Karen Stuart

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Nextgen Networks will develop an $850 million (US $531 million) national optic fibre network of approximately 8400km in length extending from Brisbane to Perth via Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Adelaide. Nextgen Networks is a business venture between Leighton Contractors and Macquarie Bank. Lucent Technologies will be the supplier of technology and services. Nextgen […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Quadtel has formed a partnership with Netcomm to become the preferred supplier for its carrier division and to market Netcomm’s products in Australia and Asia. Quadtel will supply customer premises equipment, logistics, installation, internetworking and content services for Netcomm’s DSL network rollout. Quadtel will also become a major distributor of Netcomm’s products, in […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Telstra’s ADSL broadband Internet access pricing will start from $78 per month, the telco announced today. The cheaper prices will be made available to Telstra long distance voice customers, and a range of speeds will be offered for both residential and business customers. The $78 unlimited download starting point will give residential users […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] eSign Australia has announced that Australia Post will act as a registration authority for eSign’s Gatekeeper certified digital certificates, through its KeyPOST service. Australia Post will provide face-to-face authentication of individuals and organizations at branches throughout Australia, enabling them to participate in secure e-commerce transactions. The application process for a digital certificate will […]

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[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Web site administrators who are lax in updating their pages have been issued a stern warning by the ACCC to “weed” outdated material. Continuing the botanical theme, ACCC chairman Professor Alan Fels took time off from chasing GST abusers to advise businesses that “a little effort towards prevention, in terms of Web site […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Australians rank fifth worldwide in terms of Internet use, with 45 percent penetration, but lag behind in online shopping, with 10 percent of Internet users shopping online, according to research from Taylor Nelson Sofres. Of the countries surveyed in the U.S., Europe and Asia, Australia was found to be second only to Norway […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Telstra has formed an agreement with SAP, allowing it to provide SAP’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) services in Australia and New Zealand. The agreement follows the formalization of Telstra’s non-exclusive Application Service Provider (ASP) alliance with global strategic business managment consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers. Telstra emerging business executive director, Gerry Sutton, believed “the formalization of […]

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[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] The Federal Government has announced that it will not regard audio and video streaming over the Internet as a form of broadcasting. In response to industry outrage at the concept, the government has ruled out the requirement that content providers would require traditional broadcasting licences to stream their products. A proposed change to […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Telstra has agreed to buy 51 percent of Keycorp Limited as part of a plan to build a global end-to-end Internet payments service provision business. Telstra said the two companies would be able to offer integrated payment for financial institutions and their merchant customers. Telstra will subscribe for 38.7 million shares for AUS […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] The Australian broadband Internet market faces major change following an announcement that Excite@Home International and chello broadband will merge, potentially forcing the restructure of broadband joint ventures Optus@Home and Austar chello. Chello’s parent, International cable operator UPC and Excite@Home, have announced a merger which they claim will form the largest broadband company outside […]