Logicalis acquires NetStar
ZDNet, Australia IT and communications services provider, Logicalis, has today announced its plans to acquire network infrastructure services specialists, NetStar. Topics: Asia, Australia, China, Cisco, employees, IBM, Melbourne, NSW
Equinix wins Pipe Networks deal
ZDNet, Australia Hosting provider, Equinix, today announced it will be a key interconnect provider for the Australian Pipe International’s PPC-1 undersea Sydney to Guam cable. Topics: Asia, Australia, hosting, Pipe Networks, PPC-1, Sydney, undersea cable, United States, USA
GN Netcom expands management roles for ANZ, APAC business growth
IT Wire Global headset solutions vendor, GN Netcom, says it has boosted its sales and marketing efforts in Australia and the Asia… Topics: Asia, Australia, telecom
Telstra unveils multiple Asian initiatives
IT Wire Telstra International has unveiled what it says is a series of initiatives that will deepen its connectivity in key… Topics: Asia, Australia, telecom, Telstra
Telecom giants converge at Asia’s top mobile show
Total Telecom Mobile subscribers in Asia-Pacific will top 2 billion this year, according to GSMA. Topics: Asia, Australia, GSM, telecom
TPG: Don’t worry, we’re just like Optus
ZDNet, Australia A spokesperson for Pipe Networks’ potential new owner, SP Telemedia, has pointed to Optus as a prime example of how it can successfully operate a wholesale and retail telco. Topics: Asia, Australia, iiNet, ISP, merger, Optus, Pipe Networks
iiNet stands firm on Telco Act defence
ZDNet, Australia iiNet did not comply with requests to cancel the accounts of alleged copyright infringers, but it did not need to, iiNet’s legal counsel argued today as the ISP started to close off its legal battle in the Federal Court. Topics: Adelaide, Asia, attack, Australia, carrier, iiNet, ISP, NSW, Optus, piracy, telecom, telecommunications, Telstra, [...]
New Asia submarine cable operational
Total Telecom 20,000-kilometre long designed to avoid areas with known seismic activity. Topics: Asia, Australia, submarine cable, telecom
Nokia Siemens gets new Aussie chief
ZDNet, Australia Siemens Networks (NSN) has appointed a new local head, Kalevi Kostiainen. Topics: Asia, Australia, jobs, Nokia, Optus, security
Huawei, Alcatel win Singapore NBN work
ZDNet, Australia Huawei and Alcatel-Lucent have been selected to manage and provide the “active infrastructure” for the country’s planned next-generation national broadband network (NBN). Topics: Alcatel-Lucent, Asia, Australia, Axia NetMedia, broadband, central office, Huawei, NBN, networking, Optus, security, SingTel, telecom, telecommunications, telecoms
Apple rides recent Asia growth
Total Telecom iPhone maker tops reader survey despite having just 0.6% of mobile market. Topics: Apple, Asia, Australia, iPhone, telecom
Aussie chief of Nokia-Siemens to leave
ZDNet, Australia The Australian chief of Finnish telecommunications networking company Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), Simon Beresford-Wylie, will leave by November. Topics: Asia, Australia, Avaya, handset, jobs, merger, networking, Nokia, Nortel, telecom, telecommunications, Telstra
Pipe’s Guam cable: What does it mean?
ZDNet, Australia Opinions are split amongst analysts, telcos and ISPs as to whether Pipe’s new PPC-1 Sydney to Guam submarine cable will lead to lower broadband prices for Australians, but all agree the threat of its arrival, set for October, has had a positive impact already. Topics: Asia, Australia, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, broadband, [...]
Pacnet CEO believes NBN a waste of money
IT Wire As Asian telecoms service provider Pacnet announces its intention to list on the NASDAQ in 2010, the company’s CEO has derided… Topics: Asia, Australia, NBN, telecom, telecoms
Alcatel-Lucent CEO eyes Asia Pacific growth
Total Telecom Ben Verwaayen says China, India, Australia expansion will boost region’s revenue contribution. Topics: Alcatel-Lucent, Asia, Australia, China, telecom
