potential to succeed, according to Ovum public sector research director, Steve Hodgkinson.

By Spandas Lui | 02 April, 2009 16:06

Tags: Telstra, t-suite

Intel pushes for virtualisation

Intel has launched the latest version of its chip technology, the Intel Xeon Processor, to target the blossoming virtualisation market.

By Spandas Lui | 31 March, 2009 16:17

Tags: Intel Developer Forum

Analyst: Everybody to get a piece of the NBN pie

The Federal Government’s $4.7 billion national broadband network (NBN) contract will be given to a group of contenders, according to Buddecomm telco analyst and director, Paul Budde.

By Spandas Lui | 30 March, 2009 16:22

Tags: national broadband network

Optus: We want in on Internet filtering trial

Despite criticism the big ISPs have shunned the Federal Government's Internet filter trial, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, has declared Optus has jumped on-board.

By Spandas Lui | 27 March, 2009 16:28

Tags: internet filter trial, Senator Stephen Conroy

Caesar crowned Telstra group managing director

Telstra has announced national sales executive director, Nerida Caesar, will replace wholesale group managing director, Kate McKenzie, as of March 30.

By Spandas Lui | 26 March, 2009 12:03

Tags: Telstra

NEC cuts 153 staff

NEC has unveiled its new Australian business structure, which will see 153 staff retrenched.

By Spandas Lui | 25 March, 2009 17:25

Tags: NEC

ISPs show support for Internet filter trial

The remaining ISPs participating in the Federal Government’s Internet filtering trial have declared their continuing support for the controversial scheme.

By Spandas Lui | 24 March, 2009 10:24

Tags: iinet, internet content filtering, primus

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