Karen Stuart

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] LibertyOne today appointed Ian Gill as chief executive officer of ZIVO, the company’s wholly owned Web integration business. LibertyOne said Mr Gill had over 27 years of information technology industry experience, most recently as CEO of Colonial Trust Bank. “He has undertaken senior technical, management and consulting roles in leading organizations including Ansett, […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Telstra has outlined the terms of its Pan-Asian alliance with Hong Kong entrepreneur Richard Li9s Pacific Century Cyberworks, first announced in April. The companies announced plans to create three joint venture companies aiming to captialize on growth in regional data, Internet and wireless communications. Telstra has previously announced plans for a pan-Asian mobiles/wireless […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] iPrimus has announced it will allow home users unlimited downloads on its highest speed ADSL offering, and will undercut Telstra on price. While Telstra’s unlimited consumer plans start at $78 per month for 256kbps download with 64kbps upload, iPrimus’ equivalent plan will charge $74. But the big difference comes at the speedier end […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Melbourne IT today reported an EBIT of $3 million (US$1.8 million) for the half year ended 30 June 2000, an increase of 435 percent over the corresponding period last year. Net profit after tax was $2.2 million (US $1.3 million). Revenue of $23.1 million for the half year is up 401 percent and […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Following the launch of its own wholesale and retail DSL services, Telstra has today opened its local loop network to allow competitors to run their own services over its copper. Telstra plans to charge an average of $63 per line for access to the unbundled local loop, a figure which the ACCC has […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Austar United Communications’ results for the first half of 2000 show a 48 percent revenue growth and a 25 percent improvement in earnings (EBITDA) compared to the same six month period in 1999. EBITDA for the company still represented a loss of $15.4 million (US $9.6 million). Austar’s core pay-TV businesses performed “consistently” […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Ericsson today demonstrated its 3rd generation (3G) mobile network trial, claiming that broadband mobile Internet services could be available within as little as 12 months. The infrastructure provider did not announce a telco partner, but said it was ready to begin commercial rollout once issues such as the auction of 3G spectrum had […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Employee loyalty has taken a dive since the advent of the Internet, making job hopping easier and threatening the stability and intellectual property control of organizations, according to a report. The survey by recruitment firm Morgan & Banks has found that 77 percent of females and 84 percent of males think the Internet […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Southern Cross Cable Network has reduced the base prices for its trans-Pacific and trans-Tasman bandwidth services by 20 percent, which are due to be operational by November 15. The base price for a 15 year 155Mb connection between Australasia and the U.S. has been reduced from $20.6 million to $16.6 million (US $12.9 […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] The home automation market in Australia is beginning to take shape, with players Cisco and IHG announcing major plans to reach consumers this week. Cisco Systems has partnered with government and industry to create a showcase of Internet-based appliances in an iHome, to be built in conjunction with Lend Lease and a large […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Multimedia content provider Access1 will provide its AccessTV content to Davnet Telecommunications under an umbrella agreement announced by the two companies. The content distribution agreement will give Davnet the right to stream all of Access1’s broadband content through its networks with an option to view specialty channels from including Sydney 2000 Olympic Games […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] One.Tel Limited subsidiary One.Tel Broadband Pty Limited has joined Cable & Wireless Optus subsidiary XYZed and AAPT in issuing a complaint to the ACCC over local loop access charges. The dispute was fueled by the charges Telstra has demanded from One.Tel for access to its unconditioned local loop, which the ACCC has already […]